Underwater Photography Articles

Dive Adventure

Dive Adventure: Valparaiso, Chile
Underwater photographer Kevin Lee finds adventure while stopping over on the southern Pacific coast of South America.
Trip Report: Tioman Island
Underwater photographer Victor Tang revisits his beloved Tioman Island, diving and exploring its remote and extraordinary outer islands.
Diving in the South Georgia Islands
The underwater photography adventure that took us to the ends of the Earth and waters that have never before been dived in by humans.
Diving with the West Papua Whale Sharks
A diver describes his unique opportunity to dive with and get to know the majestic whale sharks of Cendrawasih Bay.
Diving Under the Ice
Underwater photographer Jo-Ann Wilkins takes you on an adventure under the ice in her native Canada and shares her techniques and tips.
SCUBA Diving Mozambique
An adventure diving the wild frontier of Tofo Beach in Africa.
Dive Adventure: Dumaguete
Underwater photographer Stanley Bysshe shares his underwater photos and experience at the Atlantis Dumaguete Resort
Trip Report: Komodo
2010 Ocean Art winner, Bettina Balnis, shares her recent adventure to Komodo aboard SMY Ondina.
Dive Adventure: Dive Damai
Underwater photographer Mark Strickland takes you eastbound in Indonesia; an adventure aboard Dive Damai.
Dive Adventure: Blue Heron Bridge
Sometimes referred to as "Lembeh East," the Blue Heron Bridge in Florida is full of colorful critters, & plenty of great underwater photo ops.
La Paz Workshop 2011 - Participant Photos
We recently returned from Bluewater Photo/ UWPG La Paz Workshop, and the participants took some amazing underwater photos!
Diving Grand Bahama Island
X-Ray Mag editor and underwater photographer Matthew Meier shares an excerpt from his recent article about diving Grand Bahama Island.
Dive Adventure: Arenui Liveaboard
2010 Ocean Art winner, Matthew Tworkowski, shares his underwater photos and his wonderful experience aboard the Arenui in Indonesia.
Dive Adventure: Sea of Cortez
Marli shares her experience of diving the Northern Sea of Cortez aboard the M/V Rocio del Mar.
Diving with Great White Sharks
Todd shares his adventure of diving and underwater photography with Great White sharks aboard Nautilus Explorer.
Dive Adventure: Diving the Arctic
Underwater photographer Kevin Lee shares his stories and photos from a recent dive adventure to the Arctic.
Diving KBR Resort Lembeh
Takako and Stephen share their underwater adventure of diving the "Critter Capital" of the world.
Diving with Whale Sharks: Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Join Stanley Bysshe as he shares his adventure of diving with whale sharks off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Diving the Bay Islands of Honduras
Edwar, who placed 3rd in the 2010 Ocean Art contest for wide-angle, shares his experience on the Utila Aggressor II.
Diving Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Jim Lyle and Michael Zeigler put together a guide to diving one of the most pristine reefs in the coral triangle.
Big Animal Encounter: Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales at the Socorro Islands An amazing underwater photography encounter with the g...
Manta Ray Night Dive
Manta Ray Night Dive in Kona, Hawaii The ultimate underwater photography experience By Scott...
Diving Kenya
Scuba Diving...Out of Africa A travel report of diving and underwater photography in Kenya T...
Diving Jeju Island, South Korea
Diving Jeju Island, South Korea An underwater photographer visits the "Land of the Morni...
Russia's White Sea
  Diving Russia’s High Arctic: Beneath the White Sea Underwater Photography while...
Diving Ticao and Donsol, the Philippines
Diving Ticao and Donsol, Philippines Diving with Mantas and Whale Sharks Text and photos by ...
Diving Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Guide to diving kimbe bay, featuring photos from a trip on the MV Febrina
La Paz 2010 workshop at Club Cantamar
Incredible diving in La Paz at the UWPG Baja workshop By Scott Gietler and Todd Winner ...
Socorro Island Adventure on the Solmar V
Socorro Islands, Mexico Diving with the Big Boys by Bruce Watkins     ...
Misool and Triton Bay on the Arenui
Diving “The Last Best Place” in Luxury - exploring Raja Ampat Adventure aboard th...
Aboard Nai'a, Destination: Fiji
Underwater Adventure Aboard the Nai'a, Destination: Fiji Some insights & underwater p...

Story of the Shot

Story Behind the Shot: Cave Reflection
Combining Cenote photography, a dive model & reflection into a winning image
Story Behind the Shot: Lion-mane Nudibranch
An Inside Look at Shooting a Unique Melibe Nudibranch Congregation
Story Behind The Shot: Hatching Octopus
The story behind an image of hatching octopus, taken with a Canon 5D Mark III
Story Behind the Shot: Super Macro in Puget Sound
Patricia Gunderson describes how she shot the super small critter that won her 1st Place "Super Macro" in our 2011 Ocean Art Contest.
Story Behind the Shot: Frozen Fjord
Lill Haugen, winner in the "Coldwater" category of our 2011 Ocean Art Contest, shares how she got her shot in the frozen waters of Norway.
Story Behind the Shot: The Hunting Leopard Seal
Natalia Chervyakova visits the Antarctic Peninsula to photograph the deadly leopard seal.
Story Behind the Shot: "Manta Madness"
The story of how I got the shot that won the 2011 Ocean Art Contest
Story Behind the Shot: Bettina Balnis
Bettina explains how she achieved this winning shot of two skeleton shrimp for the 2010 Ocean Art Photo Competition.
Story of the Shot: Douglas Hoffman
Award-winning underwater photographer Douglas Hoffman shares his approach to capturing shark images.