In this issue

PHOTO CONTEST
Our 16th annual Through Your Lens photo contest received 2,636 entries from talented photographers in all corners of the globe, and many with unique and diverse shooting styles. The winners from our four categories—Behavior, Compact Camera, Wide-Angle and Macro—are sublime fusions of art and the natural world that remind us of all the beauty that can be seen beneath the surface.

A goby peeks over a sea feather in Anilao, Philippines. Photo by Enrico Somogyi..

Readers Choice: Best Destinations For Photography

Species diversity, ideal in-water conditions and weird wonders earn these destinations top honors

8 mins

In It To Win It

Competition can help you improve your shots

4 mins

Freediver

Breathing air from a tank isn’t the only way to explore beneath the waves.

1 min

Divided Focus

Underwater, it’s vital to remember what’s really important

6 mins

A Studio In Your Hand

Video can bring non-divers into the underwater action

4 mins

Underwater photography – Do No Harm

Tips for being an ethical underwater photographer

5 mins

Ask Dan – Decompression sickness

How can I reduce my risk of decompression sickness?

3 mins

SOUTH FLORIDA

A smorgasbord of wrecks and reefs ensures you’ l l never run out of photo ops in these warm waters

3 mins

Sea Hero: JOHN WELLER

How one photographer’s mission to save the Ross Sea is bringing the planet together

4 mins

16 TH ANNUAL PHOTO COMPETITION: OUR SPONSORS

What’s a contest without prizes? These generous donors—whose ranks include avid shooters like you—help make photographers’ dreams come true.

3 mins

Eat, Dive, Sleep, Repeat

How to get ready for maximum time in the water

4 mins

MAXIMUM OVERLOAD

Diving to the limit means different things for different divers

5 mins

PHOTO GEAR BAG

HOT NEW UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY PRODUCTS

1 min

OKLAHOMA

Explore nature underwater and topside in this landlocked prairie state

3 mins

MEXICO

Get the most out of your next dive trip

1 min

THE LIVEABOARD LIFE

A little more planning than usual will ensure the trip of a lifetime yields your best shots

3 mins

ASK DAN

What do I need to know about oxygen cleaning my cylinder for nitrox use?

3 mins

ENRICHED AIR DIVER SPECIALTY

What if there were a way to get more bottom time while reducing your risk of getting decompression sickness on most dives?

1 min

DREAM BOAT

In our book, there are no bad days on the water, and no bad boats. But some liveaboards have features so impressive, they’re hard to forget. If we could build our own liveaboard, these are some elements our writers and editors might include, and the boats that inspired us.

7 mins

A WORLD AWAY

Six Dive Locations Reachable Only by Liveaboard

6 mins

HEEDING THE CALL

Kids Sea Camp has taught thousands of kids to love diving and the ocean in its first 20 years. But for some KSC alum, that connection to the sea has meant so much more.

6 mins

OH, THE PLACES THEY'LL GO!

For kids and teens, diving is a sport, a path and, sometimes, a calling

4 mins

TRAVEL TIPS: INDONESIA

Get the most out of your next dive trip

1 min

WHERE THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT

IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS’ MUNDA REGION, THE REACH OF HISTORY IS FELT EVERYWHERE, FROM UNTOUCHED WRECKS BELOW TO PROUD VILLAGES ABOVE, AND WONDERS NATURAL AND MAN-MADE COMPETE WITH ISLANDERS’ WARM SMILES TO WIN DIVERS’ HEARTS

10+ mins

LET'S MAKE A DEAL

The Nature Conservancy has a bold plan to protect over 1.5 million square miles of ocean in the next five years

4 mins

the HOUSE always wins

Some divers have an obsession with squeezing the most out of every experience, like using up every last boat dive in your hotel package or aiming to reach the remotest spots possible. That’s one way to travel. Here’s another: Take your time and explore the house reef—the one that just steps away from the resort’s dive center and staff, and your room.

9 mins

Sea Hero - DENISE HERZING

Spending 35 years with a single group of dolphins makes clear how their world—and ours—is changing

4 mins

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS

Go slowly, look closely, and killer nudi shots could be your reward

3 mins

FIELD OF DREAMS

TWO HURRICANES, SIX WRECKS AND A HANDFUL OF ISLANDERS ARE SHAPING THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS’ FUTURE UNDERWATER

10+ mins

A RASH OF PROBLEMS

Failing to recognize DCS symptoms, a diver compounds his risk

5 mins

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