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How to Photograph Camouflaged Animals Underwater
Here are a pro shooter's best tips for bringing out subjects that blend into their backgrounds while taking photos underwater.
How to Shoot Models in Wide-Angle Underwater Photos
Add depth and familiarity to your wide-angle photos with a diver in frame. Here are a photo pro's best tips for working with models underwater.
How to Tell a Story With Underwater Videography
Video is a powerful way to tell a story. Review pieces of equipment, settings adjustments and simple techniques to capture storytelling video like a pro.
Chasing the Shot: Spotting Pygmies in Raja Ampat
After spending a whole dive searching, a photographer captured this photo of a Pontoh's pygmy seahorse in the Coral Triangle.
How to Take Stunning Fish Photos Underwater
Fish portraits sit between the two extremes of wide angle and macro photography, and capturing this middle ground can be challenging. Let’s break down the gear, settings and techniques to capture fish portraits worthy of mounting on a wall.
How to Master the Sun Ball Photo Effect
The vibrant glow of the sun against the brilliant blue of the sea can create a dramatic backdrop for any underwater photo. Here's how to do it right.
23 Underwater Cameras, Lights and Accessories for Divers
Diving is full of magical underwater moments. These accessories, including cameras, underwater smartphone housings, strobes, video lights, wet lenses and other accessories, reviewed by our ScubaLab team, help you capture those memories.
Best Destinations for Underwater Photography
Don't leave your underwater housing at home. From giant Pacific octopuses to nudibranchs and postcard-worthy seascapes, these destinations are a photographer's paradise.
How to Take Underwater Photos in Bad Visibility
Poor viz can be a huge bummer, especially if you're hoping to fin away from your dive with some stellar photos. Here's how to capture stunning shots even through the murk.