Underwater Photography With vs. Without a Strobe: What Difference Does It Really Make?I started underwater photography with a Canon EOS R10 in an Ikelite housing about two years ago. At the time, I wanted a camera that could give me professional-level results without jumping straight i …

Read time: The Marelux Lumiflux and Marelux Terminal Flash Repeater in the Field at Truk Lagoon Remote lighting can add unique depth and drama to an underwater wide angle image. A white halo glow over a subject can resemble backlighting in macro photography. In other situations, you can use remote …

Read time: 8 minutesUnderwater Research Cameras: Olympus TG-7 & GoPro HERO11 BlackAlongside a career at Bluewater Travel, I am a Zoology Master's student living in South Africa. Living in this country meant that I was really spoiled for choice when it came to choosing a resear …

Read Time: 7 minutes Fisheye lenses are the workhorse of wide-angle underwater photography. Because water rapidly absorbs light and color, the best wide-angle images are often made by getting as close to your subject as possible, allowing your strobes to restore color and detail without having to …

Read time: 15 minutesTypes of Scuba Diving Masks Explained: The Ultimate Guide (2026)Scuba diving masks, as with all scuba gear, have come a very long way since the vintage round-window scuba masks worn by pioneering explorers such as Jacques Cousteau. Nowadays, if you walk into dive s …

GoPro is back! After years of relatively stagnant releases, GoPro has a new "cinema" series of action cameras - the Mission 1, Mission 1 Pro, and the Mission 1 ILS. The Mission series represents a complete redesign of GoPro’s action camera platform. It has a new 50 megapixel 1 inch sensor, a …

Read time: 20 minutesBest Scuba BCDs (2026 Guide): Expert-Tested Reviews & Buying AdviceWhen you think of essential SCUBA gear, a BCD (Buoyancy Control Device) should be one of the first items to come to mind. In fact, learning how to use a BCD is one of the first skills you d …

Read time: 10 min.Sony A7R VI Underwater Review: High Resolution in Truk LagoonI'm going to go come right out and say it - the new 67 megapixel Sony A7R VI makes Sony's flagship, the Sony A1 II, obsolete for most underwater shooters and it just might be my new favorite underwater camer …

The Canon EOS R6 Mark III is Canon's newest hybrid camera for underwater shooters. It is packed with 32.5 megapixel still images, very good autofocus, quick burst speeds, 4K video up to 120p, and 7K video options for shooters need a higher resolution for cropping. As with any new camera, it can be a …

Read Time: 15 minutes Has Canon Finally Overtaken Sony in the Race for the Ultimate Full-Frame Prosumer Camera? The Canon EOS R6 Mark III in the Field in the Galapagos in an Ikelite Housing with Dual Ikelite DS232 Strobes I'll say it up front - in the ever increasing "camera arms race" between Cano …

As morning sun burned dense fog from the surface of the cold Californian Pacific, small red balloons began to breach the surface of the water like tiny red icebergs. Lift bags appear at the surface of the Pacific after divers 100 ft below tie them to a ghost net and release them - bringing the net …

Read time: 15 minutesGuide to the Best Diving fins in 2026Finding the Best Scuba Fins can make a huge difference to your underwater experience, and just like any other piece of dive equipment, will vary according to your personal needs. Whether you are a photographer aiming for th …