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Here, X-Ray Mag contributors share their chosen images from the cenotes of Mexico to the tropical waters of the Marshall Islands, Chuuk Lagoon, Palau, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Maldives to the subtropical and temperate waters of New Zealand, South Africa and the US East Coast.

Subtle to Vibrant

Text and photos by Scott Bennett

I suddenly felt like I was in a neon video game with the underwater world transforming into vibrant greens, reds and yellows. A bright, glowing light snaked across the sand, and on closer inspection, it was an eel that was vivid green. Later in the dive, I saw the outline of a red fish in the sand. It turned out to be a scorpionfish with only the outline of its body glowing reddish-pink while its lacy appendages along its body did not. Hard corals, which during the day were a bland ivory color, were now dazzling green and yellow, with tinges of maroon.

Over the years, I have learned a number of tricks that have helped me to take better photos of divers. You might want to give them a try on your next dive.

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Here, X-Ray Mag contributors share their favorite images from the tropical waters of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Türkiye, the Red Sea, Mozambique, Saba, the Bahamas and the Galápagos Islands, to the subtropical and temperate waters of South Africa, Newfoundland in Canada, and the US East Coast.

The Colorful Waters of Fiji

Text and photos by Matthew Meier

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Here, X-Ray Mag contributors share their favorite images from the tropical waters of Fiji, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Maldives, the Red Sea and Mexico, to the subtropical and temperate waters of South Africa, Vancouver Island in Canada, and the US East Coast.

Two’s Company   

Text and photos by Anita George-Ares, PhD

“Abstractionism is an artistic experience that arose in the early 20th century … The term indicates those pictorial and plastic works that go beyond the objective representation of reality.” _{(it.wikipedia.org)}

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Here, X-Ray Magcontributors share their favorite images from the tropical waters of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Red Sea, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the Revillagigedo Archipelago to the subtropical and temperate waters of South Africa and the US East Coast.

Framing in UW Photography 

Text and photos by Kate Jonker

The idea of generative AI (GAI) is that a system can produce text, images or other media in response to original content and/or prompts (user-supplied instructions to modify the process). Public versions such as ChatGPT or DALL-E are available for online use by anyone.

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Here, X-Ray Mag contributors share their favorite images from the tropical waters of Fiji, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Egyptian Red Sea, Bonaire and the Cayman Islands, to the temperate waters of the US East Coast and California.

 

Great White Triptych — Not Just Another Portrait

Text and photos by Gary Rose, MD