Is underwater photography difficult? Actually, no—at least, not to any significant degree when compared with any other discipline of photography. Each single stage of creating an underwater photograph, if seen in isolation from the rest, is not so tricky. It is the sum of all its parts, as well as mastering the whole, which can appear confusing at times.
The NA-Z9 housing by Nauticam offers a full suite of controls within reach of the integrated handles, including levers for the Fn1/Fn2 customizable buttons and the AF-Mode button as well as and double thumb levers for Playback/Disp and AF-On/Rec.
The Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 fisheye is a compact and lightweight fast, ultra-wide prime, manual focus, full-frame fisheye lens designed exclusively for APS-C sensor mirrorless cameras.
All Nikon Z6/7 II camera controls can be accessed (on/off switch, shutter release, shutter speed, aperture, program dial, main dial, push buttons, lens release, FN1, and FN2). As standard, the 100m depth-rated z6/7 housing is equipped with the HugyCheck system, one M16 accessory port, two optical outlets (for two fiberoptic cables), two rigid aluminium handles with one-inch ball mounts, soft neoprene handle for one-handed photography, gearwheel drive for manual zoom or focus control, standard viewfinder, bayonet adaptor for port mounting, and a ball mount on top of the housing.
Even though compact cameras have been used in underwater photography for decades, familiarity with the compact camera today is still limited to a mere handful who have really exhausted its buttons, modes, scenes and capabilities.
For the first time in three years, we plan to hold an "in-person" film exhibition again! The film festival will be held Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Qualcomm Hall in San Diego. The festival will also be a hybrid event with some films available online.
All Films Must Contain at Least 50% Underwater Footage
Films must be submitted via FilmFreeway no later than June 15, 2022
We asked our contributors what their favorite underwater photographs featuring spots, stripes and star patterns were, and they returned with a surprising range of subjects from delicate macro marine life to majestic manta rays.
Looking at his body of work, Lorenzo Moscia appears to be a “triple-threat”—he is a photographer / videographer, composer and video editor. He is also a photojournalist and investigative reporter with a law degree, and a technical diver. X-Ray Mag interviewed him to learn more about his recent video, Underwater World, his creative process and his perspectives.
We asked our contributors what their favorite black-and-white underwater photographs were, and they came back with diverse and dramatic images and stories captured under the waves.
During Buddy Dive Thru the Lens, our photo guru Guillermo will offer a program for guests to develop their skills and knowledge through workshops and presentations and practice their newly learned skills in a perfect environment.
The event will be sponsored by SeaLife underwater cameras. This offers a great opportunity to try the newest SeaLife cameras and products during try-outs and workshops.
Photographers from 54 countries, thousands of submissions and five finalists from each category who reached the final. Who are the ones going to win in one of the 12 categories and who will win the picture of the year?
This year, like last year due to the corona virus plague and closures, we deviated from the strict procedures that must be submitted for photographs from the past year and allowed photographers to submit photographs from the archive.
