Scubacam Singapore is organising an informal underwater photography outing at Kasawari Lembeh Resort. Superb accommodation and photography facilities will be offered for all participants. 

Special invited guest will be Tony Wu, who will be available for discussions about photo techniques, tips, and advice. David Cheung and Sanah Z of Scubacam will be there to provide technical advice on equipment and maintenance.

Scubacam prizes will be offered for the best three photos taken during the week.

The trip is planned for March 2009, exact dates to be finalised.

For more information, contact Scubacam. To read more about Tony’s most recent visits to Lembeh, see the following posts here and here on his blog.

Tony Wu has recently posted a short article about getting colourful shots underwater with a compact camera using the dedicated underwater mode.See his blog for more details.

The latest issue of Wetpixel Quarterly has just shipped, with this edition featuring the work of Alex Kirkbride, who undertook a three-year project to photograph the waters of America’s 50 states, plus the winners of the 2008 Our-World Underwater and DEEP Indonesia photo competitions.

In addition, Christopher Bahnsen writes about a colony of up to 100 large green turtles that have managed to thrive in San Diego Bay, one of the busiest harbours in the world.

More information at the Wetpixel Quarterly site.

ScubaCam in Singapore has recently been appointed Distributor of Seacam products for the Southeast Asia region. Given that ScubaCam has also been the official Service Center for Seacam products for over two years, Seacam customers in the region can now enjoy a more comprehensive service at the ScubaCam showroom.

FiNS Magazine Associate Editors Andrea and Antonella Ferrari have just released a new book titled The Art of Underwater Photography, showcasing first-rate underwater images from the Ferraris and contributors around the world, as well as setting out the Ferrari’s personal philosophy of the art behind creating outstanding marine images. Read Dr. Alex Mustard’s in-depth review of the new book at Wetpixel.

Check out this video of a very large, rare, six-gill shark (most sharks have five gills) taken by researchers in a submarine 1000 metres down in Hawaiian waters. Almost as interesting as the shark is the excited chatter of the researchers.

Photographs taken by FiNS Magazine reader Margaret Pang will be on display from 22 to 24 February at the atrium of the Paragon Shopping Centre in Singapore. Sponsored by the Belgian Embassy, Nikon Singapore, Paragon and Evershine Projects & Flora Deco, the event will feature over 60 prints taken by Margaret, and proceeds from the sale of images, postcards and Margaret’s book will be donated to the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped.

The opening ceremony will be at Read more…

Our friends at Wetpixel have just released the second issue of Wetpixel Quarterly, featuring the work of James Watt, as well as images from many of the talented Wetpixel team. Click here for more information.

Attention photographers and videographers: the deadline for the Our World-Underwater photo and video contest is just around the corner! Get your images and videos in before January 15, 2008. DEEP Indonesia’s deadline follows just one month later.  As a reminder, we’re giving away over $80,000 in combined prizes, including 30 dive expeditions and a bunch of underwater photography gear.

Winning images will be prominently featured in issue 3 of Wetpixel Quarterly and dozens of other print and online publications, including Sport Diver, Dive (UK), FiNS, Scuba Diver Australasia, X-Ray, UwP, and more.

Entry forms and detailed guidelines can be found at underwatercompetition.com.

Congratulations are in order for video producer Mary Lynn Price and DiveFilm.com! iTunes recently announced its “Best of 2007 Podcasts,” and DiveFilm’s High Definition Podcast Video has been named to the “Best of 2007 Podcasts, Classics - Video” list.

The only diving-related podcast to make the iTunes “Best of 2007″ list, DiveFilm Podcasts have been featured at iTunes since launching in December 2005, shortly after the first video-capable iPods were introduced.

The podcasts are now available in two versions, the original DiveFilm Podcast Video and the DiveFilm High Definition Podcast Video.

“When video podcasting first became possible, it seemed like a phenomenal way to reach more viewers with the short underwater videos that many of us were creating.” said DiveFilm producer Mary Lynn Price. “Because of this exposure we’ve been able to reach a far more diverse audience, and help raise awareness about the underwater world that means so much to us.”

Visit DiveFilm.com to learn more about the podcasts.