In this section you can find informations about contests, health, safety, initiatives and more…all related to underwater photography and diving.
The 16th CMAS World Championship in Underwater Photography was held in La Paz, Mexico from 22nd to 27th November. 35 photographers from nineteen countries and models competed for the medals in five categories – fish, close up seals, macro, wide angle without model and wide angle with model. The image files were JPEG… Continue reading
Taipei, Taiwan and Richmond, British Columbia, December 22nd, 2017 – Shearwater Research, a veritable force in the dive equipment world and household name for divers the world over, has chosen to become part of Deepblu’s “Elite Fleet”, making them the third brand, following Scubapro and TUSA, to add Deepblu Connect… Continue reading
The 5th Anilao Underwater Shootout has been a success that elevate Philippines as the new capital of underwater diving and photography. The event has been organized by the Department of Tourism with the huge partnership of Philippines Airlines. “I hope the Anilao Underwater Shootout will be another strong avenue… Continue reading
What is the Dive & Seek Campaign? Philippine Airlines, Asia’s first airline and the country’s flag carrier, operates and extensive route network spanning across Asia, Australia, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe and North America. Philippine Airlines fly to over 45 international destinations and 33 domestic destinations. Last August they launched… Continue reading
Project Seahorse is delighted to announce the launch of our new, improved iSeahorse.org website – our pioneering citizen engagement tool that gathers information about seahorses while building a community of committed contributors who are empowered to take action for seahorses and marine conservation. Anyone can join. Whether you’re a diver,… Continue reading
Theis an international photo contest for the sciences, organised by Wikimedia, the movement behind Wikipedia, the famous free encyclopaedia. The Wiki Science Competition has two levels: national and international, in many countries there will be a national contest with its own jury and prizes (more information here), the winning photos will… Continue reading
We have just received the ORCATORCH D620V underwater light from ORCATORCH At first sight you can tell this is a very well built and designed UW light, featuring a compact lighting module as well as a compact battery pack. The 2700 lumen led light isn’t as energy thirsty as older… Continue reading
The second edition of the Deepblu.com / Scubashooters.net jointly organized festival has just finished. This edition’s theme was Shrimp. First place went to the beautiful hairy shrimp framed by Leon Haoqin Zhao, second place by Tianhong Wang and thirs place by Gyno Simus. Several hundred photos have been submitted from dozens… Continue reading
15 November 2017 Josef Litt announces his new book, GALÁPAGOS. It is a brand new and unique guide to the islands full of captivating information and first-hand stories – with 288 pages overflowing with more than 300 stunning photographs as well as original illustrations. The book is available for pre-order.… Continue reading
UWPC is the largest underwater photo challenge in Asia Pacific, it is hosted by the Diving and Resort Travel Expo (DRT Show) and EZDIVE magazine. UWPC is open to participants of all skill levels. UWPH purpose is to promote the art of underwater photography and scuba diving in the Asia… Continue reading
