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You can custom order an M24 bulkhead on your Ikelite Housing through Bluewater Photo
By UWPG News

Ikelite Housings Are Now Compatible with External Monitors

Ikelite Housings Are Now Compatible with External Monitors
UWPG News
You can custom order an M24 bulkhead on your Ikelite Housing through Bluewater Photo

External monitors and recorders are a great tool for underwater video shooters to visualize footage and unlock important features on their camera. They are particularly useful tool for video shooters using the Sony A1, Sony A7S III, and Nikon Z7II who will be able to shoot at higher bit rates with different

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Sea & Sea improves TTL compatibility with third party TTL converters with a firmware update to the YS-D3
By UWPG News

Sea & Sea YS-D3 Firmware Update Improves TTL

Sea & Sea YS-D3 Firmware Update Improves TTL
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Sea & Sea improves TTL compatibility with third party TTL converters with a firmware update to the YS-D3

If you have the Sea & Sea YS-D3 lightning strobe, then you're probably happy with its amazing recycle times at lower powers. We know we were during our Sea & Sea YS-D3 review. However, if you've used the YS-D3 with a third party TTL converter, you may have noticed some inconsistent exposures. Well you're in luck! Sea & Sea has announced a firmware update that will fix some of these compatibility issues.

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You can now use a custom "capture the seas" integration to use your Google Pixel with your Kraken Smartphone Housing
By UWPG News

Google Pixel Announces "Capture the Seas" Feature with Kraken Universal Smart Phone Housing

Google Pixel Announces "Capture the Seas" Feature with Kraken Universal Smart Phone Housing
UWPG News
You can now use a custom "capture the seas" integration to use your Google Pixel with your Kraken Smartphone Housing

Google Pixel is continuously improving their features to provide the best customer experience for their users. Pixel users can now enjoy taking photos & videos both on land and underwater! When one of the Pixel camera software engineers, José Ricardo Lima, and his husband went to the Philippines for a scuba diving trip, he wondered what would it be like to use his Pixel camera during the dives to capture exciting moments, marine life and reefscapes.

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An Action Camera That is Both Tiny & Mighty
By UWPG News

Insta360 GO 2 Packs Flagship Power into the World’s Smallest Action Camera

Insta360 GO 2 Packs Flagship Power into the World’s Smallest Action Camera
UWPG News
An Action Camera That is Both Tiny & Mighty

Action cameras are the Go2 cameras for extreme sports enthusiasts - including scuba divers. In recent years, there have been a lot of new releases like the GoPro Hero 9 and Insta 360 One R that feature a "modular" design - providing shooting flexibility. Very rarely do we see quality action cameras that are designed for what we truly want - a small form factor!

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A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawai‘i will satisfy the curious ocean aficionado with a photographic overview of life in the open ocean at night with field guide information on each luminescent creature.
By UWPG News

A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawai‘i

UWPG News
A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawai‘i will satisfy the curious ocean aficionado with a photographic overview of life in the open ocean at night with field guide information on each luminescent creature.

Blackwater night diving is an increasingly popular underwater sport where divers explore the night time depths of pelagic seas, looking for little critters. It is a unique and exciting experience, and the critters that you see are alien and interesting. Hawaii has some of the world's best blackwater diving, and Jeff Milisen has been exploring and documenting this special wilderness for years.

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Capture underwater photo and videos with your iPhone!
By UWPG News

SeaLife SportDiver iPhone Housing Has Been Announced

SeaLife SportDiver iPhone Housing Has Been Announced
UWPG News
Capture underwater photo and videos with your iPhone!

Smartphones have become the go-to camera for capturing special moments in our daily lives. With phone-camera technology continuously evolving, most people have started to transition away from using a dedicated alltogether. So we were very happy to hear that SeaLife has designed an underwater housing that lets the everyday iPhone user capture underwater photos and videos! The SeaLife SportDiver iPhone housing is compatible with every iPhone model from iPhone 7 and up!

 


 

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Select Deals Through July 7th: Bluewater Photo is have a HUGE SALE on underwater photo and video gear sale with amazing deals up to 42% off - Nauticam, Kraken, Aquatica, Light & Motion, Big Blue, and more!
By Nirupam Nigam

Amazing Underwater Photo and Video Gear Sale!

Bluewater's Huge Underwater Photo and Video Gear Sale!
Nirupam Nigam
Select Deals Through July 7th: Bluewater Photo is have a HUGE SALE on underwater photo and video gear sale with amazing deals up to 42% off - Nauticam, Kraken, Aquatica, Light & Motion, Big Blue, and more!

SELECT ITEMS ON SALE THROUGH JULY 7th!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nirupam Nigam is the Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide and the President of Bluewater Photo - the world's top underwater photo & video retailer. While growing up in Los Angeles he fell in love with the ocean and pursued underwater photography in the local Channel Islands. After receiving degrees in Aquatic and Fisheries Science and General Biology, as well as a minor in Arctic Studies, Nirupam worked as a fisheries observer on vessels in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. Since then, Nirupam has been a full time underwater photographer and photo gear head. Check out more of his photography at www.photosfromthesea.com!

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This awesome giveaway ends June 19th, 2020! Enter Now!
By UWPG News

Win a GoPro and a Month of Free Live Classes at Bluewater University

Win a GoPro and a Month of Free Live Classes at Bluewater University
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This awesome giveaway ends June 19th, 2020! Enter Now!

Bluewater University is excited to announce our first giveaway to kick off our launch! The winner will receive a brand new GoPro Hero 8 as well as one month of FREE classes on Bluewater University!!!! We have been adding highly qualified instructors and courses on our website, and the winner will be able to learn from all of them!

Here are the instructions:


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Bluewater University Launches as a New Online Portal for Underwater Education
By UWPG Editors

Bluewater University is Launched!!

Bluewater University is Launched!!
UWPG Editors
Bluewater University Launches as a New Online Portal for Underwater Education

Bluewater University is the first online platform that is fully dedicated to providing live virtual classes in all things related to underwater - including underwater photography, underwater video, and dive travel. You can sign up now for free.

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Just a few minutes of your time can help improve education and awareness of coral reef conservation!
By Robert Bailey

THE REEF-WORLD FOUNDATION NEEDS YOUR HELP

THE REEF-WORLD FOUNDATION NEEDS YOUR HELP
Robert Bailey
Just a few minutes of your time can help improve education and awareness of coral reef conservation!

THE REEF-WORLD FOUNDATION NEEDS YOUR HELP

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert has worked professionally on commercial television sets doing production photography, shot modern dance for the art department at the University of Calgary, and has worked in a freelance capacity shooting a variety of subjects. Rob worked as a NAUI scuba instructor, and then instructor trainer for the University of Calgary from 1993-1999. He is still an avid diver, and never dives without a camera. 


He moved to Europe in the late 1990s and now resides in the UK. 

 

Robert has enjoyed success in both national and international underwater photography competitions over the years. As a result his images have been published in national magazines, books, scientific publications, and newspapers in the UK. He’s an active committee member for the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP), and the website administrator for the Bristol Underwater Photography Group (BUPG). He’s written several articles for national dive magazines, and often gives presentations on his own underwater photography and photographic technique for photographic clubs in the UK. 

 

Robert worked as a technical specialist, and then technical account manager in the IT industry for many years, and now works part time as a photographer, and full time as editor for the Underwater Photography Guide. 

 

You can see more of Robert's work at www.robertbaileyphotography.com

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