Theme

The next topic is all about the use of black in color images. This involves black as an element in a color photo and can include images with a black background and colorful foreground, or black silhouettes against a colorful background, or elements of black on a colorful subject or in a colorful underwater reefscape... as long as black plays an artistic part or is a complementary color in a color photo.

Materials

We will need 3 to 4 images and 150 to 250 (max.) words of text, plus captions for each image (location, species, specs: ISO, f/stop, speed; and camera gear used: brand/model of camera, lens, housing, strobes, etc.).

Please send 4 different species, limiting wreck shots to only one, so that there are not too many similar images in the feature. The text should include why the selected images were chosen, how black plays a role in each image, how you got the shots and where they were taken (dive site, location, conditions), special equipment or techniques used, and any anecdotes or memorable interactions that happened. Please include a list of any outside sources, books or references used for facts in the text, as well as a link to your online image gallery to be placed at the end of the text.

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Deadline

5 August 2024

Submission format

TEXT: Please download and type your text, captions and content release into this Word doc.

IMAGES: Image files must be at least 144dpi RGB jpegs, 2500 pixels on the longest edge. Only the best photos will be considered, which are clean, corrected, in focus, and without watermarks or hot spots. Please do not over-sharpen.

Submission

Submit all files via Dropbox and send to: gunild@xray-mag.com.

Notification

By 26 August 2024.

Due to the large amount of emails we receive, only the photographers of the photos selected for the feature article will be contacted via email. However, we wish to thank everyone in advance, who submits materials, and encourage everyone to continue shooting underwater images and to participate in future topics.