News about underwater photography and environment preservation, informations and curiosities about marine critters and much more.
Water is still dripping from my partly undressed wetsuit. With my towel comfortably wrapped around my shoulders I can feel the heat of the African sun warming me up nicely. It’s a stunningly beautiful winter’s day in Cape Town and although there is a crispness to the air, I feel… Continue reading
The painted Doris (Felimare picta) is a nudibranch belonging to the Chromodorididae family. It is one of the families most numerous and common, consisting mainly of medium or large size specimen, characterized by elaborate and glittering colors. They feed on various types of sponges, so it is useful to know… Continue reading
It was the summer of 2010 when for the first time I set foot on Ustica, the island described as “the divers’ paradise” or “the Tyrrhenian black pearl”. Although I had only one year of diving behind my shoulders, I realized that this island had some peculiarities that found a… Continue reading
Were it possible for you to ride a marine water parcel now in any place of the Oceans, it would take just a little patience to come back to the same position: more than 1,000 years. Sure enough, ocean waters are continuosly moving: winds are stirring waters, tides… Continue reading
In northern Norway, a bit north of the polar circle there are groups of islands with some of the most productive marine areas in the world. The richfullness of the sea, combined with the beautiful landscape and culture has made Lofoten part of the area coming into the Unesco World… Continue reading
To Pee or Not to Pee, that is the Jellyfish question. Before I go into the fascinating facts about Jellyfish, I figured I’d answer the most important Jellyfish question of all. Will it help if someone urinates on my Jellyfish sting? The answer to this is NO, this is not… Continue reading
Wetpixel (along with PADI) highlighted the issues around the ethics of capturing wildlife images in response to an image that had been widely circulated featuring a day octopus (Octopus cyanea) apparently “hitching a ride” on a Hawaiian green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Further investigation around the image revealed that the Smithsonian… Continue reading
Water is still dripping from my partly undressed wetsuit. With my towel comfortably wrapped around my shoulders I can feel the heat of the African sun warming me up nicely. It’s a stunningly beautiful winter’s day in Cape Town and although there is a crispness to the air, I feel… Continue reading
If you are an underwater photographer or a Manta Ray lover, mark your calendar for the 10th Annual Manta Fest Photo Festival being held in Yap, Micronesia from August 26th – September 10th, 2017. Manta Fest is organized by Manta Ray Bay Resort, and Yap Divers who helped establish the… Continue reading
The city of Noli is located on the Ligurian coast of the Riviera di Ponente (Western Riviera), in a cove bordered to the east from the Island of Bergeggi and southwest by the namesake cape, and is easy to reach from the highway exit of Spotorno, a few kilometers from… Continue reading
