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Beating Airline Baggage fees, part 2
Essential guide for underwater photographers, on beating the airline's bagage fees
Liveaboard or Resort Diving?
Liveaboard Diving vs. Resort Diving
What’s better for underwater photography, land-base...
Baggage Fees
Baggage Fees for Underwater Photographers and Dive Travel
A very brief history of airline bag...
Choosing a Dive Destination, Part 2
Ridlon shares his thoughts on how best to choose your next destination
5 Critters You Must See in the Indo-Pacific
The Most Exciting Subjects for Underwater Photographers in the Indo-Pacific
The Sand Dwelling Slugs of California
A Nudibranch Adventure Through the Desert Beyond California's Coastline
Diving Underwater With Manatees
A great guide for how, when, and where to photograph Manatees
Navigating the Kelp Forest Safely Underwater and
Tips and tricks on how to get some great shots in the maze that is the kelp forest.
Knowing your Subject: its Habits, Habitat and
How knowledge about your subject can increase your success rate with underwater photography
Photographing Manatees
Where to find these magnificent "gentle giants" and how to get the best possible photos of them
January Critter Season
While water temperatures may be cold, January is arguably the best time of year to find awesome underwater critter action.
Bartick's Critter Column: Reflecting on 2011
Mike Bartick looks back at his 2011 dive logs and reflects on great dives, unique critters, new behaviors captured, and more.
Bartick's Water Column: Mimic, Muck, & Beyond
This month Mike goes underwater in search of all things mimic and muck. Including Maluku frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, pipehorses, and more!
Bartick's Water Column: Searching for Rhinopias
A first person animal encounter write-up that will be updated each month, and includes amazing critters and underwater photography tips.
Indo-Pacific Critter Guide Gets Updated
The Ultimate Indo-Pacific critter list and online field guide just got better, with dozens of new entries.
ReefID: Share your Underwater Photography
ReefID: Share your Underwater Photography and Identify your Subjects
A great new tool to enha...
Mouthbrooding Cardinalfish
Mouthbrooding Cardinalfish
How to photograph mouthbrooding behavior
Text and Photos by Vi...
Where and How to Photograph Basking Sharks
Basking Shark Photography
Text and Underwater Photography by Kirk Mottershead
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Jellyfish Encounters
Jellyfish Encounters in California
By Mike Bartick
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Harlequin Shrimp
Mark shares his experience photographing these gorgeous crustaceans
Sipadan History and Upcoming Underwater Camera Ban
A brief history of Sipadan Island, the diving permit situation and upcoming underwater camera ban
Celebrating California's Underwater Parks
Southern California's new MPAs went into effect on January 1, 2012, increasing the number of Underwater Parks from thirteen to fifty.
Shark Angels - Making a Difference
Globally connected, Shark Angels around the world are changing the future for sharks.
Conservation: Restoring Orange County's Kelp
Kelp Forest Conservation: Get Inspired!
Orange County Ocean Restoration Project
By Nancy ...
Bluefin Tuna - What You Can Do
Bluefin tuna are being hunted to extinction. Find out what you can do.
Malpelo: A Must-Visit for Big Fish Photographers
Dive a Unique Eastern Pacific Island with Hammerheads, Mantas & Pelagics
Photographing the Wrecks of the St. Lawrence River
A Photo Essay on Diving & Shooting Amazing Freshwater Wrecks in Cold Canadian Waters
Sogod Bay: Dive Paradise off the Beaten Track
An Underwater Photo Adventure in Southern Leyte, Philippines,with some surprisingly good photo ops
The Best Kept Shark Diving Secret: Cuba
Incredible Shark Diving in Cuba's Jardines de la Reina - find out why divers are flocking there
An 8-Arm Camera Thief
Giant Pacific Octopus Steals Diver's dSLR rig - an UWPG exclusive!
Dive Adventure: Grand Cayman
I recently made my second visit to Grand Cayman, this time with camera in tow. Sponges, wrecks, & sting rays were the highlights.
California Sea Lions Nursing at Eureka Rigs
Right place, right time leads to a great image capture at the SoCal Oil Rigs
Raja Ampat on the Indo-Siren - massive fish report
Photos and details from a Raja Ampat, Indonesia Indo-Siren trip in December 2012
Bali: A Diving Safari To "The Other Side"
Victor Tang visits an assortment of dive sites in Bali, Indonesia, by land.
Must Do Diving in Curacao
The West End is a somewhat isolated, Macro heaven perfectly suited for underwater photographers.
From a dSLR to the OM-D E-M5 in Cozumel
Jim Lyle takes his new Olympus OMD EM-5 out to Cozumel and explains why he downsized his dSLR
Sea of Cortez: Photo Workshop Trip Report
A report on Underwater Photography Guide's recent photo Whale Shark / Sea Lion trip to the Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Diving Papua New Guinea, Part II: Macro
Part II of Ron Watkin's incredible journey with macro, topside and cuttlefish photos
Diving Papua New Guinea on the MV Febrina
An underwater photographer's unique and spectacular experience diving in the PNG.
The Hunt For The Pink Frogfish
An extraordinary underwater adventure in Anilao with a lot of unique surprises along the way.