MORNING STAR I shot this image at Lissenung Island, Papua New Guinea, a few years ago for the island dive I owe my career to this humble little stinger. My images of these thumb-sized siphonophores have graced city billboards to advertise cameras, been plastered on the sides of buses to spread the word of London […]
OUR UNDERWATER WORLD IS FULL OF VIBRANT COLORS, interesting patterns and textures, and fascinating creatures. It’s a wild place that is unpredictable and simultaneously harsh and harmonious. Taking a camera into that world allows us to record snippets of beauty in ways that help us tell various stories. Learning to use your camera effectively takes […]
Bisnis katering saya di California berjalan dengan baik, tetapi semakin berkembang, semakin saya stres dan ingin berada di bawah air. Menyelam dan fotografi adalah katarsis, dan saya terus kembali ke Anilao dalam pikiran saya.
Nenek moyang penyu laut modern berbagi lautan dengan ichthyosaurus dan plesiosaurus selama periode Jurassic akhir 150 juta tahun yang lalu. Keturunan mereka kini menghuni terumbu karang dan lautan di seluruh dunia.
Bayangkan diri Anda berada di atas perahu selam di laut biru tropis, bersiap-siap untuk menyelam bersama para ahli foto bawah air legendaris Marty Snyderman dan Michael Aw serta para master yang sangat berbakat dalam genre ini, yaitu Tanya Griffin Houppermans dan Vijay Raman.
Saya mengenal fotografi Chuck Davis jauh sebelum saya bertemu dengannya, jadi mewawancarainya mengungkapkan banyak informasi yang menarik. Salah satu hal yang paling mengejutkan yang saya pelajari adalah bahwa Chuck memotret pada film semua gambar hitam-putih yang ditampilkan di sini, dan memproses serta mencetaknya di kamar gelap.
AS I FLOAT IN THE SOFT DARKNESS of a flooded cave, a tunnel leading away from me catches my eye. Like a mountain trail, the passageway offers spectacular views, physical challenges, and exhilaration. As I exhale into the water, I feel a dissolution of self. My goal as a photographer is to convey that sensation in a photo.
THE ROUTE TO PROMINENCE IN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY is varied and constantly evolving.
MANY DIVERS DON’T WANT TO TAKE LARGE digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) housings or expensive mirrorless cameras on their dives. Their goal is to capture memories to show their family or post on social media, not to get the highest-quality underwater images.
READERS WILL KNOW THE BYLINE “David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes” from scores of National Geographic magazine features. Working as a team they have photographed the wild ocean from the tropics to both polar regions and even some rather unusual aquatic realms in between.
