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Dive photo paradise: Indonesia's Lembeh and Raja Ampat [Gallery]

12 BCs to Give You a Lift [Photo Gallery]

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Better Buoyancy: 12 BCs That Will Give Your Diving a Lift

The perfect BC should fit your body, your budget — and your style of diving.

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Dive photo paradise: Indonesia's Lembeh and Raja Ampat

For scuba divers, the undisputed gems of the East are Indonesia's Lembeh and Raja Ampat. What makes these places so irresistible to underwater photographers?

The Manta Trust [Photo Gallery]

Photo Gallery: How the Manta Trust is fighting to protect the ocean's most graceful acrobats from a devastating fall.

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The Manta Trust: Fighting to Protect Rays From the Gill Raker Trade

We discover how the Manta Trust is fighting to protect the oceans' most graceful acrobats from a devastating fall

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Indonesia Underwater Photos from Tanya G. Burnett

Though she lives in South Florida, underwater photographer Tanya Burnett is at home in the waters off Indonesia.

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Underwater photography in Indonesia: A destination for all levels

We'e got a bevy of images that prove eastern Indonesia can be a paradise for amateur shooters as well as pro photographers. Hear from the pros and see beautiful images they created in our series of photo galleries and interviews.

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Discovering the Taj Mahal Treasure

A diver visits the Florida Keys to learn more about a sunken Mogul emperor's treasure off the coast of Key Largo.

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Curacao: Dive & Dine

Above and below, Curacao satisfies your appetite for something new.

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9 Compact Imaging Systems For Delivering Big Results

Here are nine models above that will empower you to take your underwater photography and video to the next level — and four trends to consider before making upgrading your system.

Tec Curious

Technical diving has always seemed a bit out of reach for me — too complicated, too difficult, too risky. But my mind has been seriously changed thanks to PADI’s recent Tec Xplor Days, a series of three events offering divers the chance to sample the latest in tec diving gear and rebreather technology in a safe, controlled — and free — environment.

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Behind the Lens: Plan B

What happens when you prepare yourself for a specific type of underwater photography, but the ocean has other plans for you? Why, go to Plan B, of course. While diving in Indonesia's Raja Ampat islands and facing some current, Ellen Cuylaerts explains how she learned to go with the flow.

Digital Photography 101: Creating Bokeh Photos

Want to add this quality to your underwater photos? Get photography tips and view a bokeh photo gallery here …

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Digital Photography 101: Wide-Angle Wrecks

For an underwater photographer, wrecks offer an exciting chance to tell a story, plus often have a variety of interesting photo opportunities. Get tips on photographing wrecks and view a photo gallery here …

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Digital Photography 101: Creating Movement

Tips for using a slow shutter speed to create movement in a still image. Read more here…

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Digital Photography 101: Black Backgrounds

Here are five tips to help you capture macro shots with perfect black backgrounds.

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Underwater Photographer Spotlight: Mike Veitch of Indonesia

Underwater photographer Mike Veitch lives in Bali, Indonesia, and says he has the world’s richest coral reefs as his office. See a photo gallery and read more here.

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Images: Ambient-Light Underwater Photography

Leave your strobes behind and free your mind to create amazing ambient-light underwater photos. Ambient-light photography isn’t technically challenging, though it might seem so. Done right, it gives underwater photographers a world of possibilities: the ability to capture scenes that are too large to be lit only with strobes; the ability to create blue-water backgrounds with a unique gradient of colors; and the ability to create images with strong contrast and eye-catching silhouettes.

Digital Photography 101: Shooting with a 50mm Lens in Natural Light

Tips for underwater photographers who want to use a 50mm lens with a macro port, with an emphasis on using natural light instead of strobes, which will give your images a more organic feel.

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Digital Photography 101: Shooting with a Snoot

What the heck is a snoot, and how can it help you in underwater photography? Here are six tips for underwater shooting with a snoot.

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Digital Photography 101: 6 Tips for Shooting Sunbursts Underwater

In Sport Diver Asia Pacific's Digital Photography 101 series, Scubazoo's Jason Isley talks balancing light for shooting beautiful underwater sunbursts.

Ultimate Utila Dive Resorts: Laguna Beach Resort

A family-friendly gem in the Bay Islands, Laguna Beach Resort on Utila has everything you could want from a dive resort, along with plenty of attractions for nondiving — or not-yet-diving — partners and kids to enjoy too.

Ultimate Utila Dive Resorts: Utila Lodge

Built over the bay in the heart of Utila Town, rustic Utila Lodge dive resort is home to the Bay Islands College of Diving and the Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center, perfect for adventurous divers with a passion for the environment.

Hidden Marine Creature Treasures

Naturalists Ned and Anna DeLoach offer tips for spotting the reef’s most elusive sea creatures

Expanding Horizons

In exotic Malaysian Borneo, Sipadan and Mabul islands have earned heavyweight reputations with underwater photographers. Now, new islands in the region are being opened to exploration. This photo gallery documents just a small sample of the amazing marine life inhabiting this new area.

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The Sinking of the U.S.S. Arthur W. Radford

In August 2011, the U.S. Navy destroyer Arthur W. Radford was sunk, becoming the Atlantic's largest artificial reef and offering a hot new Mid-Atlantic scuba-diving destination

The Great Eight of the Great Barrier Reef

From huge humpback whales to tiny clownfish, the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, is home to an astonishing variety of marine life. Here are 8 species of marine life scuba divers won’t want to miss.

Top Roatan Dive Resorts

Let one of these outstanding resorts show you the best of underwater Roatan.

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Las Rocas Resort and Dive Center: Kick Back and Stay

Roatan Dive Resorts: Las Rocas Resort & Dive Center

Welcome to Roatan's Las Rocas Resort and Dive Center, where the highly personalized service and relaxing atmosphere keep guests coming back again and again.

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Turquoise Bay Dive and Beach Resort: A Private Paradise

Roatan Dive Resorts: Turquoise Bay Dive & Beach Resort

Welcome to Turquoise Bay Dive and Beach Resort on Roatan's untouched north-central coast, where guests have the island's incredible natural resources all to themselves.

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Tranquilseas Eco Lodge and Dive Center: Relax in Good Hands