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 …

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 …

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 …

Read time: 10 minutesThe Marelux Apollo Y was quietly released in late 2025 without much fanfare or buzz. In fact I almost missed the update. But when Staney from Marelux shipped me a demo strobe, I was floored – this was the entry level strobe I had been waiting for! The Apollo Y is e …

Published April 30 2026 | Author: Nirupam Nigam | Read Time: 5 MinutesThe Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 macro lens is one of the most exciting things to happen to Sony underwater macro shooters in the last decade. It represents a significant update to the Sony 90mm f/2.8 macro lens which has bee …

Suunto Ocean Review: A powerful smartwatch and dive computer comboThe Suunto Ocean is a 2-in-1 dive computer and smartwatch that performs both underwater and on land.  The Ocean is particularly suited to recreational divers who live an active lifestyle and want high quality p …

Best Surface Marker Buoys for SCUBA DivingPublished April 2026 | Author: Jamie AyliffeJump straight to our top SMB picksAn essential, yet often over-looked, piece of diving equipment for any Scuba diver is the Surface Marker Buoy (SMB), also known as the safety sausage. SMBs are bright …