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2010 Our World Underwater Photo & Video Competition Winners Announced
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The winners of the 4th annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide international underwater photography & video competition in association with Our World Underwater have been announced
Last Chance To Vote For Wetpixel's Picture of the Year 2009
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Only 2 days left to vote for Wetpixel's Picture Of The Year 2009
Voting Open For The Wetpixel Picture Of The Year Competition
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Wetpixel's Picture of the Year competition is now open for voting. Choose your favorite picture from Wetpixel's weekly photo competitions in 2009.
DEMA 2009: The Parties
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DEMA 2009 Award party and the DPG & Wetpixel cocktail party
DEMA Show 2009 DPG & Wetpixel Cocktail Party
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For those of you attending DEMA Show 2009, DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel will be hosting our annual DEMA Cocktail Party for the underwater imaging industry, and of course, you are invited!
Raja Ampat Tag Contest
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Our friends at Wetpixel are hosting a design contest for the Raja Ampat marine park tag.
Wetpixel Sensational Seas Competition
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Wetpixel is partnering up with New World Publishing for their upcoming Sensational Seas Two DVD
Underwater Photography Pictorial From Komodo
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In 2007 Filip Staes placed first in the compact category in the Our World Underwater competition, co-hosted by DivePhotoGuide and Wetpixel. His prize was a trip to Komodo with Kararu. He reports on...
Beneath The Sea 2009 Coverage-Part 1
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In Part 1 of the DivePhotoGuide coverage we take a look at the Wetpixel and Sealife Booths and Wendy Heller interviews Evan Kovacs of Woods Hole.
Our World Underwater Photo & Video Competition Winners Announced
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The winners of the 4th annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide international underwater photography & video competition in association with Our World Underwater have been announced!
Jan 15th Competition Deadlines Approaching Fast
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The deadline for the 2009 Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide competitions is right around the corner - Jan 15th. Submit your entries soon
David Doubilet Joins The DPG & Wetpixel Judging Panel
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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...
Official Call For Entries: 2009 DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel Competitions
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This is an official call for entries for the 2009 international photo and video competitions co-hosted by DivePhotoGuide and Wetpixel
DEMA 2008: DPG & Wetpixel Cocktail Party
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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
DPG & Wetpixel Relaunch UnderwaterCompetition.com
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Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide are proud to provide a sneak peek of the relaunch of our joint venture - UnderwaterCompetition.com, home of our series of international photo competitions
2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Contest Winners Announced
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The winners of the 2009 Raja Aampat Entrance Tag contest have been announced.
Blue Heron Bridge Designated A No Take Zone
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Floridian critter dive Blue Heron Bridge has been protected.
2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest - Finalists
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Finalists have been announced for the 2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest, hosted by our good friends at Wetpixel.com.
Digital Shootout Bonaire 2008 Winners
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The Digital Shootout Bonaire 2008 and Wetpixel.com are proud to announce the winners of this year's shootout photo and video contest
2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest
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Announcing the 2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest in association with Wetpixel.com
Wetpixel Ships Issue #3 of Wetpixel Quarterly
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Issue features Alex Kirkbride's American Waters and winners of OWU and DEEP 2008
DEEP Indonesia Photo Competition Winners
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DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel are proud to formally announce the winners of the 2008 DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition.
Sea & Sea MDX-PRO Mark III Underwater Housing
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Eric Cheng of Wetpixel posted a great review of the Sea & Sea MDX housing for the Canon 1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III
List of Moisture Alarms
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Our friends at Wetpixel have a great thread on moisture alarms that can be added to DSLR housings. We figured that this information would come in handy to many of our members who don't have one of...
Our World Underwater: Event Photos
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Event photos from the 38th annual Our World Underwater dive expo and film festival
OWU 2008 Photo & Video Competition Winners Announced
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DivePhotoGuide.com, Wetpixel.com, are proud to announce the winners of the 3rd annual international underwater photography & video competition in association with Our World Underwater
Live From Our World Underwater
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We're reporting live from the floor of the Our World Underwater show in Chicago, where we are presenting the winners of the 3rd annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide Competition
Last Call For The DEEP Indonesia Competition, Deadline Feb 15th
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This is the last call for entries for the 2nd Annual DEEP Indonesia Underwater Photography Competition, hosted by Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide
DEEP Indonesia Competition Deadline Feb 15th!
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The Feb 15th deadline is fast approaching for the 2nd Annual DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photography Competition
Issue #2 of Wetpixel Quarterly
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Issue features the work of Jim Watt and Wetpixel staff photographers
Stephen Frink tests the Canon 14mm II
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Photographer and Wetpixel member Stephen Frink borrowed a copy of the new 14mm II from Canon Professional Services to examine both topside and underwater performance and compare against the other...
Photo Competition Deadline Tues Jan 15th at Midnight
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Get those last minute entries in to the Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide / Our World Underwater competition. The deadline is midnight on Tuesday January 15th
Tips From The Community: Going Wide
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Jason Heller (DPG) & Eric Cheng (Wetpixel) want your tips for an upcoming Sport Diver article on "going Wide"
Your Best Shots of 2007: Sport Diver
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After the long anticipation, the Jan/Feb issues of Sport Diver hit mailboxes and news stands over the last week or so. The images column features the 8 images selected as the Best of 2007 from the...
Jan 15th Deadline for Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide Competition
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Popular competition offer categories for all levels, from novice to professional. The Jan 15th deadline is right around the corner!
Gates FX7/V1 housing for the Sony HDR-FX7 and HVR-V1U
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Our friend Drew Wong at Wetpixel posted a great review on the Gates housing for the HDR-FX7 and HVR-V1U...
Yeang Chng in American Photo 2007 Images of the Year
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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...
Alex Mustard to Present at National Oceanography Centre
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Wetpixel associate editor and professional photographer Alex Mustard will be giving a talk at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK at 7:30PM on Thursday, December 6, entitled...
Enter The "Super Bowl" Of International Underwater Imagery Competitions
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Over $80,000 in prizes up for grabs as Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide host the annual international competitions at Our World Underwater and DEEP Indonesia
New DiveFilm and DiveFilmHD Podcast Videos
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Seacam Seaflash 150 Strobe
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Stephen Frink has sent us studio photos of the new Seacam Seaflash 150 strobe, including comparison shots with the popular Ikelite DS-125. The new strobe weighs 2.65 lb (1.2 Kg)-approximately the...
DEMA 2007: People, Players & The DivePhotoGuide Booth
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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...
DEMA 2007: Wetpixel Happy Hour
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On Friday evening, while the DEMA Awards Party was going on, the lobby of the Rosen Center was abuzz about underwater imaging as Wetpixel hosted their annual DEMA happy hour
Antibes Preliminary
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We have complete coverage from Antibes coming next week. This week we are at the DEMA show in Orlando unveiling our new website to the dive industry!
Somogyi Gyula (HelioxFilm) was in Antibes...
2nd Annual DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition
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On the heels of announcing the prestigious 3rd-annual, US-based international photo and video competition, Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide have once again organized a unique joint collaboration with a...
Your Best Shots of 2007 Slideshow
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DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel will be publishing some of the top images from both of our communities of talented photographers in the January 2007 issue of Sport Diver.
Hundreds of images were...
2008 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Contest Open To Voting
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Our friends at Wetpixel are running a Raja Empat entrance tag contest. Photographers have entered some of thier best Raja Empoat images, and through Oct 19th, the contest will be judged online -...
Mauritius Scientists Fear Tourism Impact On Coral
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Scientists in Mauritius are warning the Indian Ocean island's ambitious tourism targets will place too much strain on remaining coral.
Facing the threats of trade liberalization to its sugar and...
Behind The Winning Shot: On The Set With Ric Frazier
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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 exhibit at the 2007...
Behind the Winning Shot: On the Set With Ric Frazier
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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...
Your Best Shots Of 2007
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We're Looking For Some Of Our Readers' Best Shots For The January Issue of Sport Diver Magazine. DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel will be publishing some of the top images from both of our communities...
DivePhotoGuide And Wetpixel Announce The 3rd Annual International Photo & Video Competition
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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...
DivePhotoGuide and Wetpixel Announce The 3rd Annual International Underwater Photo & Video Competition
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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...
Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest
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Editor's note: Our good friends at Wetpixel have organized a photo contest together with an NGO in the Raja Empat region in Indonesia. Raja Empat is an amazing dive destibnation with much need for...
Announcing the Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest!
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Do you have the perfect Raja Ampat photo?
Is it one that truly captures the excitement and beauty of Raja Ampat diving?
Do you want to see it printed 5,000 times and attached to BCD's the world...
Wetpixel Launches Quarterly Print Publication
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"Each quarter, we pack the pages of our publication with brilliant underwater imagery from both professional and amateur photographers around the world. As well as celebrating the beauty of...
Nikon D300 In Nexus D200 Housing
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Wetpixel member Sam (shchae) was able to bring his Nexus D200 housing to his local Nikon office over the weekend where they had a Nikon D300 on display. Sam has posted a few photos of the camera...
Guide To Diopters For Shooting Macro Video
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Finding the right diopter for your video rig is sometimes difficult with various port openings and depths, and a variety of lenses to match with. A thread has been started in the Wetpixel Video...
Galapagos Trip Cancellations
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Wetpixel members have been receiving notifications that their upcoming dive trips to the Galapagos Islands have been canceled. There is an active thread in the forums with information posted from...
Complementary Filters And Wide-angle Underwater Photography
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If you've been shooting with a digital camera for any period of time and been online then you've probably heard the rave reviews about the Magic Filter developed by Dr. Alex Mustard and Peter...
Reminder: UNDER THE BLUE Winners
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Just a reminder in case you haven't check out the winnng images from the 2007 UNDER THE BLUE competition, co-hosted by DPG, Wetpixel and SCUBA Show 2007 in Long Beach California. The images are...
Under The Blue Competition Winners Announced
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Popular underwater imagery websites DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel have teamed up with the SCUBA Show in Long Beach, California, to develop another annual international competition, this time only...
SCUBA Show 2007 Makes a Splash in Long Beach
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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...
Under The Blue Competition Deadline Is May 12th!
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One more day before the looming deadline for the next UnderwaterCompetition.com international underwater photo & video competition, hosted by DPG and Wetpixel and in association with SCUBA Show...
UNDER THE BLUE Competition Deadline Approaching
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With less than two weeks to go, entries are flooding in for the UNDER THE BLUE international underwater photo & video competition, hosted by DPG, Wetpixel and SCUBA Show 2007 in Long Beach,...
ADEX Wetpixel / DivePhotoGuide Meetup, Bangkok, April 28
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ADEX is this weekend and quite a few Wetpixel members are going to be attending, Barring any other event, Wetpixel will be hosting a meet-up at Admaker Bar, 51/51 Lang Suan Road. at 8.30pm on...
SeaSpace 2007 Dive Exposition Photos
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Wetpixel administrator James Wiseman attended the SeaSpace 2007 dive exposition in Houston, Texas at the end of March. He brought back photos of recognizable booths as well as what appear to be the...
Wetpixel Embedded Photo Of The Week Website Contest
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Embed the Wetpixel Photo of the Week into your website and win a brand-new 20th Anniversary Citizen Aqualand Eco-Drive (JV0030-01E) dive watch!
The Aqualand Eco-Drive retails for USD $600 and...
Shark Finning On The Frontier
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The following piece was written by Shawn Heinrichs, who won first place in the 2nd Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo & Video Competition at Our World...
Larry Smith Passes Away In Indonesia
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Larry Smith, a beloved dive pioneer and guide in Indonesia, passed away today in Sorong, Indonesia. Larry was famous for his obsession with "critters," and his twinkling eyes and huge smile will...
UNDER THE BLUE 2007: Call For Entries
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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...
Underwater Images 2007 Winners Posted
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Congratulations to all the winners of the 2007 UW Images competition! A special congrats to Jose Alejandro Alvarez, from the Dominican Republic for winning Best of Show - Jose also won best of show...
Eric Cheng Places In World In Focus Competition
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Our good friend Eric Cheng is one of the winners in the National Geographic Traveller's "World in Focus" Competition. His underwater shot from Jellyfish Lake in Palau placed in the...
DEEP Indonesia Rescheduled :: March 29 - April 1
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As you may have heard, DEEP Indonesia was initially postponed due to the devastating flooding in Jakarta. Although the DEEP Indonesia Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Photo Competition...
UnderwaterCompetition.com Winners Are Online!
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Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com, in association with the Our World Underwater dive show in Chicago, and DEEP Indonesia in Jakarta, are proud to announce the winners of 2 major international...
Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide Officially Announce Competition Winners
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Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com, in association with the Our World Underwater dive show in Chicago, and the DEEP Indonesia show in Jakarta, are proud to announce the winners of two prestigious...
Underwater Competition Winners To Be Announced Today
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Winners of the 2nd Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo & Video Competition, in association with Our World Underwater -- and the 1st Annual DEEP Indonesia...
Our World Underwater Coming Up This Weekend
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Our World Underwater opens this weekend in Chicago. Beyond a fantastic dive show for the midwest region, OWU is home to the 2nd Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo...
BOOT 2007 Expo Report
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Simon Klaiber (Simon K.) is another Wetpixel member who visited the 2007 BOOT diving show in Dusseldorf, Germany. Simon summarized each of the new products he encountered, took a number of photos...
Doug And Lorenza Sloss Release Underwater Photoworkshop DVD
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Proclaimed by Wetpixel underwater video moderator Mike Veitch as "an excellent collection of informative tutorials", the Underwater Photoworkshop instructional DVD has been released by Wetpixel...
Indonesian Live Abord Winner Announced
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During the final months of 2006, a number of leading diving relatedwebsites launched a collaborative diver survey, which included a chance to win an Indonesia live aboard trip with Archipelago...
Wetpixel Bahamas Sharks/Dolphins Expeditions, July 2007
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Wetpixel is running two charters to the Bahamas this coming July, 2007! The first trip (July 10-21, 2007) is a trip in search of oceanic white-tip sharks; we were successful in 2006, and there's...
Wetpixel & Divester Readers Adopt Cut-Tail, The Great White Shark
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Established in 1997, the Shark Trust promotes the study, management, and conservation of sharks, skates, and rays. Working through scientifically-supported campaigns, research, and education...
Amazon.com Pulls Shark Fin Products From Inventory
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Victory! Today, Amazon has pulled all shark fin related products from their offering. No official statement has yet been made by the company; however it appears that they have chosen the...
Open Call For Entries For Scuba Diving's Upcoming "Wrecktacular" Issue
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Over in Wetpixel's forums, a photo assistant for Scuba Diving Magazine posted an open call for entries for the magazine's upcoming "Wrecktacular" issue. Spotlighting wrecks from all over...
First Look At Fantasea FD-40 Housing For Nikon D-40 DSLR
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Diving and watersports photo accessories manufacturer Fantasea Line has provided Wetpixel with first-release images and information about the upcoming FD-40 housing for the Nikon D-40 digital SLR....
Competition Deadline Is Midnight Sunday Jan 7th
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With less than a full day to go, the 2nd Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo & Video Competition, in association with Our World Underwater, along with the 1st...
Amazon *Still* Selling Shark Fin Soup?!
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Yesterday, after numerous complaints from DivePhotoGuide, Divester, Wetpixel, Fins, and other sites about their peddling shark fin soup, Amazon pulled the product from its pages. However,...
UWP Mag Issue #34 Available For Download
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NCUPS Berkley White photo seminar weekend,
Dive in to Earth Day,
DivePhotoGuide Photo & Video Competitions,
Light & Water seminar, Southampton
Cocos & Malpelo with Dr Sylvia Earle,...
Divester & Wetpixel Readers Donate $300 To The Coral Reef Alliance
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For those of you who purchased one (or more!) of the famous -- and great-looking! -- Divester/Wetpixel shirts, thanks...and congratulations! Through your support, we raised enough money to donate...
Only 12 Days Until DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel Competition Deadlines
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There are only 12 days left to enter the 2 international competitions that are making histroy this year. Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide are hosting 2 of the biggest competitions of the year -...
18 Days Left To Enter The Biggest UW Photo Competitions Of The Year
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The Jan 7th deadline is looking for the 2 major international underwater photo and video competitions hosted by DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel. Over $55,000 in prizes are up for grabs - but you have...
Only 20 Days Until Deadlines For Wetpixel / DivePhotoGuide Competitions!
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Only 20 days left to compete for over $55,000 in prizes in the 2 international underwater photo and video competitions hosted by Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide. If you haven;t submitted your entries...
23 Days To Underwater Photo & Video Competition History!
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Get those entries in to the 2nd Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo & Video Competition, and the 1st annual DEEP Indonesia competition. There are collectively...
Mike Veitch, Cover Of Scuba Diver Australasia
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For the second time in as many months, a photograph by Wetpixel video moderator Mike Veitch has been featured on the cover of Scuba Diver Australasia, this time on the December 2006 issue. The...
Over $55,000 In Prizes Up For Grabs, Less Than One Month Until Deadlines
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Never before have 2 international competitions associated with dive expos on opposite sides of the world cooperated to establish a complementary series of categories and prizing opportunities. The...
UnderwaterCompetition.com Deadlines Jan 7
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Over $55,000 in prizes up for grabs as Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com issue a call for entries for 2 unqiue international underwater photo and video competitions!
Never before have 2...
Special Video Podcast From DEMA Posted - Jason Heller, Wyland & Ernie Brooks
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UWDV.com filmed a special video podcast during DEMA that covers the unique international underwater photo and video competitions hosted by DivePhotoGuide and Wetpixel. Jason Heller takes the...
Getting Ready For Some Big Competitions?
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Getting ready for some big competitions? December & January have deadlines for a few big ones - namely the Moscow Golden Dolphin and Beneath the Sea competitions in December, and the British...
Wetpixel Solomon Islands Expedition, Sep 11-25, 2007
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Wetpixel.com and photographer Eric Cheng are leading an expedition to the Solomon Islands aboard the M/V Bilikiki from September 11-25, 2007! The Solomon Islands are one of my favorite dive...
British Underwater Image Festival 2007 Approaching
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BUIF is a "sister competition" to our Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo & Video Competition. Following the enormous success of the first ever British...
DEMA 2006 Show Coverage
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As we did in past years, we are proud to present exhaustive coverage of all underwater imaging products at the DEMA Show. Here in Orlando, we are working around the clock to bring you timely news...
Alex Mustard's Appointment With The Queen
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Wetpixel co-admin, Alex Mustard, recently had the opportunity and honor to show some of his images to the Queen (of England) and the Duke of Edinburgh, and to chat about underwater photography....
Live DEMA Report
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Since I've been incredibly busy during DEMA, we've decided to link to Eric Cheng's DEMA coverage versus running around the show floor covering products. He'll be covering all the products and...
DEMA 2006: Wetpixel Arrives
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After approximately 90 hours of travel from Papua New Guinea (including an 18-hour layover at "home" in California), I have finally arrived in Orlando for this year's DEMA Show. Wetpixel video...
Meet Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide Members For Drinks At DEMA
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After 3 days walking the show floor at DEMA, you will need a few drinks, trust me! We're meeting at the Rosen Center Lobby Bar at 8pm on Friday the 10th. If you're attending DEMA, please stop by...
Single dive contact sheet
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Eric from Wetpixel posted a great piece today....I often get asked how many shots I take during a single dive. Instead of fumbling around with words, I decided to thumbnail and present every image...
Light & Motion Titan D200 Preview
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Wetpixel sponsor Backscatter was able to obtain a sneak peek of the upcoming Light & Motion Titan D200.
The housing features adjustable grips, magnetic command dials, an optional magnified...
DEMA 2006 Video Products Preview
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Our friends at Wetpixel posted a fantastic roundup of the video product releases for DEMA this coming week. With DEMA just next week, many manufacturers are preparing new video housings to be...
Divester/Wetpixel T-shirts Available Now!
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After tallying the contest results, ordering the shirts, and setting up the PayPal account, we're finally ready to begin selling the awesome Divester/Wetpixel t-shirts that Eli Woolery designed....
First Look At Nexus D80 Housing For Nikon D80
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Wetpixel sponsor Marine Camera Distributors has provided a couple photos of the upcoming Nexus D80 housing.
The standard housing features dual sync ports, is the same size as for the Nikon D70,...
Announcing The Winner Of The Divester/Wetpixel T-Shirt Contest!
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The voting for the Divester/Wetpixel t-shirt contest closed last night at midnight. I am very pleased to announce that the design by Elijah Woolery was selected as the winner. Congratulations,...
Announcing The Finalists For The Divester/Wetpixel T-Shirt Contest
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Recently, we asked you to submit t-shirt designs for a joint Divester/Wetpixel T-shirt contest. As you recall, the theme was "Exploring the Oceans," and we had several clever submissions....
Smoothing Video With Apple's Shake
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Wetpixel member Jules (Helioxfilm) has posted an example of using Shake's "Smoothcam" node to smooth out underwater video. Of course, there is no replacement for smooth camera work, but the...
Veg Out While Watching New Collaborative, Dynamic Slideshow
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Wetpixel just added a page where you can see a slideshow of the most recent images uploaded to their Flickr photo group. Having set up this new page, they feel the need to issue a serious warning:...
The 1st Annual Wetpixel.com And DivePhotoGuide.com
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On the heels of announcing the 2nd-annual, U.S.A.-based international photo and video competition, Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide have organized a second international competition in association...
Divester/Wetpixel T-shirt Design Contest
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Wetpixel and the fabulous photo-folks at Divester are pleased to announce our first joint t-shirt design contest, and they need your help! Read on for the rules...
Gates Sony HVR-Z1U HD Housing Review
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Wetpixel member Mark Thorpe (CamDiver) has written an excellent comprehensive review of the Gates Underwater Housing for the Sony HVR-Z1U 3CCD High Definition Video Camcorder. Based in Palau, Mark...
Exclusive First Look: DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel 2007 International Competitions
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Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com, in association with the Our World Underwater dive show in Chicago , and DEEP Indonesia, invite you to once again celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine...
Photobeat's Trip Report From Wetpixel Guadalupe Trip
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This was my first Dive trip in a long, time. I always wanted to see the White Sharks and when I first heard about the expedition by email from Norbert Wu including Eric on the trip I thought it was...
Aquatica's New Viewfinder: Prototype Renderings
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Jean Bruneau, Wetpixel's unofficial Aquatica representative, has posted three prototype renderings of Aquatica's upcoming underwater viewfinder. He reports that "it rates with the best on the...
New Auto-Magic Filter
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Wetpixel's own Dr. Alex Mustard has alerted us to the launch of a new filter - the Auto-Magic, which is made specifically for underwater photography with digital compact cameras. The filter is...
2007 Calendar Benefits Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
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Wetpixel member Bruce Yates has put together a fantastic 2007 calendar of his underwater images to raise money for the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation. They're only USD $22.99 and ALL profits...
Unofficial Travel Advisory About Puerto Rico
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There has been a lot of discussion here on Wetpixel about losing equipment while travelling through Puerto Rico's Luis Mu±oz Marin International Airport (SJU) in San Juan. We have received...
ExpoDisc Installation In Light & Motion Bluefin HD Housing
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A month ago, Wetpixel user Daniel Deck posted a message in the forums about his experience using an ExpoDisc to white balance underwater. Many of us struggle with underwater white balance,...
Pre Announcement: DPG / Wetpixel International Photo Competitions
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Following the popularity of our first co-hosted event in 2006, Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com are pleased to announce that we are hosting two major international competitions early in 2007....
HDV Demo On Wetpixel
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One of Wetpixel's video moderators has posted a great 9min demo of HDV footage in the forums...
Pre-announcement: 2007 Our World Underwater Photo Competition
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After the success of last year's first annual Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com International Photo Competition, we have teamed up again with Our World Underwater to bring the global community a...
Interview With Eric Cheng On Divefilm.com
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Mary Lynn's recent interview with Wetpixel administrator Eric Cheng has been posted on Divefilm.com According to Mary: "What I wanted to do was get some of his thoughts on making the transition...
Yeang Chng, Microsoft Future Pro Photographer Winner
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Microsoft has announced the winners of its Future Pro Photographer photo contest. Yeang Ch'ng, a Wetpixel member, has won first place in the Nature & Landscape category with a beautiful...
DEEP Indonesia Competition Pre-announcement
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DEEP Indonesia 2007 is proud to announce that together with DivePhotoGuide.com and Wetpixel.com, we will be hosting a world class international photo competition.
Photographers can compete in 7...
Eric Cheng & Norbert Wu Host Great White Shark Expedition On The Solmar V
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Great White Adventures (GWA), acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Norbert Wu, and Wetpixel editor Eric Cheng have announce a second trip for great white sharks in August 2006. Due to overwhelming...
Hugyfot Introduces New Viewfinder
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Wetpixel member Udo van Dongen has received photos of a new 45 degrees viewfinder from Hugyfot. The viewfinder is similar to that offered by Inon and can be rotated 360 degrees...
Wetpixel Partners With DiveFilm For Video Podcasts
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Wetpixel is proud to announce a partnership with DiveFilm.com, a website dedicated to showcasing underwater video. DiveFilm features underwater filmmakers and offers high quality video podcasts...
Review Of The Sony A1 And L&M Bluefin In Wetpixel Forums
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After following the discussions on this board for months trying to make up my mind, I finally ended up with the Sony A1 in an L&M Bluefin housing. The decision to get the A1 instead of the HC1...
Inon Artist Of The Month - A Wetpixel/Divephotoguide Competition Winner
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John Johnson, 1st Place winner in the compact camera category at the first annual Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com International Photo Competition is featured as Inon's Artist on the Month...
Seacam 5D Housing First Impressions
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"I was fortunate enough to receive one of the first Seacam 5D housings to arrive in the States and got it just in time for a one week live-aboard dive trip with Jim Abernethy's Scuba...
Wetpixel Bahamas Trip 2006: Images And Video
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Please enjoy eleven shark videos and tons of photos in the Photo and Gallery Showcase forum and in the Video forum..
Video Seminar By Steve Fish On L&M's Website
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Light & Motion has posted on their website part one of a video seminar by Steve Fish, which talks about wide angle lenses, depth of field, focus lock, filters, and white balance. You can also...
Boston Sea Rovers 52nd Clinic 2006: Wetpixel Report
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The Boston Sea Rovers hosted their 52nd Clinic on the weekend of Mar 4-5, 2006, again held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. I stepped off of an airplane from Grand Cayman wearing far too little...
Ikelite D200 Housing In The Wild, Early Testing Of The Ikelit D200 Housing
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Wetpixel member Jon Bertsch has posted a review of the Ikelite underwater housing for the Nikon D200 digital SLR, based on one of the first production housings. There is an active discussion going...
Alex Mustard's Art Of Diving
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Underwater photographer and Wetpixel co-administrator Alex Mustard has finally made public the release of his first book, The Art of Diving...
Competition Winners Announced!
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The 1st annual Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com international underwater photo competition winners have been officially announced and posted online. The competition was fierce, and the images...
Alex Mustard Seminar - Feb. 15th
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Wetpixel Admin and award-winning photographer Alex Mustard will be giving a talk at the February BSOUP meeting in London entitled: TECHNICAL TALK - ALEX MUSTARD: SHOOTING FISH. According to Alex,...
The Digital Shootout Palau *Update*
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It's not too late to sign up for the Digital Shootout Palau! Space is still available, and we have recently added two bonus seminars to the schedule.
For those attending the Yap portion of...
DivePhotoGuide.com Featured On Scubaradio At The New York Boat Show
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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...
International Photo Competition Deadline Of Feb 3rd - $25,000 In Prizes
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There are only 3 weeks left to enter the first annual Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com International Photo Competition. With over $25,000 in prizes, including trips to some of the best...
Wetpixel Revamps Picture Of The Week Contest
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Wetpixel is proud to announce the return to an interactive Picture of the Week contest, with public, member submissions and voting. As before, members may enter up to 2 images per week, and each...
New Online Photographic Guide To Coral Reef Fish Larvae
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Coralreeffish.com, a coral reef fish research site, today announced the availability of a photographic web-guide to the late-stage larvae of coral reef fishes.
Ikelite Canon 5D Housing Review
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Wetpixel moderator William Heaton has posted a review of the Ikelite underwater housing for the full-frame Canon EOS-5D digital SLR, based on the first production housing to be shipped out...
Rand McMeins Wins Turks And Caicos Stamp Contest
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Wetpixel Member Rand McMeins aka Randapex has taken first place in the Turks and Caicos Stamp Contest. Rand's photo and biography will be posted in the local Turks and Caicos newspaper and his...
Seacam Wet Diopter
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At this year's DEMA show Seacam introduced a pair of wet diopters custom designed for their macro ports.
Stephen Frink compares Seacam and Macromate Diopters on Wetpixel.com...
DivePhotoGuide.com And Wetpixel.com To Host International Photo Competition
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Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have teamed up to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment by developing the first instance of a new, annual, international underwater...
Nikon D200 Imminent
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It looks like Nikon leaked photos of the D200, which people are speculating may be released in mid-December. Wetpixel.com has cached images of the camera on a thread in their forums...
Visions Conference Report
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Unfortunately, as a result of transport issues, I missed the opening short talk by Jason Isley of Scubazoo on Shooting Big Animals and most of Charles Hood's talk on RAW vs JPG. So perhaps someone...
Sea And Sea YS110 Strobe
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Sea and Sea has announced the release of their new strobe, with new features designed to address some of the drawbacks noted by Wetpixel users for previous models. The strobe is more powerful and...
Aquatica D2x Housing Appears In Wetpixel Forums
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The eagerly awaited Aquatica D2X housing has recently shown its face in the Wetpixel discussion forums. This housing is one of the cheapest available for the increasingly popular Nikon D2X camera....
Bonaire Digital Shootout 2005 Update
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Wetpixel founder and DPG friend Eric Cheng is keeping a daily webcast of the events at the Bonaire Digital Shootout...
Vote For Sport Diver Photo Annual Cover
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DPG friend and Wetpixel.com founder Eric Cheng has a chance at the cover with his amazing turtle image. Vote now!
Inon D-2000 S-ttl Strobe -- An "automatic" Strobe For Consumer Digicams
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At DEMA 2004 here in Houston, Mark Rupert from Inon America took a few minutes to explain the functions of their new D-2000 Strobe. This is an optically-triggered o­nly strobe, meaning...
Wetpixel.com Picture of The Week
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The Wetpixel Photo of the Week contest is for digital images only and will test your image manipulation skills along with your photography skills.
First Annual Wetpixel.com & DivePhotoGuide.com International Photo Competition
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Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have teamed up to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment by developing the first instance of a new, annual, international underwater...
4th Annual Wetpixel and DivePhotoGuide International Photo & Video Competition: Our World Underwater 2009
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Popular websites Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have teamed up again in association with Our World Underwater to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment with the...
DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition 2007
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Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide have organized a second international competition in association with Indonesiaaˆ™s first Diving, Adventure Travel and Water sports expo, DEEP Indonesia. This...
UNDER THE BLUE :: SCUBA Show 2007
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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...
3rd Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Photo & Video Competition
EVENTS
Popular websites Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com, in association with Our World Underwater announce the 3rd annual prestigious international "Super Bowl" of underwater photo and video...
3rd Annual DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition
EVENTS
A sister competition to the US-based international photo and video competition hosted by Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide, the DEEP Indonesia underwater photography competition is a unique joint...
4th Annual DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition
EVENTS
The themed categories of the DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition are part of a unique series hosted by DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel, in association with DEEP Indonesia ,...
5th Annual Our World Underwater International Photo & Video Competition
EVENTS
Popular underwater imaging websites Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com are proud to present the 5th annual international underwater photography and video competition, held in association with Our...
Wetpixel.com Picture of The Week
MONTHLY CONTESTS
The Wetpixel Photo of the Week contest is for digital images only and will test your image manipulation skills along with your photography skills.
First Annual Wetpixel.com & DivePhotoGuide.com International Photo Competition
MONTHLY CONTESTS
Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have teamed up to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment by developing the first instance of a new, annual, international underwater...
4th Annual Wetpixel and DivePhotoGuide International Photo & Video Competition: Our World Underwater 2009
MONTHLY CONTESTS
Popular websites Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have teamed up again in association with Our World Underwater to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment with the...
DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition 2007
MONTHLY CONTESTS
Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide have organized a second international competition in association with Indonesiaaˆ™s first Diving, Adventure Travel and Water sports expo, DEEP Indonesia. This...
UNDER THE BLUE :: SCUBA Show 2007
MONTHLY CONTESTS
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...
3rd Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Photo & Video Competition
MONTHLY CONTESTS
Popular websites Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com, in association with Our World Underwater announce the 3rd annual prestigious international "Super Bowl" of underwater photo and video...
3rd Annual DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition
MONTHLY CONTESTS
A sister competition to the US-based international photo and video competition hosted by Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide, the DEEP Indonesia underwater photography competition is a unique joint...
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