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PADI's specialty courses improve your skills in the water. Learn to dive in unique environments, to use specialized tools and learn more about what you encounter.

You have to be in it to win it: Competitions are great forums to push your photography to the next level. But you'll never know where you fare unless you enter.

The Bahamas It's true what they say: You never forget your first time. My very first scuba dive in salt water (which was my first scuba dive in anything other than the 40-degree, peagreen depths of Lake Huron) was on an LST (Landing Ship, Tank) wreck sunk adjacent to a reef just north of Nassau. After the champagneeffect veil of bubbles had lifted, I was astounded; I could see so far that it seemed as if I was diving in air.

Commercial divers are an elite group. They dive in some of the most dangerous and challenging conditions to restore flow to pipelines, monitor scientific equipment, and perform salvage and construction. Their office is deeper than most recreational divers ever venture.