Lawson Wood
The St.Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Nature Reserve off the south east coast of the Scottish Mainland was founded by the author Lawson Wood.
Lawson Wood
Dive sites are described in detail from Stranraer in the south west all the way to Cape Wrath at the north west of Scotland and includes all of the commercial diving locations such as the Clyde Estuary; Loch Fyne; Oban, the Garvellachs and Sound of Mull; Fort William; the Inner and Outer Hebrides; St.Kilda and the Flannan Isles and the Summer Isles.

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X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
HMI technology is not new. Evolved in the late 1960s, a lamp developer Osram began...
 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #34 - Feb 2010
The island of Jeju, Korea, is an island of myths, gods and goddesses. It is also the...
 Feature  
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
During the period between 1945 and 1958, a total of 67 nuclear tests were conducted on...
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
“When I am diving or just snorkelling, all I have in mind is the marine environment, the...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Down the stairs to the friendly photo shop at Sunset House Hotel, a dive resort on Grand...
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
I checked in at Gatwick Airport on Saturday, the third of December, with three very large...
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
Across the globe, coral reefs are in peril—this is already old news. Man-made stresses—...
 Ecosystems  
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Underwatrer photography, Kurt Amsler, The Perfect Workflow
Without a proper workflow when doing digital photographing, the quality of your images...
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
If there is any hidden secret in the Mediterranean, it is the island of Vis. For many...
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Something I find surprising in the 21st century is the amount of divers that have had no...
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Different conservation groups have the last couple of decades brought our attention to...
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
At the moment there are approximately 5000 marine protected areas (MPAs), located around...
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
These are special photographic techniques that have long been used for many years by both...
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
How the snapping shrimp makes itself heard. You might expect the oceans below the...
X-Ray Mag #34 - Feb 2010
There is a point in the journey to the west coast of Scotland just a little way north of...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
The boat’s four occupants were spear fishing for Yellowtail. As Mark began to ask the...
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
Dependable and well functioning camera equipment is the foundation of good pictures. This...
X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
“Moscow—Port of Five Seas” is written on the banner of the north river terminal in Moscow...
 Russia  
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Situated 25 km (15 miles) north of the Scottish mainland, the Orkney Islands are located...
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
All along the shores of the Kola Peninsula in North Russia, Finno-Ugric tribes (Laplander...
 Russia  
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
The Black Sea is interesting not only for tourism and diving but also from the scientific...
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
Do you plan to explore a deep virgin wreck? Is it your dream to discover a unique cave...
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Does diving produce free radicals? Can vitamins really protect divers from some the...
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
There is more and more talk of rebreathers, stated as being the future of diving. However...
X-Ray Mag #01 - Oct 2004
Being the sole natural harbor between the Norwegian coastal towns of Hitra and Stavanger...
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
No! I am not talking about American beer but about ordinary clean water, water that...
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Is it cheating? Once the conversation touches on restoring or manipulating images it...
 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Your support made the difference. Your support is still needed. This is why... We...
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
It was inevitable that the ocean became the main focus of my painting. I started diving,...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
A Unique Solvent
Water is obviously important as a basic necessity for maintaining life. Quite simply, if...
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
In the past we’ve focused on teaching you about underwater still photography, including (...
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
How to master the complexities of extensive explorations of underwater caves and other...
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Australia — the land â€Down Under’ — renown for Uluru (the rock formerly know as Ayers),...
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
As I stand on the upper deck of the Midnight Express, one of two dive boats operated by...
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Named Time magazine’s first “hero for the planet” in 1998, marine biologist Sylvia...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
“If you think about it, the space between the highest mountain peak which is seven miles...
 Profiles | People  
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
The spacious, purpose-built dhow slid through the calm Indian Ocean. We were briefed...
 Africa  
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Why the peculiar head shape of the hammerhead shark developed as it did has been the...
 Sharks  
X-Ray Mag #03 - Feb 2005
ADMAT is back in action, this time in the Philippines where we have organised a...
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
When divers run out of gas in open water it can only be down to two possible explanations...
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Depending on who you ask, humans are responsible for removing between 20 million and 100...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
Mask clearing and deployment of the Surface Marker Buoy. What's the connection...
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
Since times long forgotten, the promise of treasures such as diamonds, gold and platinum...
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
This summer, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA,...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
Nowadays, the name Yamashiro could have different meanings depending on where you come...
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Paris. City of lights, but of shadows, too. The capital has become a sought-out place for...
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #01 - Oct 2004
“Tasmania is a secret garden at the edge of the southern ocean. Every dive in Tasmania...
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
From the Basic Nitrox levels through to advanced Trimix, we base our calculations of dive...
X-Ray Mag #03 - Feb 2005
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 Feature  
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Incredible as it may sound, one of the most difficult creatures to shoot under water is a...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
Diving from a cruise ship? How do you enter the water? Must be a heck of a drop if you...
 Trips  
X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
How to get out of the protective cage and swim with the Great White shark—that’s what Big...
 Sharks  
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Sliding into brackish water riddled by a seasonal downpour might not be everybody’s idea...
 Europe  
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
ROATAN ISLAND, Honduras --- The attorney strokes the white belly of an eight-foot-long...
 Feature | Sharks  
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
Today’s modern wetsuit embodies technology that benefits divers with an abundant choice...
 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #03 - Feb 2005
Fraser Bathgate, Vice President and Director of Training for the International...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
Nice subject matter and good visibility is a prerequisite for a great image. But just as...
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
A dark cloud developed ahead of me. Curious, I swam nearer to investigate. The cloud...
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Imagine a beautiful shallow green water reef with kelp, anemones and sponges among which...
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Los Gigantes is a small fishing community on the west side of Tenerife in the Canary...
 Rays | Sharks  
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
Ice diving is always something out of the ordinary. The atmosphere, colors, flora and...
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Taking photos underwater without a flash is not common, but it actually is easier than...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Located 386km (250 miles) southwest of the tip of Baja California and over 720km (446...
   
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
We have written much here in this magazine about the different properties of water. Some...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Just their name, their size, and their menacing looks can evoke feelings of terror, fear...
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
When you are on the way back to the harbor after the afternoon dive, wild dolphins often...
 Dolphins  
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Since the introduction of Scuba diving in the mid 1950s, one of the most hotly debated...
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
For the last 30 years or so, dive training agencies have been certifying recreational...
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
This is the moment I have waited for for years. I sit comfortably on the side of Denis...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Discussions about diving are very often boring—always the same stories about numerous...
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
In contrast to the Bikini report by the expert Dutch expedition, X-RAY MAG’s Barb Roy...
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Carrying all we would need for the next five days, our expedition team travelled some 65...
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Can tropical stony corals adapt to bleaching?
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
“Have a great time, but keep your head down!” This was the response I received from a...
   
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
Tallen, my youngest daughter and part-time dive buddy entered the cool emerald coloured...
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
“In the fall of 1997, I travelled a thousand miles down the Amazon River on assignment...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Do water and paper mix? Yes, they do in the Marcelost World created by the Japanese...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
In Columbus’ time, El Hierro was considered the limit of the known world in Europe. For...
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
Cover - Hawaii article by Barb Roy - issue #10
I selected Maui, Molokai and Lanai of the Hawaiian Island Archipelago for my escape. Not...
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
The popular anemone fishes are mostly known for their symbiosis with giant sea anemones,...
 Ecosystems  
X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
The notion that wide-angle lenses can only be used for large subject matter is common,...
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #01 - Oct 2004
We jump into the water as a pair of bull sharks swim past. As we descend into the depths...
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
There is no such thing as safe technical rebreather diving without proper preparation....
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Most of the articles one can find about rebreathers deal with potential problems and...
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
The Yucatan Peninsula is located in the south of the contiguous Mexican states. The...
 Caribbean  
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
As any diver knows, at depth light is ab­­sorbed, and one by one the colours of the...
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
World-class diving in a challenging environment
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
The entrance of the Sra Keow cave, north of Krabi, Thailand, is dark and quiet. All the...
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
That’s it! We managed to take a stretcher to a depth of 54 meters and a total distance of...
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
I can not stop feeling, that I am at the White Sea in the northern part of Russia. Mirror...
 Canada  
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Hydrothermal vents are places in the Earth’s crust where very hot water arises from vents...
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Tasmania’s Southwest National Park and World Heritage Area
Tasmania’s Southwest National Park and World Heritage Area is the land that time forgot,...
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
There is something special about it, the Red Sea, that I have not found anywhere else on...
 Red Sea  
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
There used to be a time when there was no safety margin in any activity that the human...
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
The ocean has been regarded as a global commons whose resources are inexhaustible and...
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
   
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
Cninaria
What? Animals in the sea armed with missiles? And thousands of them? Yes, you’ve read...
 Jellyfish  
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
It would seem to be self-evident to use the adjective â€salty’ in connection with the...
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
Millis Keegan interviews Odyssey Marine Exploration’s Principal Marine Archaeologist Neil...
 Profiles | People  
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Except if you spent a few years in a catholic church or a few hours enjoying the movie...
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
There is more and more talk of rebreathers, stated as being the future of diving. However...
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Viewing a torrent of flowing liquid turmoil while safe and dry on shore is enough to make...
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Moscow in February—for a Westerner, that brings up certain associations; one, is the...
 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Dark grey!. Usually a colour associated with dull. Not here. The dark lava sand creates a...
X-Ray Mag #34 - Feb 2010
We were headed for the island of Kefalonia off the western coast of mainland Greece. This...
 Feature | People  
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
The third dimension, a Bosnian experience Cave divers are like rock-face climbers;...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Aquatic animals, like their land-based relatives, can communicate in a number of ways....
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
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 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
You wonder, sometimes, how things link up. For example, how is a scuba diving suit...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
Land of Fjords & Seas of Plenty. This feature takes your around the country, from the...
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
The Cold War has been over for more than two decades, but a relentless red army of...
 Pollution  
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
I can’t help likening this island to a chromosome. It’s contorted shape not only looks...
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Ecofieldtrips Pte Ltd is a Singapore based company which employs specialist biologists to...
X-Ray Mag #03 - Feb 2005
The White Sea has sublime water clarity. It forms indescribably beautiful ice and...
 Feature | Russia  
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
Nowadays, sharks are big business and many divers and scientists have made a name for...
   
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Scott Bennett writes: I’d like to introduce you to some of our friends, enthused our...
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Many divers already know that you shouldn’t remove artifacts from a shipwreck. In...
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
When India’s Prime Minister Pandit Nehru visited Bali in 1950 to attend celebrations...
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
Amos Nachoum, world acclaimed wildlife photographer is the recipient of numerous...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
The current grabs you as soon as you enter the water. Your first thought, this is going...
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
Coral reef fish ecology is a new research area, probably just about 40 years old,...
 Fish  
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
Differences of opinion have have raged throughout history as to where close-up...
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
The small island of Bonaire is part of the island group called the Dutch Caribbean and is...
 Caribbean  
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
What does a fish exporter from Norway, a Chief Information Officer and diving instructor...
 WW1  
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
German ocean liner General von Steuben was torpedoed by a Russian submarine in 1945...
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
The sea ice is about two metres thick above frigid Arctic waters over 300 metres deep—and...
 Adventure  
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
Is it mimicry, mimesis or camouflage?
 Behaviour  
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
As I have grown to be an experienced diver, my standard for choosing an instructor to...
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
Caves, rebreathers, risk assessment, the meaning of life, acceptable risks, the future of...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
So, where do we start? And what type of camera do we buy? Should we go for the DSLR (...
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
Even in the digital age, black and white photographs are still viewed as art. In this...
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Diabetes ranks as one of the most controversial medical conditions affecting divers and...
 News  
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
What wonderfully brilliant red colors one can find in the underwater realm, especially in...
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
What is DIRrebreather? Since its implementation a few years ago, the Doing It Right (DIR...
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
Did you know that kelp is an ingredient in many household foods! Foods like frozen foods...
 Feature  
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Clement Lee is the embodiment of the entrepreneurial dive industry pioneer. In this...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
Puget Sound • San Juan Islands • Strait of Juan de Fuca • Vancouver Island • Alaska...
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
A long time ago, I sat in hoosha (Bedouin tent) after a deep air dive in the Blue Hole (...
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
I’ve always been both somewhat envious and intrigued by what Sabah, Malaysian’s...
 Malaysia  
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Russia. I am here. I am gripped by a sense of disbelief. As the tundra flies past the...
 Russia  
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
NAUI turns 50. Are the founding principles still valid half a century later, have they...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
Henry Nelson. Does the name ring a bell? You’ll not find him in any history book or see...
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
The use of rebreathers in caves is nothing new. Decades ago, Hans and Lotte Hass used...
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
Save Our Leatherbacks Operation completed its fourth year of expeditions to the nesting...
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
 Dive sites  
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
The Star Trek Legacy goes underwater
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci....
 Adventure  
X-Ray Mag #01 - Oct 2004
New technology now allows for the exploration of deep-water wrecks previously not...
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
Originally from Argentina, artist and scuba diver Ana Bikic believes that art should play...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #03 - Feb 2005
Even before the clownfish achieved Hollywood stardom as cartoon character Nemo, most of...
 Behaviour | Fish  
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
A conversation with technical diver and depth record breaker, Pascal Bernabé. Pascal...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
My first shark appeared head-on in the distance slowly swaying from side to side. With...
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
Oh yes, the sharks are circling. Can you say â€Amen’? With an accent hinting of both...
 Caribbean  
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
A photographer’s heart always seems to beat a little faster when it comes to taking...
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Do divers really need underwater lamps? It is a simple question to which there is no...
 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
The Swedish Coast Guard is responsible for surveillance of and response to oil and other...
 Pollution  
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
For millennia, mankind has been obtaining nourishment from the oceans, not only from fish...
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
The exploitation of corals has depleted stocks all over the world. This is not only...
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Two of the resident orca families from Puget sound —L and K pods—have been seen in recent...
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
You won’t find Spiny dogfish on most shark diver’s â€bucket lists’. In fact, the only time...
 Sharks  
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
Gorgeous neoprene clad GirlDivers have long graced the covers of the scuba periodicals,...
 Girl Diver  
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
The port of Narvik in north Norway was established around the export of iron-ore from...
 WW2 | Scandinavia  
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
Night diving is the ultimate for many divers. Underwater photography without light is...
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
How to deal with an unconscious rebreather diver? The title of this article was...
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
A move to the remote northern Scottish province of Orkney sparked a love of the sea,...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
In the world of technical diving, a direct ascent to the surface is not an option if you...
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Some of the Latest & Hottest in drysuits and undergarments
 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
These days anything we can do to help the environment and recycle is a good idea....
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
All the questions about drysuits you always wanted to know the answer to but never dared...
 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Four hundred and fifty kilometres north of Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, and half an hour...
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
Cave diving is very fascinating, but it is also a most dangerous passion to have. The...
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Can global warming trigger a shutdown or slowdown the circulation in the world’s oceans...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
If you ask a group of people what is a manta, nine out of ten will think of stingrays or...
 Rays  
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
It is sad, but true—underwater photographers do not have a good track record or...
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
Marine archaeology is a specialized science that combines techniques developed by land-...
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Reknown for her extraordinary magical imagery, Zena Holloway is an artist who has taken...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
Covering an area of over 1,200,000 sq km, with nearly 3000km of rugged coastline, South...
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is just soaked in this special ambience that dreams and...
 Red Sea  
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
It was one of those highly unlikely chains of unforeseable events that led us to Elba the...
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
Most divers have seen them. Weird-looking crawling creatures with odd shapes, antennae...
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
One thousand and 192 islands, islets and sand cays string the 26 atolls of the Maldives;...
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
I could hear a low rumble as detonated explosives echoed down long empty corridors and...
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Bali. It’s a name synonymous with a tropical island paradise, conjuring up images of...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Not all artificial reefs are shipwrecks or scuttled vessels, tanks or planes. Now divers...
 People  
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
Have Camera...Will Trave. Travelling with cameras, selecting a photo-friendly operator
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
When we think of the animals of the oceans our first thoughts are generally of whales,...
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
One morning, sooner or later, you will wake up with a strange sensation—as if some minor...
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Bailing out to Open Circuit is like falling in the snow when you are learning to ski. It’...
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Utila is the smallest of the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras, where divers go in...
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
Pulau Weh article
On a beautiful day just like any other, divers in the water were enjoying the underwater...
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Nitrogen narcosis, or “rapture of the deep,” is one of those things that some divers like...
 DivePsych  
X-Ray Mag #03 - Feb 2005
Depending on your yardstick, or which encyclopedia you consult, Malaysia boasts a...
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater, the Serengeti... boasting a wealth of natural beauty that...
 Africa  
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Barb Roy writes: The Maori warrior cautiously moved towards us. His face was painted and...
X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
Maximo Lauro
My work is nourished by symbols, stories, traditions, rituals, experiences, and by...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
Hollywood blockbuster Mission Impossible III shows Ving Rhames diving beneath the Vatican...
 Girl Diver  
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
We have reported on the plight of the sea turtles before. We have reported how they were...
 Turtles  
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
Fins provide a great way to get from point A to point B in an H2O environment. In fact,...
 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
A place without distraction, a place without time. The place one can find solace and...
 Girl Diver  
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
Effortlessly I glide through a sapphire sea, admiring sparkles on the underside of slick...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #01 - Oct 2004
Deep in the heart of Siberia lies one of the world’s largest lakes and one of its seven...
 Russia  
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
Dreaming of diving off an uninhabited tropical island? Doing this by liveaboard boat is...
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Wreck detective Miranda Krestovnikoff recently completed another series of dive...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Probably about 90 percent of deep-sea animals are bioluminescent. Some jellies use...
 Jellyfish  
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Sea glass has become very popular as a component in jewelry, chimes, sun catchers and...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
The memory of my first sperm whale encounter is so visceral that I can almost feel myself...
 Whales | Caribbean  
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
Time travel becomes reality, as I descend beneath the waterline in a 1944 Mark V Hard...
 Girl Diver  
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
There has been much discussion in recent years about the effect of increasing global...
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Just like GirlDivers don’t go under the waves without our “life support system”, we...
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Underwater photography has been around well over 150 years and has accompanied humans as...
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Now laying 25 miles off Malin Head, time stands still for this very impressive war...
 WW2 | Submarines | Europe  
X-Ray Mag #03 - Feb 2005
Is there any diver who has not been fascinated by the wonderful colours of reef fishes...
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
Biologist, rebreather diver, inventor of Pyle Stops or... database manager X-RAY MAG...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
At 2:00 am, it is already daylight on Pléneau Island, a place where floating icebergs...
 Antartica  
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
It’s not by chance that the producers of the Pirates of the Caribbean series of Hollywood...
 Caribbean  
X-Ray Mag #02 - Dec 2004
No One Else Will Ever Dive Higher or Report on this Unknown Expedition.
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
During our initial open water training, we were all shown how to use a dive table. But...
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
Rigging your u/w camera gear
Underwater photography requires more than your basic dive gear and cameras. Sometimes it’...
   
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
Ralph Hagen can remember the actual moment he started cartooning as if it were yesterday...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
After my very first pool session, I was hooked. Every thought I had circled around diving...
 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
New Sea Farm Raises White Whales in the White Sea
 Whales  
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Reaching out to a new generation of divers
 Teaching | SSI  
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Global diving travel has become increasingly easy over the last decade or so, providing...
 Europe  
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Rebreathers look cool, glitzy, technical and heralded as the future of diving, right? We...
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
Our talks with Bob Evans were just full of good ole plain fun, with lots of laughs and...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Natural reserves, nurseries, marine parks, aquariums and farms that save different...
 Whales | Russia  
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Like every grand tale of shipwreck and lost treasure, the story about the Polluce has it...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Kurt Amsler Flash Photography
Getting an underwater camera is really only half the solution. Without a proper light...
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Consider a windy place — I mean, very windy — so windy you must ask the wind about what...
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Valerie Taylor, along with her husband Ron, are two of the true pioneers of underwater...
 Profiles | Sharks  
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
My dive buddy and I enter the cool clear water and descend down a mooring line to the...
X-Ray Mag #01 - Oct 2004
Australian artist and painter, Dailan Pugh, knows the underwater realm. He captures its...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
Manatees - Crystal River - Peter Symes
I once had a cat that approached me exactly like that. Coming right at me, top of the...
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Many millions of years ago, a piece of a land broke away from the ancient continent,...
 Canada  
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
Not all technical dives end up successfully; unforeseen circumstances often make an...
 Russia  
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Patrick Chevailler was born in Bordeaux, France, in July 1946. All during his teen age...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
Lessons from Technical Diving
Diving is an activity that appeals to a huge selection of people, and within diving,...
 Training  
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
The way an animal gets around in the sea and or in the air depends, fundamentally, on the...
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Norway. The Norang valley is clothed in pale green birch leaves and sprouting grass, and...
 Dive sites  
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Fish stocks are depleted world-wide. Over fishing, pollution and coastal development is...
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
After a two-hour car ride and an hour boat travel, I finally reached my destination—...
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
Many, many divers, underwater photographers and filmmakers, when asked about the origin...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
The surface of the 12-foot pool bubbles like a hot tub while instructors below signal to...
 Feature  
X-Ray Mag #03 - Feb 2005
Regardless of the type of dive, shallow non-deco recreational dive or the 120 metre deep...
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
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 How to...  
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
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X-Ray Mag #01 - Oct 2004
Technical diving gives you the opportunity to develop your diving without becoming an...
 Training  
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
During the first years of World War II Italian frogmen demonstrated to the world how...
 WW2 | Feature | People  
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
In issue #9 we took you through some tips of the trade for selecting a dive operator that...
X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
It’s early afternoon. The sun is beating down and mosquitoes are humming. Another decent...
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
As I slide out of the shallow basin and drag myself past the top edge of the drop-off, I...
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
This amazing tale begins with the selection of a group of divers who were asked to...
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Situated in the sparkling Caribbean Sea, the three Cayman Islands, known as Grand Cayman...
 Caribbean  
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
I made up my mind quite a long time ago about whether or not I should entrust you with...
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Pierre Sentjens is an artist and painter living in Brussels, Belgium. X-RAY MAG caught up...
 Portfolio  
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
In the years prior to World War II, the Italian fleet had developed a new underwater...
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
Kurt Amsler, winner of over 100 awards at international photo competitions and a world...
 Profiles  
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
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 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
UR-PRO filters have been popular on compact cameras because they can be mounted to the...
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
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 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
The surface of the 12-foot pool bubbles like a hot tub while instructors below signal to...
 Feature  
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
The environments in which the many fish species have evolved are very diverse, ranging...
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Raja Ampat in Indonesia is dotted with tiny islands scattered like beads across an area...
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Shooting fish with a camera isn’t easy! Unlike people they are perfectly adapted to the...
X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
I often raise a few eyebrows when I exclaim, “I’ll take diving in the Pacific Northwest...
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Yes, I know, Cozumel must have already been reviewed several times since you took up...
 Caribbean  
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
I was on a deco stop in the cold waters of the national dive centre in the UK when my...
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
The “Visayas” is a group of islands that comprises the central portion of the Philippine...
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
On August 2, 2007, the weather was good at the North Pole. The sea was calm, the water...
 Feature  
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
In the last issue we looked at the advantages and disadvantages of digital underwater...
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
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 Reviews  
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
How the corals get their algae. In the previous issue of X-ray Mag the problem of coral...
 Corals | Biology  
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
"Stingray kills television host" The headlines soon spread all over the world...
 Sharks  
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Conservation Success Stories in Borneo’s Sabah region
 Malaysia  
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Hidden beneath the serene waters of Palau’s lagoon lie dozens of coral encrusted Japanese...
 Micronesia  
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
Below some ragged pieces of wreckage lying on the bottom beside the hull, I see something...
 WW2 | Submarines  
X-Ray Mag #34 - Feb 2010
Impressive backlit images do not necessarily require the use of a flash. Just aim towards...
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Coral reef fishes have a life cycle that is divided in two. They begin their life after...
 Fish  
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
The race to save animal species from extinction is as important as ever before. There are...
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
It has been a year now since I started to exclusively side-mount the off-board tanks of...
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
We have previously looked at the various properties of water which have an effect on...
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005