Watch a sea lion trying to check what a cameraman tastes like

Being a photographer or videographer is not easy, as you need to deal with all sorts of challenges and all kinds of people. But animal photographers are among those I admire most. It’s difficult to capture animals and make them do what you want. With them, you almost never know what they will do. Sometimes […]

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This photographer creates wildlife and underwater photos without leaving his studio

Do you dream of traveling the world and taking photos of wildlife all over the globe? And does it sometimes get you down if you can’t do it? Egyptian photographer Amr Elshamy has the same dream, but he turns it into a reality – without leaving his studio. He creates “wildlife and underwater photography” using […]

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Hold Your Breath; The healing power of an underwater photographic love story

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a worldwide annual campaign to highlight the importance of breast awareness, education and research. For some, October is the only month of the year when we think about breast cancer. For others, it’s something faced on a daily basis. That is the situation for photographer Joe Hoddinott and his […]

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Getty use underwater robots to photograph Olympic swimming events

The technological advancements that can be made in just four short years are amazing. 11 time Olympic photographer Al Bello is taking advantage of that fact this year. He’s covering the swimming events using underwater robot cameras. Robotic underwater cameras at the Olympics aren’t a new idea. Reuters used similar robots during London 2012. But this is […]

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DSLR Underwater Camera Housing Options for Portrait Photography and Video

It’s mid-summer and I have been doing a lot of underwater portrait photography lately…which has started me thinking that it might finally be time to upgrade my current DSLR underwater camera housing. I have been working with an inexpensive EWA Marine underwater DSLR camera housing for years (read my review here) – I love the […]

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Ballin’ on a budget: AquaTech reveals sub–$1000 underwater housing for popular DSLRs

Shooting underwater can make for incredible images—just ask Benjamin Von Wong. The problem is, many times, you can end up shelling out more for the underwater housing than your actual camera gear cost you. That might not be the case much longer though. AquaTech, a company long known for its quality underwater housing equipment, has […]

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Sony a6000 with Neewer Underwater Case

I use Sony a6000 as my primary underwater camera. It is 24.3MP so I can easily compose in editing. The kit lens is sharp and shoots wide. The Sony shoots in RAW, necessary for white balance and editing after the fact. It has very fast autofocus which can keep up with my subjects as well […]

Being Prepared Makes all the Difference

I love the Boy Scout motto of Be Prepared. As a photographer that often means carrying extra batteries, a spare camera, and an extra memory card. But also knowing the location, and what conditions you’ll be working under. Practice Ahead of Time We just recently moved into a house with a pool, and I have […]

Short video shows an adorable sea lion filming his underwater adventure with a GoPro

GoPro cameras have allowed the world to capture incredible footage, many times from perspectives we otherwise would’ve never been able to see. It’s not just humans though who are capable of using the cameras. Milo, a sea lion at the Aquarium of the Pacific has his very own GoPro selfie stick that he uses to […]

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Underwater housing for a Leica M looks just like…well…a Leica M

So, you want to take your Leica on some underwater adventures? Well, now you can, all while keeping the same German aesthetic that likely tempted you to buy your camera in the first place. What you’re looking at is a new Leica M underwater camera housing from underwater photography specialists Subal. Details on how exactly […]

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