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Dive Photo Guide

Underwater Photographer's Travel Guide Series

Every dive destination has its unique flora, fauna and associated photo opportunities. The DPG team reports on the specific photo opportunities and how to maximize your productivity at each destination.

Discovering the Secrets of Oman’s Underwater World
Incredible biodiversity and amazing photo opportunities await the intrepid shooter
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Papua New Guinea – Part VI: Tips and Techniques
The final part of the six-part series on capturing the best of Papua New Guinea
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Papua New Guinea – Part V: Aircraft Wrecks
The fifth in a six-part series on capturing the best of Papua New Guinea
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Papua New Guinea – Part IV: New Ireland
The fourth in a six-part series on capturing the best of Papua New Guinea
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Papua New Guinea – Part III: New Britain Island
The third in a six-part series on capturing the best of Papua New Guinea
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Papua New Guinea – Part II: New Guinea Island
The second in a six-part series on capturing the best of Papua New Guinea
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Papua New Guinea – Part I: Introduction
The first in a six-part series on capturing the best of Papua New Guinea
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Weedy seadragons, blue-ringed octopuses, and spider crabs await in the shallows
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Socorro
Learn about the world-class diving in the Revillagigedo Islands, courtesy of prolific local shooter David Valencia
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Triton Bay
Learn how to get the most out of a visit to this remote paradise
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to the Great Barrier Reef
Underwater shooter Julia Sumerling introduces the planet’s largest living structure and its surrounding sea
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Texas native Jesse Cancelmo tells you all you need to know about this offshore wonder
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Palau
Everything you need to know about this Micronesian dive spot
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to the Galápagos
The Galápagos is an all-in-one destination for big animal photography
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to British Columbia
Jett Britnell unveils the photo secrets of Canada's western-most province
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to Ambon
The remote island of Ambon in the northern Banda Sea provides macro underwater photographers with limitless opportunities
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to Alor
The largest island in an archipelago of over 90 islands in southeastern Indonesia, Alor is an underwater photographer???‚¬?„?s dream
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Komodo National Park
Brandi Mueller details Komodo’s best dive spots and their critter residents
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to St. Lucia
Francesca Diaco reveals how to capture the marine life of St. Lucia’s best dive spots
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to California
Come to America’s Golden State to capture a breathtaking array of sublime seascapes and fascinating photographic subjects
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Puerto Rico
Abimael Márquez puts this underrated underwater photo destination on the map
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Raja Ampat
Everything you need to know about capturing Indonesia’s crown jewel
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Grand Cayman
Discover why Grand Cayman is one of the Caribbean’s most visited dive destinations
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Isla Guadalupe
Learn how to photograph the ultimate predator in the waters of this Mexican Island
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to North Carolina
This off-the-map East Coast destination boasts sharks, wrecks and more
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to the Similan and Surin Islands
Dive into the best underwater photography the Andaman Sea has to offer
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Jupiter, Florida
This South Florida destination is a must for both macro and wide-angle
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Cozumel
Discover one of Mexico’s most popular destinations for underwater photography
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Roatán
Francesca Diaco shoots the underwater world of this gem off Honduras
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to California’s Channel Islands
This West coast photo destination features 150 endemic marine species
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Tubbataha
A Philippine gem offering up a huge variety of photographic subjects
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Kona
From massive manta rays to the tiniest pelagic critters, Kona has it all
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Tiger Beach
Your guide to photographing the tiger sharks of the Bahamas
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Taiwan
Tommi Kokkola reveals the little-known Asian gem he calls home
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to Croatia
Christian Skauge takes us to Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Dumaguete, Philippines
Dan Norwood explores one of the best underwater photo spots in the Indo Pacific
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to Wakatobi
Richard Smith brings us the latest Underwater Photographer's Guide from Wakatobi Resort
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Eilat, Israel
Mark Fuller writes DPG's latest installment of the "Underwater Photographer's Travel Guide Series."
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Curaçao
A guide to photographing one the Caribbean's diving havens - Curacao.
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To The Humpbacks Of The Silver Bank
A guide to planning your trip to photograph the humpback whales of the Silver Bank
An Underwater Photographer’s Guide to Malapascua Island in the Philippines
Jeremy Cuff prepares you for your underwater photography trip to Malapascua, Philippines
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To The Belize Atolls
A guide to photographing the Belize atolls and the Blue Hole
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Bonaire
A complete guide to underwater photography in Bonaire
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Lembeh Strait
Everything you need to know to plan your underwater photography trip to Lembeh
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To The Manatees Of Crystal River
All the information needed to get the best underwater photographs of manatees of Crystal River
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Antarctica
Bartosz Strozynski guides us through diving in Antarctica from an underwater photographer's point of view
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Borneo
DPG editor Matt Weiss visit 's Sipadan to find those special underwater photography moments
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Humpback Whales In Tonga
Karen Varndell writes about photographing humpback whales in Tonga.
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Shooting Monk Seals In Niihau, Hawaii
Jeremy Cuff photographs Hawaiian Monk Seals and more in Niihau, Hawaii's "Forbidden Island"
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Lady Elliot Island
In the next chapter of the ongoing "Underwater Photographer's Guide To..." series, Jeremy Cuff explores Lady Elliot Island in Australia
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Lankayan
Andrea and Antonella Ferrari discuss the photographic opportunities in Lankayan and the success of SIMCA in preserving the area
An Underwater Photographer Guide To Palawan
Another report about the underwater photographic experiences of South East Asia by DPG editor Matt Weiss. This time in Palawan, Philippines where he enjoys "botanical diving"
An Underwater Photographer Guide To Hawaii's Kona Coast
Jeremy Cuff writes about the unique photographic opportunities at Hawaii's Kona Coast including the famous night manta dives
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to Puerto Galera
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.
An Underwater Photographer's Guide To Bali - Part II
Matt Weiss reveals two new critter dives in Bali and more in part II of DivePhotoGuide's investigative report of Bali
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to Bali - Part 1
In the first installment of DivePhotoGuide's guide to South East Asia, Matt Weiss highlights the macro life of Bali in Part 1 of his two part guide to this Indonesian paradise
An Underwater Photographer's Guide to Southeast Asia
DivePhotoGuide editor Matt Weiss returns from South East Asia and will provide comprehensive coverage on this diverse area and its diving from a photographers point of view.
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