Monday, February 24th, 2014

Underwater portraits of Shakespeare actors

Tim Tadder is an advertising and commercial sports photographer based out of San Francisco. In his latest series of work he has taken Shakespearian actors and photographed them underwater.

Saturday, February 22nd, 2014

Job opportunity at DivePhotoGuide

Our friends over at DivePhotoGuide are looking for new staff team members. They are looking for seeking underwater photographers that have a basic understanding of the industry and are constantly on the look out for news about underwater imaging. They should also be able to write articles and have some free time available.

Friday, February 21st, 2014

Indonesia announces manta sanctuary

The Jakarta Globe reports that the Indonesian government has passed new legislation that protects manta rays within all of the country’s 5.8 million square kilometers of ocean and bans fishing for them and the export of their body parts nationally.

Thursday, February 20th, 2014

Call for entries: Australasia Underwater Photo Competition

The 2014 Australasia Underwater Photo Competition is now calling for entries. It is being held in conjunction with ADEX China and offers five categories for images taken in the Asia-Pacific region. It is free to enter.

Thursday, February 20th, 2014

Nauticam ships housing for GX7

Nauticam is shipping their housing for the Panasonic DMC-GX7 mirrorless camera. The NA-GX7 is shipping with their vacuum leak detection system and has “one-handed” access to both command dials, video record and EV adjustment. Nauticam also offer port support the majority of lens options for underwater use.

Thursday, February 20th, 2014

Recsea announces housing for EOS-70D

Recsea has released details and images of their housing for the Canon EOS-70D SLR camera. The RDH-C70D is CNC machined from aluminum and offers control of all camera functions. Recsea offers a range of ports, zoom/focus gears, adaptors and extension rings to support many lens options.

Thursday, February 20th, 2014

Mangrove releases a 6750 lumen video light

Mangrove has announced a new video light offering an output of 6750 lumen. The VC-4L6X has an 100° beam with a color temperature of 5000°K. It light has two output levels and gives a burn time of 65 minutes at 100% power.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Slideshow: Wetpixel South Komodo Expedition

The first group from the Wetpixel South Komodo Expedition are either home or on their way homewards. We were treated to stunning diving, superb scenery and some amazing photographic opportunities. Wetpixel publisher Eric Cheng has compiled a slideshow of images and video.