“Most photos are worth a thousand words. Underwater ones are worth at least a million.” – Stephen Frink To promote underwater photography, the University of Miami Rosenstiel School collaborates with the Marine and Atmospheric Science to organize a contest for underwater photography annually . The contest is open to amateur photographers who earn no more than 20 percent of their income from … Read More
Underwater target shooting
Underwater target shooting is a sport which was created in France 20 years ago. The underwater hunters have developed it in order to practice. At the beginning the shooting take place vertically (from the surface to the ground). Nowadays the sport has 4 disciplines. Four Disciplines – Marksmanship: the man dives for 10 minutes to complete 10 shots in apnea … Read More
Abyss festival
Abyss festival is a scuba-diving festival located in Ajaccio, it opens its doors for the second time from 22 to 25 may 2014. Contest There are many contests such as the best film music: Henry Thomas price. There is also a film making contest, photographic film in short and long movie (less than 26 min). He also has a contest … Read More
Video: Mantas Ray tries to fly
National geography offers us a video of one the largest mantas ray gathering. This huge herd was filmed around Baja California. You can see an impressive amount of mantas rays, some of them perform jump out of the water and give us the impression of wanting to fly out of water just likes birds. Video of mantas ray which tries … Read More
Peter Scoones: RIP
The famous photographer English cameraman Peter Scoones died peacefully the April 20, 2014 at the age of 76. He started diving in Singapore with Air Royal Force where he was a photographer. There he learned to repair all types of camera he built different types of cover for sealed devices. Then he created with friends an organization “the British Underwater … Read More
Underwater museum
In Puerto Morales, a small village near Cancun, the sculptor Jason de Caires Taylor had the idea to exhibit his works underwater. The underwater museum has about 500 statues arranged on 150 square meters. They are made of a special cement so that they blend into nature and the corals and the fish are growing there as an artificial reef. … Read More