The winners of the Beneath The Sea 2010 International Imaging Competition, one of the major competitions for underwater photography, have been announced
Welcome to the official DivePhotoGuide DEMA 2009 show coverage. Check back at this page for complete underwater photography and videography coverage of the show
NYUPS is proud to present “20,000 Bytes Under The Sea”, a special presentation by legendary National Geographic photographer and IMAX filmmaker, Emory Kristof
Besides shaking skyscrapers, a major hurricane could send the Atlantic Ocean surging into the nation's largest city, flooding Wall Street, subways and densely packed neighborhoods
The Esopus Creek, a legendary Catskill Mountain fly fishing stream that is an integral part of New York City’s vast upstate drinking water system, is one of the latest bodies of water to be...
Experts from the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have for the first time positively identified the voice of a singing blue whale about 70 miles off the Long Island...
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...
After just returning from Socorro where we were in the water with Humpbacks, I was amazed to turn on the evening news last night and see a large Humpback in New York harbor. These instances...
Autosub, a robot submarine built and developed by the UK's National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, has successfully completed a high-risk campaign of six missions traveling under an Antarctic...
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
Clark Little, an uber talented surf photographer from Hawaii's North Shore, who will soon be appearing in the DivePhotoGuide pro galleries, appeared on Good Morning America today
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...
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
Indonesia's coral reefs damaged by the 2004 tsunami are recovering rapidly, helped by natural colonization and a drop in illegal fishing, scientists say
Fishing off New York's coast would no longer be free and casting your line for trout and salmon would cost more if lawmakers back Gov. David Paterson's plan for new conservation fees next year
Sawfish once swam in bays, lagoons and rivers from New York to the Rio Grande, Burgess said. Today, the species' U.S. range has shrunk to the waters off south Florida.
DPG editor Matt Weiss continues his report on the underwater photography opportunities of South East Asia with an installment on Asia Divers and El Galleon Resort in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
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...
Amos Nachoum reports on diving cage-free with Great White sharks at Guadalupe island. Controversial? Probably. But the images speak for themselves. What do you think? Add your comments
Our good friend John Thet, publisher of Scuba Diver AustralAsia and Asian Geographic magazines happened to be in NYC for Halloween, so we hit the Greenwich Village Halloween parade
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
Wednessday Oct 22nd is the actual kick off of the 2008 DEMA show. Today was a set up day, as the show floor transformed from a huge concrete slab of nothingness into the world's largest scuba...
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...
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,...
he Humane Society has already helped to shut down two tournaments, including the Destin Florida tournament, and have been crusading against shark tournaments up and down the east coast. Next on...
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...
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
Strategically timed to support retailer marketing efforts for the coming summer diving season, the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association will launch the Be A Diver national television...
Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards to honor the memory of the late Peter Benchley, and spotlight those who are working internationally to protect sharks as valuable ocean resources.
A clearly agitated Loyola Hearn, Canada's Minister of Fishy Business held a media conference in Ottawa on Saturday to deliver a vindictive and clearly angry denunciation of Captain Paul Watson and...
Westchester County in New York may potentially be the first county in the entire US to enact a ban on shark fins and shark products. It is vital that we show support for this cause. Help set a...
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...
This environmental version of the AIDS quilt is meant to draw attention to how rising temperatures and pollution are destroying the reef, the world's largest natural wonder,
Using data provided by the United Nations, researchers found that commercial fishing has played an important, yet declining, role in removing man-made nitrogen from coastal waters.
Thirty years ago, scientists exploring the depths of the ocean came across jets of hot water, spewing from the sea floor, that hauled up flecks of gold and other minerals from Earth's interior and...
For 20 years, Sam Bowser, a scientist at the New York State Department of Health's Wadsworth Center, has dived the frigid, yet surprisingly, biologically rich-waters of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica,...
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...
Scientists know this already, but just to give you some idea of the problem, the Greenland ice cap is melting at such a fast rate it is triggering earthquakes as pieces of ice several cubic...
A female beluga whale that had fallen ill at an Atlanta aquarium, died early Saturday morning, aquarium officials said.
The female whale, Marina, died about 2 a.m. Saturday, said Jeff Swanagan,...
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 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...
David Doubilet was one of two recipients of the 2007 DEMA Reaching Out Awards. David, along with dive industry legend Bob Soto, were honored in recognition of their significant contributions to the...
I stopped by the Nexus booth to visit Lee Peterson or Marine Camera Distributors and Joe Holly from Marine Visions. Since I shoot Nexus housings myself, I was particularly interested in hearing...
An Intergovernmental Panel on the Oceans should be established to better inform policy-making, in much the same way as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change does today, marine policy...
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...
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...
We're always on the lookout for new and interesting news from the field. Working with some of the top pros in the world would inevitably uncover some really unique stories, about the scientific,...
New York really does have a rejuvenated diver scene these days, thanks in large part to Ocean Blue Divers, the one year old dive club that boasts nearly 1,000 members, and the host of a lovely...
The other day Mike McNamara invited me over to the Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine offices. New York is home to many media powerhouses, and the parent company behind Pop Photo, Hachette...
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...
The other day Mike McNamara invited me over to the Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine offices. New York is home to many media powerhouses, and the parent company behind Pop Photo, Hachette...
A special NYC event honoring Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and celebrating the first anniversary of Oceanblue Divers, New York Cityus largest and fastest-growing dive...
More than 1,600 old New York City subway cars are destined for the deep where they will make up new artificial reefs off the Atlantic Coast.
The MTA this week approved a $6.3 million contract to...
Some 600 New York City subway cars will spend the rest of their days down the shore as artificial reefs.
The decision by state Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Jackson was eagerly...
Three maritime science experts from Stevens Institute of Technology will join forces with The River Project, Saturday, Sept.15, 2007, to explore life underwater in New York Stateus newest estuarine...
A conservation organization has requested that Alaska and six other states _ including New Jersey _ add bodies of water to their list of impaired waterways: the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The...
Ever want to go swimming off the coast of Australia with sea lions that would tickle you with their whiskers? Or dive into the warm waters of Indonesia through its picturesque coral reefs. For the...
was intrigued when I learned of the new campaign from Westin Hotels to wrap the inside of NYC subway cars with nature themes. It's part of their "This is How It Should Feel" campaign....
New Yorkers explore the depths of the sea in this stunning shuttle wrap execution. Photos: Chris Cassidy
I was intrigued when I learned of the new campaign from Westin Hotels to wrap the inside...
More than a mile beneath the Atlantic's surface, roughly halfway between New York and Portugal, seawater rushing through the narrow gullies of an underwater mountain range much as winds gust...
A German man has broken his own world record for holding his breath under water after managed to remain submerged for 15 minutes and two seconds.
Tom Sietas, a 30-year-old engineering student from...
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.
The popular upscale...
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...
There seems to be some inherent irony in an actress speaking against bottom trawling who stared in three movies killing aliens based on deep-sea isopods*. That stated, I welcome Sigourney Weaver's...
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...
An initiated global correspondence toward issue recognition, situational awareness and public information regarding biological destruction of sharks and related or associated species and systems....
Some African fish signal their amorous intentions by exchanging bursts of electrical impulses, a new study has found.
The behavior is similar to the courtship duets of songbirds, say...
New York State wants to expand its network of artificial reefs in the Atlantic Ocean and add another that would be the largest and deepest off Long Island.
According to plans the stateus...
Gear Preview & How to Produce Amazing Underwater Prints: Michael McNamara gets his hands on all the goodies before the rest of us mere mortals. He is also a NYUPS member - we are proud to have...
The New York Times has a review and slideshow of a very interesting, very new, and very beautiful science-related coffee table book. It's called The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss....
Their main job used to be retrieving rusty murder weapons, the corpses of homicide victims and the occasional stolen car from the murky depths of the city's waterways.
But in recent years, the...
SCUBA Show celebrated its 20th year in 2007. The dive industry was greeted by thousands of California divers on June 2nd and 3rd at the Long Beach convention center, just steps from the Aquarium of...
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...
Santa Clara mechanical engineering student John Zevenbergen pulled his hands out of his sweatshirt pockets and adjusted his red skull cap, patting the hat's emblem, worn off a little on the side....
Little Merman.com is a web-based reality series following stand up comic Thomas J. Kelly as he has nervous breakdown, quits comedy and becomes the first male mermaid at the Weeki Wachee Springs...
Coverage of the inaugural NYUPS meeting is now live on the "new temporary" NYUPS.org website. Over 120 underwater photographers and videographers came out for an evening of underwater...
New York City Went Underwater Last Night...and global wArming predictions had nothing to do with it! The inaugural event for the NY Underwater Photographic Society took place last night (April 12)...
SDI Open Water Diver Dave Hirschberg receives Emmy Award for a local news story about learning to dive.
On April 1st at the 50th Annual New York Emmy awards presented by the National...
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...
This year the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey will see a Beneath the Sea show the likes of which they have never seen before.
The party starts Friday night with The...
New York Underwater Photo Society/
Dive Photo Guide competitions/
Bahama sharks with Eric Cheng/
Truk with Martin Edge/
Emerald Seas Best Cover Design/
Dominica recompression chamber/
The...
I'm really excited to announce the addition of a new member of our team - Pasquale Pascullo, a fellow underwater photographer, New Yorker, founding board member of the newly formed NY Underwater...
New York as a scuba diving destination? Not so far-fetched.
Subway ads have long enticed riders to snorkel or scuba dive in the Caribbean, but officials in Albany are quietly working on a...
NYUPS aims to bring together underwater photographers and videographers from the tri-state area to share and learn about the world of underwater imagery. Even those from outside the region are...
A last-ditch attempt to rescue a pod of common dolphins trapped in a shallow cove off Long Island near New York appears to be failing.
About 20 dolphins were stranded in the shallow waters north...
Battling cold, wind and choppy water, a boat rescue team herded at least eight stranded dolphins out of a shallow East Hampton creek Tuesday and into Northwest Harbor.
"We're beyond...
Despite the burst of colder weather on Wednesday, in the Hamptons it was the day of the dolphin.
Unseasonable conditions, namely warm water and an abundance of bait fish in the bays, have lured...
The 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be celebrating its 40th birthday this year. In 1967, the first CES show debuted with a small gathering of dealers and manufacturers at...
The new hip dive club in NYC has changed its name and expanded its mission beyond being a cool club only for us New Yorkers. Ocean Blue divers is definitely the next generation of dive clubs. If...
Adventures in Travel Expo - New York is the largest active and adventure travel show on the east coast where you will discover all types of travel adventures and destinations - whatever you...
Most people who get into serious underwater photography start out buying a single lens reflex (SLR) from one of the major camera manufacturers. Typically, they then buy housings, ports, lights and...
Fishing nations led by Iceland and Russia have blocked U.N. negotiators from imposing a full-fledged ban against destructive bottom trawling on the high seas. After weeks of talks in New York, a...
If you're a professional or aspiring professional photographer, New York City's the place to be in early Fall when the annual PhotoPlus Expo Photography & Design Conference sets up shop at the...
FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. is showcasing the highly anticipated FinePix S5 Pro digital-SLR camera at PhotoPlus Expo 2006 in New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, November 2nd - 4th....
The 33rd International Festival of Underwater Pictures welcomed local and international representatives of the underwater imagery and art world this week. The setting couldn't be more...
The 33rd International Festival of Underwater Pictures welcomed local and international representatives of the underwater imagery and art world this week. The setting couldn't be more...
I arrived in Antibes to the pleasure of many familiar faces, and even more outstanding underwater photography. Jet lagged from the flight from New York, I settled in to some great French food and...
In a trial of the first underwater turbines in the United States, turbines will remain in the East River for a year and a half, supplying electric power to a parking garage and supermarket on New...
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...
Jason Heller will be presenting "Our Diverse Oceans & Reefs", a story told through high-color saturated underwater (and some topside) images from his adventures in the Galapagos...
Long Island's waters are being invaded by the exotic lionfish, an alien tropical species native to the Pacific Ocean that has vividly colored stripes and a freakish array of venomous spines....
Although just 100 miles off the New Jersey-New York coast, the features of the Hudson Canyon have been largely hidden beneath hundreds of feet of water. Created by the Hudson River centuries ago,...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of General Counsel has settled a multiple-violation shark case with the owner of Brooklyn-based Agger Fish Corporation. The fish...
Federal enforcement agents spotted the suspicious bag while touring the building of a New York seafood dealer on a routine visit. Amid a half-ton of shark fins destined for Asia and the delicacy of...
Since ancient times poets have revered the power of the seas. Now energy companies and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco are aiming to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant...
NEW YORK -- In the heat of summer, all sorts of tourists head north to cooler climes. This year, a manatee has joined the crowd, cruising past the nightclubs of Manhattan and continuing north...
Coral reef marine protected areas established by local people for traditional use can be far more effective at protecting fish and wildlife than reserves set up by governments expressly for...
Joe Zarzynski is an underwater archaeologist -- a combination of Jacques Cousteau and Indiana Jones.
The executive director of the Bateaux Below -- a group dedicated to identifying, protecting...
The 30th Anniversay of Beneath the sea honored legends of the sea - including Hans and Lotte Hass and other pioneers of diving and photography. The show was packed with divers from New York, New...
A lethal algal bloom dubbed "Red Tide" by scientists caused a mysterious mass die-off of sea turtles on the Pacific shores of El Salvador, a U.S. conservation group said on Friday....
Scientists from NASA and Columbia University, New York, have used computer modeling to successfully reproduce an abrupt climate change that took place 8,200 years ago. At that time, the beginning...
The series of Dolphin Adventure videos produced by Creative Street for the Indianapolis Zoo's New Dolphin Adventure won both a Gold World Medal at the New York Film Festival in the Nature &...
The New York boat show has been going on since 1905. The guys at Scubaradio.com were in town broadcasting live from New York's jam packed Javitz Center, so they invited me to come on the show and...
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A scuba diver drowned during a trip to the waters off Brooklyn yesterday afternoon, police said.
The victim, 33-year-old Dmitrey Satyukov of Brooklyn, was among a group of divers who took a boat...
The chances of being bitten by a shark in New York are roughly the same as your being chosen to lead a Mars expedition.
"We've got thresher sharks, blue sharks, sand-tiger sharks, makos,...
A cruise ship's voyage to New York was interrupted by a 70-foot-high wave that forced the vessel into a southern port for emergency repairs.
Susan Robison, a spokeswoman for Norwegian Cruise...
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is calling for entries for its 2006 Digital Canvas Awards, the first worldwide competition exclusively for Adobe Photoshop users....
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is calling for entries for its 2006 Digital Canvas Awards, the first worldwide competition exclusively for Adobe Photoshop users....
