underwater photography

A rare glimpse of the swimming macaque wins 2023 Ocean Art contest

Jan 19, 2024
Dunja Djudjic

Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition, organized by the Underwater Photography Guide, has announced the 2023 winners. This year’s overall winner is Suliman Alatiqi, with his…

Photographer captures stunning underwater portraits at 100ft, breaks Guinness world record again

Nov 29, 2023
Dunja Djudjic

After breaking the Guinness World Record for the deepest underwater portrait shoot, photographer Steve Haining has done it again. Not only has he outdone himself, but he’s done it five times better. From the initial 21 feet, Steve set the new record by doing a portrait shoot at 100ft (30m). And it all started as a joke.

Nikon Z8 review for underwater photography and video

Oct 31, 2023
Nirupam Nigam

Underwater photography is a niche artform and the ultimate underwater camera needs to be equipped with a niche feature set – one fulfilled by the Nikon Z8. As the world transitions away from DSLR cameras, Nikon devotees have waited for the brand’s answer to its competitors’ smaller and more effective mirrorless models such as the Sony A7R V and Canon EOS R5. Finally, that wait is over and Nikon enthusiasts have a compelling reason to upgrade.

Tiny paper nautilus riding ocean debris wins Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023

Sep 18, 2023
Dunja Djudjic

The wait is over – after showcasing its stunning finalists, the Ocean Photographer of the Year has now announced its 2023 winners. The first place was awarded to 25-year-old marine biologist and amateur photographer Jialing Cai for her stunning image of a paper nautilus floating on a piece of ocean debris. Of course, there are more wonderful images in the selection, and we share them in this article so we can enjoy them together.

This hungry lizardfish is one of the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 finalists

Aug 22, 2023
Dunja Djudjic

The ocean’s vast expanse and mysterious depths have long captivated everyone’s imagination. Photographers are no excuse, and today we bring you some marvelous underwater and…

This photographer turned a joke into a record-breaking underwater shoot

Jul 10, 2023
Dunja Djudjic

Photographer Steve Haining didn’t only take gorgeous underwater photos that you’ll absolutely enjoy looking at – they also landed him a Guinness World Record. Yup,…

This is the first fish ever filmed at over 8km depth

Apr 5, 2023
Dunja Djudjic

Japan and Australia researchers have set a record for the “deepest fish” ever filmed. In other words, they found a fish at the greatest sea…

The new Godox Dive series lets you light underwater down to 40 metres

Apr 3, 2023
John Aldred

Godox has announced a new range of underwater LED lights. Named Godox Dive, there are two product ranges, one daylight and one RGBWW, each available…

This robot is filming the ocean under a Florida-sized glacier in Antarctica

Mar 10, 2023
John Aldred

Thwaites Glacier is a massive glacier about the size of Florida in the West Antarctic. It’s been nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because it’s disintegrating at…

Photo of rare pink river dolphin wins Underwater Photographer of the Year

Feb 20, 2023
Alex Baker

An eye-catching photo of a pink river dolphin breaching the surface of the Amazon river sees Kat Zhou from the United States named Underwater Photographer…