The highly anticipated book, Reef Creature Identification - Tropical Pacific, from New World Publications will be launched in Asia by DiveBooks.Net on October 25th
A new feature to DPG lets you tag your image with the geographical location in which you shot it. Once you have done so, a Google Map will display underneath your image pinpointing the...
The winners from the Olympus BioScapes 2009 contest that feature microscope images of life science subjects. We have featured many of the winning images from the underwater world.
Digital workflow is a fundamental part of the image making process, and one that is often overlooked by newer photographers. Over time you will amass hundreds or (more likely) thousands of images....
The theme for the October 2009 monthly underwater photo contest is "REEF SCENICS". The prize for October is an Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 waterproof camera (value $350)
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
Most underwater photographers who have spent any time in the Indo Pacific have come across the very photogenic Titan Triggerfish. They can be aggressive and have been known to attack divers
As underwater photographers, we travel far and wide for the privilege of unique encounters with marine life. When the encounters and conditions all come together, we sometimes even have the...
Indonesia plunged into the Guinness Book of Records Sunday after a mass dive as part of the Sail Bunaken 2009 event held in North Sulawesi - 2,861 people were diving simultaneously
We are proud to announce the guidelines for our monthly underwater photography contest series. The contests are free to enter and each month we will be giving away a valuable prize - because...
Hanifaru Bay in the Maldives has been quietly becoming a hot spot for underwater photographers over the last year or so. Thomas Peschak recently shot an assignment for National Geographic on the...
The winners of the 2009 Underwater Images Competition have been announced. Congratulations to DPG contributor Keri Wilk for taking Best of Show with his shot of a juvenile flying fish
Winners of the 2009 British Underwater Image festival have been announced. Congratulations to DPG's Keri Wilk for placing first in the Open category, and congrats to all the winners!
We promised that we were creating a new type of community, focused around content. DPG will have more of a social media feel, while not reinventing the wheel. Well, we have finally rolled out a...
Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of Canon Live Learning, a new on-site education program targeted towards photographers who currently use or are interested...
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
Deep-sea corals are the oldest living animals with a skeleton in the seas, claims new research that found a 4,265-year-old coral species off the coast of Hawaii
The fine folks at Beneath The Sea, the largest consumer dive show in the US, has announced the winners of the their international underwater imaging competition
We frequently travel to Southeast Asia to dive and shoot the beautiful reefs, but it's not often that underwater photographers visits New York. We were happy to hear that our friend William Tan...
Wayne Levin has spent a career photographing the eerie and mysterious underwater world. Working in black and white, he removes the surface illusions about the ocean and the assumptions about...
How often has the question been asked, "How many different creatures live in the sea", and who, if anyone, has been able to provide and answer? Well, Rick Morris is an underwater film maker working...
We are really proud to see many of our friends and colleagues on exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. The images are great examples of our beautiful oceans and appropriately titled "Ocean...
NYUPS member Cagatay Erciyes, a career Turkish diplomat and a hobbyist underwater photographer featured an underwater photo exhibition entitled "Colors of Oceans through a diplomat's lens" at the...
Smithsonian Magazine announced the winners of their 5th annual photo contest, and we're proud to announce that the winner of the Natural World category was an underwater image by Thomas Vignaud
Solomon Islands live aboard Bilikiki has announced a winner of their guest video competition and now invites prior guests to submit images for a new photo contest
In the wake of environmental decline and man's impact on the earth, and the ocean, there are several marine mammal hunts, including international whaling, and the dolphin slaughter in Japan,that...
The 2008 Underwater Images Competition announced winners today, and many DPG members and winners of our past competitions are included in the rankings.Congrats to all the winners for an outstanding...
In celebration of International Year of the Reef 2008, Reef Check Australia and Project AWARE have formed a partnership to present the "What do coral reefs mean to you?" photography competition.
The World Photo Press Contest is one of the most prestigious competitions in the world for photo journalists. I'm proud to say that for 2008 the Nature category was dominated by underwater...
Our good friend Mauricio Handler sent us some updates while on assignment in Japan with Brian Skerry. You can follow the journey of these two great underwater photographers on the National...
Australian scientists announced the discovery of a new species of freshwater fish on Tuesday, two decades after it was sighted in a disused uranium mine in the outback Northern Territory
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.
Our good friend Wolfgang Leander articulated a great perspective on his feelings for the simplistic approach to using a good ol' Nikonos V (he uses the green one)
We were inspired by a video from one of our members, Lawrence Alex Wu, who participated in the post-tsunami reef cleanups. We are pleased to offer this unique glimpse into the response of dive...
Artificial reefs made of everything from oil rigs to subway cars to concrete rubble are sunk these days to the ocean floor to provide homes for marine life. But are they actually helpful
A photograph taken by Wetpixel member Yeang Chng (Ychng) was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Nature Category of the American Photo 2007 Images of the Year Competition. The gallery event to...
The results of the 45th Annual Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society were posted online last week. Congratulations to Mirko Zanni for snagging Best of Show
New York City has seen a few underwater photography exhibits over the past several weeks. However, when Howard Schatz is involved, you can expect something very special and unique.
Our good friend Todd Essick is making his New York debut in association with the Global Art Force in an exhibition together with three other artists titled Civilization vs. Nature
The DPG / Wetpixel booth became somewhat of a home base for underwater imagery folks to stop by and spend time among our own. Walking the aisles, and hanging out at the fairly lavish parties, we...
After a long development cycle, we are incredibly proud to announce and unveil to the world, The New DivePhotoGuide.com! Since 2005 DivePhotoGuide has provided unique resources for underwater...
The massive Jacob Javitz Center in New York was host to the PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo 2007 this week, as tens of thousands of photo pros attended the three day event. This is...
Editor's note: Ric Frazier's 2nd place image in the 2007 Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide Competition 'wide angle unrestricted' category was a major topic of conversation while on...
We're always proud to report when a fellow underwater photographer does something unique, or otherwise creates more awareness for the ocean and for underwater imagery. Well, Noam Kortler, an award...
The western lowland gorilla is one of many new additions to the World Conservation Union (IUCN)'s 2007 Red List of Threatened Species, which was made public today.
Since 2006, the annual...
Located in the heart of South-east Asia, Thailand and Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma) have long been recognized for their exotic culture, stunning scenery, and fascinating historical sights. For many...
"We feel a deep sense of connection with the ocean and its reefs and with that connection comes responsibility. Although we have lost almost a quarter of the planet's reefs, those we see in this...
Well...we hit a milestone last week - our 100th pro gallery. We're pretty psyched!
That's 100 of the best, most prolific, talented and inspirational, underwater photographers in the world. We...
Well...we hit a milestone last week - our 100th pro gallery. We're pretty psyched!
That's 100 of the best, most prolific, talented and inspirational, underwater photographers in the world. We set...
26 excited participants from all over the globe ended on the island of Layang Layang in Sabah, Malaysia from July 17-23rd for a 6 day extravaganza of camaraderie, photography, and spectacular...
New York underwater photographer Fernwood Mitchell's colorful images adorned the walls of the famous department store on Fifth Avenue in the heart of New York City...
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...
Another day of touring around the unique sites of Malaysia...
Far too often we use these international travel hubs, such as KL, merely as stop-over on the way to a dive destination. I highly...
The 2007 Malaysia Dive Expo kicked off today in Kuala Lumpur, one of the larger cities and hubs in Southeast Asia. Our very own Wendy Heller is at the show, and will provide daily coverage of the...
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The world's full of triangles. There's the Golden Triangle, the Triangle of the Bermudas and then of course, most...
This week we are featuring the gallery of acclaimed National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. Brian is an amazing photographer and it's worth noting that he recently published a comprehensive...
It feels like only a few days ago when I was discussing the RAW codec architecture on this blog...in fact, it was. It turns out that the timing couldn't have been better, because today Nikon...
Chris Gray, Director of Nikonians Photo Contests, announced the winners of the Nikonians Photographers of the Year 2006 Contest. First Place was won by Nikonian Knut Askim, username...
Olympus was kind enough to take the bullet-proof glass (just kidding) off its E-Pro Concept camera for us today after the show closed.
We got plenty of video and a set of stills to whet your...
Last year's NEUW show blew people away! From divers to art patrons, people around New England were overwhelmed by what became the largest display of underwater photography in the area. Since that...
We've been getting a lot of questions lately about Digital Image Suite, and how it works with Windows Vista.
Mike writes:
Hey guys... I have been reading your blog trying to get some info...
Peter is the publisher of the online magazine Underwater Photograph which he started in 2001. He is also half of Magic Filters which have revolutionized digital photography underwater with...
In May, 2006, sculptor Jason Taylor launched his Underwater Sculpture Gallery in Grenada. The unique artistic display celebrates Caribbean culture while it simultaneously explores the constantly...
Culled from the Adobe Photoshop CS3 forum FAQs comes an update on known issues with Photoshop CS3... Mac: Installer fails to run when Home directory on non-boot volume...Mac/Win: Uninstalling CS3...
Issue #33 of Underwater Photography Magazine is now available. It is chock full of news, product updates, book reviews, a special gallery from Steve Bloom of elephants underwater, and much more!...
DONALD TIPTON began his professional photographic career in 1982 and has worked in commercial and advertising photography ever since. His underwater work is a celebration of color, texture, and...
This week's gallery is from Chris Ross.
He shoots for commercial clients such as Mercury Marine, O'neill, Indian Motorcycles, Sports Illustrated, and Outside Magazine. The oceans are where his...
Divers and fishing enthusiasts now have the opportunity to view the Oriskany, the area's largest artificial reef online at the Okaloosa County Web site.
The Oriskany Reef, deployed on May 17,...
Giant Melithaea and Echinogorgia fans. Scleronephthya whips. They're hard to pronounce, but beautiful to look at.
Photographs of the species, more commonly known as soft coral, and of fish,...
LACDA announces an open call for our un-juried show featuring digital art and photography: 'Snap to Grid'. All entries will be printed (8.5'x11' on heavyweight matte paper) and shown in our gallery...
We Are Honored to Present a Gallery for veteran underwater photographer and my photography idol - David Doubilet. David is a contributing photographer for the National Geographic Magazine where he...
The Ocean Conservancy posted a gallery of images and video clips in light of President Bush's action of protecting one of the last intact marine ecosystems in the world, one that is home to sharks,...
The Environmental Photography Invitational, EPI, is a premier North American photography event. The annual juried photo competition will, along with awarding cash and merchandise to selected...
Something a little different for our members to try out. Winners will be featured in PDN's October issue, be featured in a web gallery on PDNOnline, and will be invited to attend a celebratory...
Canon is a leading company with more than 60 years of camera know-how and Outdoor Photographer has been providing avid photographers with sophisticated content for more than 20 years, so it was...
Who isnA?a‚¬a„?t curious about what the other seventy-one percent of the Earth looks like? The oceans bring us to a different world of new colors, shapes, textures and creatures. The Professional...
A First place winner will be selected for each category. All first place winners will each receive a digital camera, a Photo Serve portfolio (worth $860), a PDN PhotoPlus International Gold Expo...
The Environmental Photography Invitational, EPI, is a premier North American photography event. The annual juried photo competition will, along with awarding cash and merchandise to selected...
Something a little different for our members to try out. Winners will be featured in PDN's October issue, be featured in a web gallery on PDNOnline, and will be invited to attend a celebratory...
Canon is a leading company with more than 60 years of camera know-how and Outdoor Photographer has been providing avid photographers with sophisticated content for more than 20 years, so it was...
Who isnA?a‚¬a„?t curious about what the other seventy-one percent of the Earth looks like? The oceans bring us to a different world of new colors, shapes, textures and creatures. The Professional...
Everything You Need To Know About Underwater Photography DivePhotoGuide.com is a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in learning about underwater photography. Underwater...
Selecting an underwater camera is not a simple task. There is no one best or right underwater camera to buy, but rather the best or right camera for your specific needs and budget. Fortunately,...
Below you will find the guidelines for the monthly Underwater Photography Contest Series. The contests are free to enter and each month we will be giving away a valuable prize - because you...
Welcome to the New DivePhotoGuide.com! This new website represents a new era for DPG … and for the underwater photography and video communities, and the industry....
