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Half and half photograph by nature and documentary photographer Matt Sharp, of penguins swimming in the Antarctic Ocean, with snow-covered mountains in the background
"I couldn't produce my work on another camera system"

By Niall Hampton Published

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Why the Fujifilm GFX100S II is the ideal setup for documentary and nature photographer Matt Sharp

A worker dries sharks fin at Tanjung Luar village on October 09, 2025 in Lombok, Indonesia.
“I actually felt like crying when taking the photo” – underwater videographer on his heartbreaking encounter with mutilated tiger shark

By Alan Palazon Published

News Diver, tour leader, and filmmaker Xabi Romero photographed a juvenile tiger shark whose fins had been cut off while diving in the Maldives, describing it as the “saddest moment” of his life

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Hasselblad underwater housing
One of just three fully working Hasselblad underwater housings in the world is still capturing analog magic beneath the waves – more than 50 years after it was made!

By Sebastian Oakley Published

News They don't make them like this anymore! This rare Hasselblad underwater housing is still going strong after 50 years

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Bright-orange sea star.
Real-life Patrick from SpongeBob photographed by ocean researchers along with 57 completely new marine species

By Alan Palazon last updated

Underwater Photography The major haul of marine discoveries took place during a deep-sea canyon expedition off the coast of Argentina, with footage of the beloved cartoon-esque starfish subsequently "propelling" it to international fame

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Barny Dillarstone footage of mitten crab and signal crayfish captured on night-vision camera
Filmmaker captures invasive species by dropping night-vision camera into the River Thames’ murky depths

By Mike Harris Published

News Barny Dillarstone’s at it again, dropping cameras into the depths in search of weird, wonderful and invasive species

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Armored sea robin walks along seafloor.
Researchers capture footage of fish “moonwalking” on South China Sea floor

By Alan Palazon Published

News Scientists used underwater vehicles to record a trio of armored sea robins using their specialized, stiffened fin rays to summon the spirit of Michael Jackson and glide backwards along the seafloor

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Nadia Aly diving snorkeling with orcas.
Dive first, shoot second: underwater photography lessons from two commended filmmakers

By Alan Palazon Published

INTERVIEW From mastering basic dive technique to filming ocean predators, Emmy Award-winning videojournalist, Emily Rhyne, and Canon Explorer of Light, Nadia Aly, give the lowdown on how to shoot underwater

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Arctic bobtail squid.
This glow-in-the-dark squid was captured on camera in sub-zero Arctic habitat for the first time ever

By Alan Palazon Published

NEWS The Arctic bobtail squid, a marine creature that emits bioluminescence to evade predators, has been photographed in the wild for the first time, in sub-zero waters off the coast of Greenland

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Close-up of a whip coral goby, Beqa Lagoon, Fiji
"This discovery shows why exploration still matters" – Scientists film alien-esque spookfish in the wild for the first time ever

By Alan Palazon Published

News These videos feature a spookfish so alien that it seems like a sci-fi concoction, as well as thermal vents spewing life-forming materials into the depths of the Atlantic

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Great white shark.
Divers capture first-ever video images of a great white shark in the Mediterranean as Jaws takes a trip to European waters!

By Alan Palazon Published

News Divers were lucky to cross paths with the adult shark in the Strait of Sicily as illegal fishing in the Mediterranean has endangered these sharks

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