We are all involved in the same great sport. Whether you are a recently qualified open water diver or an experienced diver who has travelled to the farthest oceans of the world, there is a bond that connects us. We are all divers.
There I was, off the coast of North Carolina at a depth of about 20m (60ft) when the shadowy shape of the WWII wreck Caribsea came into view—but it looked almost as if it was moving! Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a cloud of tiny bait fish completely covering the wreck. As they moved, the ship seemed to move with them; and then, out of the swarm, a massive, tank-like, gray silhouette emerged.
The waters of Istria in the Adriatic Sea are littered with ships from the First World War and one of the best known is that of the Rossarol, sunk on 16 November 1918. Divers from many parts of Europe have developed a project to remember the tragic episode and safeguard the integrity of the wreck.
In her Plastisphere series, American artist and photographer Kristen Regan has created spell-binding photographs of plankton forms, inspired by microscopic ocean life, using repurposed plastic materials.
The nonprofit Tourism Cares, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), and the Grupo Puntacana Foundation in the Dominican Republic have partnered on a Coral Restoration Capacity Building Project to assist three Caribbean destinations which suffered serious reef damage from the devastating storms of 2017.
“Once we tried it, we had to share it with you,” explains Luke Atkinson, Emperor Divers’ Red Sea General Manager. “The freedom of diving with Sidemount is an experience for all divers.”
Sidemount diving is growing fast and becoming a popular choice because of the ease with which you can kit up and dive. Emperor Divers asked many of their guests who dived with Sidemount if they would ever go back to the back plate and the majority reply was ‘never!’
Compared to MDX-D850 camera housing, the MDX-Z7 is 100g/3.5oz lighter in weight on land.
Optical YS Converter/N1 Compatible
An optional Optical YS Converter which converts the camera's hot-shoe TTL signal into an LED light signal is compatible with the housing. Manual strobe photography is also possible.
Kinki is a ruggedly beautiful peninsula in the southwest of Honshu, Japan. The area is best known for the Shinto shrines of Kumano, which sit atop forested mountains in the center of the region. Each year, thousands of tourists and devotees undertake a pilgrimage through the mountains to reach the tranquil sanctuary, which is said to be a place of physical healing.
