World-renowned underwater photographer David Doubilet leads the line-up of speakers at WildPhotos 2010, the UK's largest photography symposium dedicated to exploring the power of nature...
The deadline for the first major international underwater photo and video competitions of the new decade, the Our World Underwater and DEEP Indonesia competitions, is January 15th.
NYUPS is proud to present “20,000 Bytes Under The Sea”, a special presentation by legendary National Geographic photographer and IMAX filmmaker, Emory Kristof
Scientists have discovered three new coral species - and one that was thought to be extinct - in an extensive survey of reefs around the Galapagos Islands
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society Announces its 45th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition and the Bob Commer Award of Excellence in Underwater Photography
Drifting across the world’s oceans are a group of unicellular marine microorganisms that are not only a crucial source of food for other marine life — but their fossils, which are found in...
Researchers from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have carried out the first remote detection of a harmful algal species...
With over 200 ocean-related film entries from around the world, BLUE Ocean Film Festival awarded its Best of Festival award to The Cove, produced by Oceanic Preservation Society
Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world’s coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change
The Greenland ice sheet is melting faster than expected, according to a new study led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher and published in the journal Hydrological Processes
Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia
Researchers at UCLA have developed a continuously running camera that captures images roughly a thousand times faster than any existing conventional camera
Scientists obtained records from the present back in time to the warmest sustained "greenhouse" period on Earth, which took place around 53 million years ago
Asia Dive Expo 2009 (ADEX) will be held in conjunction with Boat Asia 2009. Both events will be held from 23 to 26 April, 2009 at the world-class Marina at Keppel Bay
So many underwater photographers have visited or plan to visit Grand Cayman's famous Stingray City. But what most do not realize is that there are inherent problems with the massive numbers of...
This year marked the 55th for the Boston Sea Rovers Clinic. One of the oldest and most prestigious diving events, the Sea Rovers always includes presentations and film screenings from accomplished...
A team of international researchers have discovered the existence of an ocean floor was destroyed 50 to 20 million years ago, proving that New Caledonia and New Zealand are geographically connected
Jonathan Bird Productions is pleased to announce that its latest film, Secrets of the Reef, will be shown at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, March...
As we prepare for another year of dive festivals and events around the world, I wanted to take this time to reflect back at one of my favorites of 2008 - the Curacao Dive Festival
We are pleased to announce a special DPG Expedition to some of the best reefs of Papua New Guinea. Join DPG publisher Jason Heller in this underwater photographer or videographer paradise
We are honored to announced that world renowned photographer David Doubilet has joined the judging panel for the 2009 Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo & Video Competition in...
The San Diego Underwater Photographic Society (SDUPS) is proud to announce that its 40th Annual Film Festival will be held April 25, 2009 in San Diego, CA.
The 2008 Epson Eilat Red Sea underwater photo competition has come to a close. Winning images and video clips from the winning ceremony wrap up our coverage of this year's event
Coral reef scientists and policy makers from the world's most prominent coral reef nations are meeting in Australia this week to develop urgent action plans to rescue the world's richest centre of...
Thursday Oct 23rd, DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel hosted a not-to-be-missed cocktail party for the underwater photography and video industry at the Las Vegas Hilton
National Geographic magazine photographer Brian Skerry will be giving a presentation at National Geographic titled "Crucial Waters - Reporting on the world's oceans"
It's not often that new companies enter the underwater photography market with products that are very unique, so I gravitated immediately to the Ultima Digital booth
It seems that Photokina innovates itself everyday again. New attractions and gimmicks are constantly introduced, providing the visitors with a reason to come back tomorrow as well
Our good friends at OceanBlue Divers, New York's premiere dive club, are hosting a special event celebrating their two year anniversary on October 11th. The all day event includes a seminar series,...
Something tells me that we won't see an underwater housing for this model, but maybe over time we will see housed micro four thirds cameras. They provide the versatility and quality of an SLR, with...
Our friends at Fantasea Line will be representing DivePhotoGuide at Photokina and reporting daily from the show floor to help us cover the new products that we are all eagerly awaiting to hear about
Sea hares, a type of sea slug with tentacles that resemble rabbit ears, have developed a crafty concoction of bodily fluids that deters predatory spiny lobsters, a new study says
Thank you to Shara Teter from the New York Underwater Photographic Society for heading up to Martha's Vineyard to cover the Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament
We've reported about the serious algae bloom in Qindao, China, the area that was to be used for the Olympics sailing events - these pictures are worth far more than 1,000 words
NOAA's Fisheries Service today announced a new rule to lower significantly the fishing quotas for sandbar and porbeagle sharks in order to rebuild these depleted species. NOAA also will implement...
Mass extinctions that wiped out up to 90 percent of Earth's flora and fauna were driven in large part by shifting ocean levels, according to a study published in Nature
After a five year review, NOAA's Fisheries Service has determined that the Caribbean monk seal, which has not been seen for more than 50 years, has gone extinct-the first type of seal to go extinct...
We just wrapped up two great events in Southeast Asia. Use this main page to link to the coverage of the 2008 DPG Underwater Photo & Video Festival at Wakatobi and to our coverage of ADEX 2008
Dive Zero has introduced a brand new look at www.divezero.com, a new online scuba diving community at www.thedivevillage.com, and their newest addition-Dive Zero TV- a scuba diving internet TV...
We welcome our newest member of the DivePhotoGuide team. Matt Weiss is currently pursuing a career in marine biology, has been diving for 7 years, and traveled to some of the best dive sites in the...
We had the honor and privilege of being invited by David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes to attend the 104th Explorers Club Annual Dinner. The prestigious event is held each year at the Waldorf Astoria...
Our friends at LetsGoDigital often get their hands on early model SLR's for testing. They took the opportunity to post some test shots with the new Pentax DSLR, the K20D.
Coral reef scientist Dr. Andrew C. Baker has been awarded the prestigious 2008 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation to help protect reef corals from climate change.
The oceans are huge regulators of heat, as they move around the surface of the planet and have absorbed 30 times more heat than the atmosphere since 1955
The new Pentax K20D sets forth to build on the success of the acclaimed Pentax K10D which set new standards and established itself as a leading model in its class
Reflecting the global dive industry trend towards more environmentally aware dive practices, Asia Dive Expo 2008 (ADEX) will this year turn its focus squarely towards eco-friendly diving
New research challenges the generally accepted belief that substantial ice sheets could not have existed on Earth during past super-warm climate events
Ocean Optics, the London based specialists in underwater photography equipment, has announced a tie in with Action Underwater Studios, the Essex located movie tank
This year has been a major milestone for the St Eustatius Marine Park. It is ten years since the Marine Park first opened its office and started operations to install the first moorings for dive...
Two months after my exciting experience as an Aquanaut of "Progetto Abissi 2007 - The House on the sea bottom 2", I think again and again of the 14 days I spent in Ponza, on the backdrop of Cala...
The past year has seen more weather records smashed as extreme events take a firmer hold of the planet, says WWF at the start of the UN climate change conference.
The overview from the global...
This month, the Shark Alliance is welcoming a suite of opportunities to secure a brighter future for beleaguered shark species, particularly those within Europe. Through deliberation of EU...
Finally, some good news about the prospects of coral reefs in the age of climate change. According to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, corals may actually survive rising ocean...
Italy's dive expo, AdiSub, takes place in Milan December 1st and 2nd. This is the 3rd annual event for AdiSub. Our Italian partner, the largest diving related website in Italy, Scubaportal.it &...
Underwater photographers and film makers flocked to the the French Riviera (Antibes) for the 34th World Festival of Underwater Pictures from Oct 24th - 28th. Gyula "Jules" Somogyi was there for...
Captain Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd staff members, International Director Jonny Vasic and Events & Media Relations Director Kristine Vasic departed for Melbourne November 5th after a successful...
The 2007 DEMA show was a lot of fun this year. We got to see and play with the newest diving and underwater photography gear, we learned about new destinations and shooting opportunities, spent...
Although not sporting any new upcoming products, Amphibico has been in-market with innovative and strong products including the first flexible option of a HD monitor installed on the housing back...
It's a great irony of the modern world that attempts to make us safer sometimes make us less so.
Fire causes billions of dollars in damage every year and kills thousands. Plastic items like...
Situated in a small archipelago just Southeast of Sulawesi, in central Indonesia, Wakatobi is truly a slice of paradise with exceptional diving and endless photo and video opportunities. So where...
The Shark Alliance, a coalition of 40 NGOs dedicated to science-based conservation of sharks, is delighted to announce the launch of the first ever EUROPEAN SHARK WEEK, which will run from 8th u"...
New York really does have a rejuvenated diver scene these days, thanks in large part to OceanBlue Divers, the one year old dive club that boasts nearly 1,000 members, and the host of a lovely...
Scientists examining rocks dating back 2.5 billion years said on Thursday they found evidence shedding light on one of the landmark events in Earth's natural history -- the appearance of...
Warmer waters in the deep Pacific triggered the end of the last ice age, preceding the rise in greenhouse gas levels.Earth's climate can be sensitive, changing after a variety of events. A volcanic...
News, travel & Events,
North Sea Film Festival, Netherlands,
Small dive groups at Tasik Ria,
fishdb.co.uk web site,
East Midlands Underwater Photographers,
Photography recruitment website,...
We're extremely pleased to announce the 3rd annual international underwater imagery competition, in association with Our World Underwater, one of the largest consumer dive shows in the US.
The...
Panasonic today introduced the newest member of its digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera line, the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-L10, the companyus first SLR with Face Detection. The DMC-L10 also offers...
Panasonic today introduced the newest member of its digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera line, the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-L10, the company's first SLR with Face Detection. The DMC-L10 also...
One of our concerned members, Edward Dorson, brought this issue to my attention this week, after he responded to an appeal recently made by underwater photographer Walt Stearns. Somehow the...
A recent Brevia in Science indicates that skeleton-producing corals can actually survive these acidic conditions maintaining basic life functions including reproduction. In the experiments after...
After a five-year absence, the Heritage Days shark fishing tournament is making a comeback on Saturday, drawing interest from fishermen and animal rights activists alike.
Everyone is excited,...
Soft coral communities in tropical waters may literally be melting away because of bleaching events, which have been dramatically accelerated by global warming, a leading expert says.
Unlike...
We're here on Tioman Island for the kick off of the Tioman Mega Dive. Unfortunately, we're not going to be diving for more than two days while out here, but we're having a great time and enjoying...
In an important paper published a few months back in the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, Willis et al. (2006) report that "on tropical coral reefs, the simultaneous mass...
July 6th -15th 2007
Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominica Watersports Association
Dive Fest is an annual event, now in its 14th year, organized by the Dominica Watersports Association (DWA) to...
From DEMA : On behalf of the diving industry, we at DEMA (the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association) would like to address the story appearing in the news regarding the FBI's request to scuba...
The British Society of Underwater Photographers has teamed up with the National Marine Aquarium to stage the first British Splash-In Championship. The event is being held on Saturday July 7, 2007...
A possible predatory interaction between killer whales (Orcinus orca) and hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna sp.) was observed during April 1991 near Punta Cormorant, Galupagos Islands. Three killer whales...
While humans can survive large temperature fluctuations, such species as corals are only comfortable within a 12-degree temperature range. And rising global temperatures appear to be threatening...
Tioman Mega Dive is a four day 'festival' gathering of scuba divers and enthusiasts from various parts of the world. The event will be held on beautiful Tioman Island in Malaysia. This annual event...
Created in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro - although not yet officially designated by the United Nations - World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to celebrate our world ocean and...
May 25-27 th 2007, for three days the sea was the real protagonist together with the scuba diving that has brought many fans to Novi Ligure to visit this gulf in the Ligurian sea and to participate...
It's always interesting to glean a perspective of divers from different regions of the world. After all, we collectively share the same passion for diving and the underwater realm. The Asian dive...
A new survey of reefs along Madagascar's southwestern coast found massive damage from coral bleaching, including some reefs that lost up to 99 percent of their coral cover.
A number of coral...
Florida legislators are joining scientists, researchers and maritime interests for Florida Oceans Day on April 18 to celebrate and promote awareness and stewardship of the state's ocean resources....
SHOW COVERAGE FROM PT EXHIBITION NETWORK
DEEP Indonesia 2007, Indonesia's first international diving, adventure travel and water sports exhibition, organized by PT Exhibition Network Indonesia...
We continue our coverage of the 2007 Beneath the Sea show in New Jersey. This is the largest consumer dive show in the US and therefore, it draws a lot of industry folk.
The 31st annual Beneath the Sea show kicked off this weekend to another bustling and energetic crowd. As always, DivePhotoGuide was there to cover the show from a photographers and videographers...
Next in the series of UnderwaterCompetition.com underwater imagery events, and on the heels of the popular Our World Underwater & DEEP Indonesia competitions, Wetpixel, DivePhotoGuide and the...
The British Society of Underwater Photographers has teamed up with the National Marine Aquarium to stage the first British Splash-In Championship. The event is being held on Saturday July 7, 2007...
The "Coupe des Calanques 2007" is a freediving sport team competition following specification and safety protocols sanctioned by AIDA International. This competition is a National With Guests...
By using cages to experimentally control the access of fish to coral reefs, researchers have assessed the role of fish "grazing" in the ability of reefs to successfully recover from...
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- comprised of 2500 experts from 130 countries -- the Great Barrier Reef could become "functionally extinct" within a few...
2007 will be BENEATH THE SEA's 31st annual Undersea Exposition and Dive Travel Show celebrating the oceans, scuba diving, exploration, environmental education, and the men and women who in their...
A few years ago, an international team of researchers went to the middle of the Pacific Ocean and drilled down five kilometers below sea level in an effort to uncover secrets about the earth's...
The aim of the Festival - promotion of cultural events and activities, connected with diving, underwater world, diving tourism, preservation of marine environment by means of various artistic...
Even if climate records from Greenland and Antarctic ice cores look different, climate of Artic and Antarctic are directly linked. Investigations of an Antarctic ice core indicate a principle...
Following a series of well documented natural disasters with grave human and economic consequences, the ability to predict these devastating events has once more come to the fore as a research...
NOAA's Coral Reef Watch, a part of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, now offers a satellite-based experimental low winds product that improves the ability to assess and forecast coral...
Discover new solutions. Preview the hottest products and technologies on the market from over 200 of the industry's leading manufacturers and suppliers - Awaken your creativity. Learn the newest...
A severe storm that occurred in the Gulf of Alaska in October 2005 generated an ocean swell that six days later broke apart a giant iceberg floating near the coast of Antarctica, more than 8,300...
The compact Ricoh 500SE camera is much more protected than most other digital cameras. Durably built with reinforced glass shielding over the lens and JIS protection grade 7 allows shooting in the...
The findings, which were published in a bi-annual report finalised recently, showed that at least 18 out of an original 36 species of coral found in the region have recovered from damage suffered...
Today, 45 years later it lures wreck enthusiasts from all over the world to Grenada's shores to have a glimpse into history and enjoy one of the largest wrecks within recreational dive limits...
SCIENTISTS HAVE long been concerned about declining coral reef health off the southeastern Florida coast, in the Florida Keys and worldwide. The World Research Institute's Reefs at Risk programme...
Microsoft has discovered an issue with version 1.0 of the Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer for Windows XP, which prevents users from moving or deleting NEF/RAW files. Users who experience...
Since the introduction of the first single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, photographers have prized SLRs because they can see with the naked eye, through an optical viewfinder, exactly what is passing...
Scientists use deep ocean historical records to find an abrupt ocean circulation reversal caused by greenhouse gas warming.
New research produced by scientists at Scripps Institution of...
This year coral bleaching has once again returned to the Great Barrier Reef and scientists are concerned that this is the warning that signals the demise of our glorious natural wonder.
Coral...
By DPG editorial staff featuring Cal Mero For most, underwater photography is a fairly expensive hobby and not a profession. However, that does not mean that your images have to sit on...
Loads of fabulous prizes to be won: cruises and travel to the most beautiful places in the world, diving and underwater photographic equipment, portable GPSaˆ¦ and much more. The total value of all...
The aim of the Festival - promotion of cultural events and activities, connected with diving, underwater world, diving tourism, preservation of marine environment by means of various artistic...
Annual non-profit italian underwater festival: nine days of art, entertainment and science, events and exhibitions relating to the sea, entirely free for visitors.
The competition is a highly attractive platform for advanced photo- and videographers. Additionally we offer categories for beginners and youngsters. All winners will be honored with valuable...
Next in the series of UnderwaterCompetition.com underwater imagery events, and on the heels of the popular Our World Underwater & DEEP Indonesia competitions, Wetpixel, DivePhotoGuide and the...
Winners will be announced at the Rosenstiel School's Sea Secrets Lecture Series presentation on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Rosenstiel School Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker...
SEA 2010 ACCEPTING ENTRIES!
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society Announces its 46th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition and the Bob Commer Award of...
Winners will be announced at the Rosenstiel School's Sea Secrets Lecture Series presentation on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the Rosenstiel School Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker...
Loads of fabulous prizes to be won: cruises and travel to the most beautiful places in the world, diving and underwater photographic equipment, portable GPSaˆ¦ and much more. The total value of all...
The aim of the Festival - promotion of cultural events and activities, connected with diving, underwater world, diving tourism, preservation of marine environment by means of various artistic...
Annual non-profit italian underwater festival: nine days of art, entertainment and science, events and exhibitions relating to the sea, entirely free for visitors.
The competition is a highly attractive platform for advanced photo- and videographers. Additionally we offer categories for beginners and youngsters. All winners will be honored with valuable...
Next in the series of UnderwaterCompetition.com underwater imagery events, and on the heels of the popular Our World Underwater & DEEP Indonesia competitions, Wetpixel, DivePhotoGuide and the...
Winners will be announced at the Rosenstiel School's Sea Secrets Lecture Series presentation on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Rosenstiel School Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker...
So you want to take the next step with your underwater photography or video? Entering competitions is a great way to do that. Of course, DivePhotoGuide can help point you in the right...
