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.
Many Undercurrent readers will be familiar with the issues surrounding Wetpixel, its travel programme and its owner, Adam Hanlon.
Concerns about the knock-on impact of its popular community forum were never addressed. New members were not being approved, guest access was closed off and its front page was not updated for some months.
As a result, a small group of long-term members have got together and developed a new underwater photography forum called Waterpixels!
The competition invited submissions to seven image categories and one video category, with entries evaluated by a panel of award-winning photographers: Stephen Frink, Renee Capozzola, Scott “Gutsy” Tuason, Allison Vitsky Sallmon, Matty Smith and Amanda Cotton.
We asked our contributors to share their favorite photos that show pairs and companions, or two of a kind, and they returned with a range of macro to wide-angle shots, featuring a variety of marine life large and small from around the world.
For travelers, this compact and flexible gimbal camera will come in handy.
The D-200 offers high performance, multi-function and user-friendly handling, with minimal underwater weight.
This light-weight combination snoot kit with sleek design includes snoot lens, color filters and dive light.
For dependable fiber optic triggering of a compatible fiber optic underwater strobe, use this compact, independently sealed device instead of the flash bulkhead.
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Providing a magnification of 0.73x and wider 140° view underwater, this wide-angle conversion lens is compatible with GoPro and most action cameras, as well as smartphones.
As more and more people get their dive news and articles digitally, print dive magazines have been disappearing. Freelance photojournalist Eric Hanauer looks back at his time as a dive writer over the decades and how dive journalism has evolved.
