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.
If you have been diving the same area with your camera for a long time, shooting the same animals and scenes again and again, sooner or later the question “What more is there?” might arise in your creative mind. It starts as a mild breeze and can end up a storm.
To view a trailer of the films in this year’s festival please visit www.sdufex.com/2021-film-festival
The festival consists of a selection of handpicked films, chosen by a panel of independent judges, out of more than 150 entries submitted from around the globe. Also included this year is a short interview with the winning filmmaker.
We asked our contributors what their favorite images of broods and juveniles were, and they sent us photos and stories about the offspring and parenting behaviors of a variety of marine species.
Los Angeles – September 15, 2021 08:00 AM PST – The Underwater Photography Guide is delighted to announce that it is accepting entries for the 2021 edition of the annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition – the 10th annual Ocean Art competition!
Ocean Art is one of the most prestigious underwater photo competitions in the world. A long list of prizes valued at over $30,000 also makes it one of the best endowed, attracting amateur to pro photographers across the globe.
The WWL-1B wide-angle converter by Nauticam features the same optics as the WWL-1, but it now includes an integrated aluminum buoyancy collar to make it nearly neutral in the water.
Seacam has announced the production of a new "silver-line" underwater housing for the new CANON EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera.
INON's new series of underwater torches for photography is offering a higher CRI (90 CRI) to reproduce natural color of a subject when shooting still images with the LED flashlight as the primary lighting source.
Italian manufacturer Isotta has launched its new housing for the popular Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III mirrorless camera.
Announcing the DPG/Wetpixel Masters Underwater Imaging Competition 2021
For 2021, the contest aims to give back to those that have historically supported the Underwater Competition Series. The global pandemic continues to adversely impact dive travel and underwater imaging brands, so it is our turn to help them in their time of crisis.
Razer, a manufacturer well-known in the video gaming scene, has announced its newest line of laptops, with specs that make them very suitable for postproduction/editing of large files of underwater videos and photos.
