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Photo- and Video

Photography: The Art That Makes the Invisible Visible

My Minion

Photo & Video
Lens Beyond Ocean 2026 International Photo & Video Competition Now Accepting Entries

My Minion

Photo & Video
Blue-Water Images: Photographing Subjects in the Water Column

My Minion

Photo & Video
Photographer Amos Nachoum to Be Inducted Into ISDHF in 2026

My Minion

Photo & Video
Sought-After Subjects: Contributors’ Picks

My Minion

Photo & Video
Ticking Off Your Bucket List: Understanding Your Subject

Chief minion

Photo & Video

New Photo Equipment

Sea&Sea

Sea&Sea LX Snoot

Mar 12, 2025 Photo News, Equipment, Lighting

Bigblue

Bigblue TL4000P Canister Light for Technical Divers

Mar 12, 2025 Equipment, Lighting

52 Assignments: Underwater Photography by Alex Mustard

Feb 25, 2025 Photo News

Go Ask Erin

Backscatter Xterminator

Jan 31, 2025 Cameras & Optics

Manfrotto Carry-On

Jul 10, 2024 Equipment

AOI M67 Flip Adapter

Jul 10, 2024 Cameras & Optics

Contributors picks

Rico Besserdich tutorials

Simulation image by Rico Besserdich.

Forberedelse af Fotos til Print

31 jan, 2024

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Fibonacci-tal i Undervandsfotografering

27 sep, 2023

Sort og hvid fotografi under vandet

01 feb, 2023

Problem zones can be identified by zooming into an area. Photo by Rico Besserdich.

Retouchering af Undervandsfotos

01 feb, 2023

Surgeonfish, Red Sea, photo by Rico Besserdich

A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

28 Sep, 2021

UW photography gear under $500

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

21 Jul, 2021

Simulation image by Rico Besserdich.

Prepping for Print

02 Apr, 2021

Proper Export of Underwater Images in Postproduction

06 Feb, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

23 Nov, 2020

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

31 Oct, 2020

Problem zones can be identified by zooming into an area. Photo by Rico Besserdich.

Retouching Underwater Images

19 Jul, 2020

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Colour in Post Production

18 Feb, 2020

Exposure, Contrast & Curves

22 Dec, 2019

White Balance

24 Aug, 2019

Underwater Model Photography

13 Aug, 2019

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Rembrandt Lighting

29 May, 2019

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Fibonacci Numbers in Underwater Photography

23 Apr, 2019

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Aspect Ratios

02 Feb, 2019

Abstractions

24 Aug, 2018

Black and White Underwater Photography

12 Jun, 2018

Developing the Mindset of a Successful Image Maker

12 Apr, 2018

Turkey — Mediterranean & Aegean Hotspots

10 Nov, 2016

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Composing Images Underwater: A Practical Guide

06 Jan, 2016

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Geometric Shapes: Tools for Image Composition

06 Jan, 2016

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Contrast, Lines, Haptics

06 Jan, 2016

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Color Psychology in Underwater Photography

13 Nov, 2015

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Portfolios: Presenting Your Work

21 Aug, 2015

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Honduras: Cayos Cochinos

31 Jul, 2015

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Selecting Images

11 Jun, 2015

Turkey: Mediterranean and Aegean Hotspots

06 Jan, 2015

Courtesy of the Museum of Underwater Archeology in Bodrum

Uluburun: The Oldest Wreck in the World

30 Jul, 2013 Antiquity

Kurt Amsler tutorials

Apnea Pix

31 Aug, 2014 Kurt Amsler

Environmental Awareness for Photographers

13 Oct, 2011

Flash Photography

13 Oct, 2011

Photographing Wrecks

13 Oct, 2011

Going Wide

13 Oct, 2011

Backlight

13 Oct, 2011

Night Photography

13 Oct, 2011

Photo by Kurt Amsler.

Working with Models

13 Oct, 2011

The Perfect Workflow

13 Oct, 2011

Illumination

13 Oct, 2011

No Flash

13 Oct, 2011 Kurt Amsler

Photo & Ice Diving

13 Oct, 2011 Kurt Amsler

Black & White

13 Oct, 2011 Kurt Amsler

Trending

David Attenborough 100 years

Sir David Attenborough Turns 100

Profiles & Interviews

World Oceans Day Celebrated Around the Globe

Ecology & Science

Cross-section of ocean

Where the Ocean Struggles to Breathe: The Silent Zones

Ecology & Science

US Coast Guard cutter Tampa

Wreck of USCG Cutter Tampa Found After 108 Years

Wrecks & Archaeology

A Swedish Navy diver on the wreck

Sensational Shipwreck in Kalmarsund Dates to 16th Century

Wrecks & Archaeology

Methane Hydrate

Frozen Fire Beneath the Sea

Ecology & Science

Busy cruise day at Port Everglades.

Port Everglades Dredging Plan Withdrawn After Reef Concerns

Ecology & Science

The fine planking on the Varberg wreck 2.

Six Historic Shipwrecks Found in Sweden

Wrecks & Archaeology

Books & Media by our contributors

Technically Speaking: Talks on Technical Diving, Volume 2 book cover

Technically Speaking: Talks on Technical Diving, Volume 2

Dec 12, 2025 Simon Pridmore

Technically Speaking, by Simon Pridmore

Technically Speaking – Talks on Technical Diving Volume 1: Genesis and Exodus

Apr 22, 2023 Simon Pridmore

True Nature of Sharks book cover

The True Nature of Sharks

Apr 11, 2017 Ila France Porcher

An American Immersion book cover

An American Immersion

May 03, 2016 Jennifer Idol

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