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 Cayman Islands-based organization made the announcement at the DEMA Show 2025 in Orlando, citing Nachoum’s numerous prestigious awards and significant contributions to exploration, underwater photography and the dive industry. As an internationally acclaimed photographer and renowned wildlife and underwater photographer specializing in photographing large marine species, Nachoum is the founder of Big Animals Expeditions, which, since 1988, has led over 7,000 explorers on safe and intimate wildlife encounters.
We asked our contributors to share their favorite underwater images that showcase subjects on their bucket lists, including specific critters, wrecks or compositions, and they came back with an intriguing selection of macro to wide-angle shots featuring a range of subjects, from unique species to carefully composed cave and wreck shots, awaiting just the right moment.
The Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition remains the world’s most prestigious and respected underwater photography contest, offering over $60,000 in prizes. The competition attracts amateur to professional photographers across the globe.
Fourteen categories ensure all photo disciplines and cameras compete fairly, while the 50+ winning images create a portfolio of the best underwater photos of the year.
Ocean Art prizes are provided by some of the world’s top scuba diving resorts, liveaboard dive yachts, and underwater photo gear manufacturers.
The event, which was scheduled to include the 2025 Winners' Announcement Ceremony and the celebration of the competition's 20th anniversary, will now be deferred to January 2027.
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If there is a special critter on your bucket list that you have always wanted to photograph, some knowledge about its habitat, eating habits and behaviour may help you find it and capture better shots. Lawson Wood offers some pointers.
We asked our contributors to share their favorite underwater images that showcase subjects found on the sea bottom, including sandy seafloor, reefs, seagrass beds and wrecks and they returned with an intriguing selection of macro to wide-angle shots featuring diverse subjects, from camouflaged species and slumbering sharks to crocodiles and ancient artifacts.
Featuring 1200 or 1600 lumens, the compact dive lights offer users tremendous brightness and a focused narrow long-range beam. All light functions are easily accessible with one handed operation to cycle through five light modes.
The light’s outstanding features include a new Luminus SFT-40 LED and ultra tight beam angles of 8° (1200) and 6° (1600), 6° and 4.5° respectively underwater making the powerful lights capable of reaching long distances with minimal diffusion.
Join us Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall in San Diego, California for two unforgettable evenings of underwater short films from around the globe.
What are the chances? Imagine that you are out in the middle of the North Sea, doing some dives on the WWI battleships, when the tether to your expensive camera rig snaps. Surely, you have lost your gear in deep water far from shore, never to be seen again. Not so, it turns out, for a very lucky diver and underwater photographer from the Emirates. Peter Symes has the story.
We asked our contributors to share their favorite underwater images that feature multiples of the same species, subject or element, and they returned with an intriguing selection of macro to wide-angle shots featuring diverse marine life, from anemonefish eggs, skeleton shrimp and flamboyant cuttlefish to dolphins, tiger sharks and whale sharks.
