Wetpixel/Under The Jungle Cenote Workshop 2021

Inon has announced an upgrade to their Multi Ball Arm. The newer version has female 3/8”-16UNC threads at each end, which allows them to be used as a tripod leg with the Inon tripod head.
Underwater Technics is shipping their TTL circuit board for Canon cameras in Marelux housings. It offers both optical and electrical strobe triggering, from and rear curtain sync, and HSS with compatible strobes. It also operates via the camera’s flash control menu
Anglerfish Creative Lighting has announced their underwater housing for the ILT350 Chroma Meter. This housing provides the operation of the light spectrometer underwater up to 100m of depth and has an M14 bulkhead and a built-in vacuum leak detection system.
Our friends at the Sea Save Foundation are hard at work at CITES COP 19 in Panama City, Panama. Their efforts have paid off with the prospect of the trade in products from 113 marine species getting new protection. However, today and tomorrow are the plenary sessions, in which all the agreements reached over the proceeding 2 weeks are required to be ratified by the entire body.
Nikita Fima Atriyu and Nicholas Kouvaras kindly provide a guide for underwater models and photographers, concentrating on freediving and mermaid modelling. They discuss how to develop the necessary skills to be able to pose while holding your breath, and how photographers can assist models, with the aim of creating memorable images isn a safe, controlled way
The 2023 North Carolina Wreck-Shark Shootout is being held at Olympus Dive Center in Morehead City, NC from 30 May to 3 June 2023. The Shootout offers numerous for the wining image and video entries.
The 2023 Underwater Photographer of the Year contest is accepting entries. It offers 13 categories, including Macro, Wide Angle, Behaviour, Wreck and Conservation photography, and four categories for photos taken in British waters. The contest’s rules are available at the deadline for entries is 7 January 2023.
Inon has confirmed that their GoPro HERO 9 and 10 accessories are compatible and suitable for use with the new HERO11 as well. The accessories include a variety of adapters, trays, arms, and a tripod that are ready to use with their SD Front Mask for HERO9/M67 Filter Adapter for HERO9.