The results of the 2020 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest have been announced. Hearty congratulations to Gaetano Dario Gargiulo for his winning CFWA image of an octopus with its tentacles on the dome and to all the other photographers and members of the Wetpixel community among the placings.

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Entries are now being accepted for the 2021 Underwater Tour Awards. It offers five photo categories under the “Guru Awards,” with the Grand Guru prize for the most awarded photographer, and a People’s Choice prize. In addition, it is offering the “Max Benjamin Award,” and the “Local Eco-Hero Award.”

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NiSi has announced a 15mm f/4 full frame wide angle lens that is offered in Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF and (shortly) Fuji X mounts. It offers 112° coverage, is sharp from “center to corners” and has a minimum focus distance of 0.2 meters (7.9”). It is a manual focus lens and has not been tested behind a dome port yet.

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Adam Hanlon and Alex Mustard chat about what may be one of the most effective upgrades for an underwater photography system: Magnifying viewfinders. They discuss how they are used and what they do, along with the ongoing debate about the pros and cons of 45° versus straight versions.

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