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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, artistic and commercial projects that most of the photographers in our galleries are working on at any given time...
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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 better to hold an underwater photo and video festival
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One of the great things about the web is the combination of diversity and relevance that websites represent to those who read them. Interested in wreck diving? Underwater photography or video? Cold water diving? The web offers each niche its own rightful place in the world and brings like minded people together around specific content and tools like never before. To drive this point home, a search for "scuba diving" on Google returns over 2.4 million web pages, and just "Wreck diving" brings back 324,000 web pages...
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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 Filipacchi, and the massive holding company behind them, Lagardere, are names to be reckoned with...
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"In collaboration with Howard Hall, Gates 'bulletproof' housings extend to 4K digital cinema imaging." The RED camera has had an interesting launch. This beautiful peice of optical engineering magnificence looked to many to be too good to be true. With resolution of roughly 4 times that of HD, and prelaunch images that look like something out of a sci-fi flick, who could blame those who didn't want to first beleive...
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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 shindig last night. On Thurs. Oct 4th, the growing club hosted its one year anniversary party as a fundraising event for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society...
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Fantasea Line is pleased to announce that their FP-5000 housing is totally compatible with Nikon's new Coolpix digital camera, the P5100. The FP-5000 housing is fully functional, providing photographers with access to all camera functions. Depth rated to 60 meters/200 feet, this housing from Fantasea also features a new design and improved construction. The FP-5000 is ideal for outdoor and underwater photographers, who can now quickly access all Nikon Coolpix features for capturing fast action pictures easily and creatively. The FP-5000 housing has a double O-ring seal on all controls, anti-glare hood over LCD screen, and built-in diffuser. The FP-5000 also features a 46mm port ring thread for easy attachment of accessory lenses and filters...
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Shaun & Beth Tierney compiled a fantastic travel guide for Christmas Island, a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean that is barely known and even less explored...
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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 winning photographer and owner of Nemo Divers in Eilat, Israel, just became one of those guys.
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Beneath the Sea 2008 is pleased to invite Photographers and Videographers to enter its annual Worldwide Underwater Photo/video competition. Underwater photographers will compete for the coveted David Doubilet award for excellence in underwater photography and a trip for one on the M.V. Telita in Papua New Guinea. Underwater Videographers will compete for the distinguished Stan Waterman award for excellence in underwater video and a one week trip for one aboard the Nai'a in Fiji. Underwater Photographic Artists compete for the celebrated Jim Church award for excellence in creative underwater photography and a trip for one aboard the M.Y Telita in Papua New Guinea...
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