When did you first take up underwater photography? I remember my first experience underwater with my camera very vividly. 17 Jan 2009 - the day after certifying for open water. And let me assure you, no amount of warning, or practice on land, can prepare you for the physical and technical differences in photographing underwater. [...]
The Cayman Islands is a dream scuba diving destination. I’ve never been lucky enough to visit, but it’s on my bucket list :-) As for all popular scuba hot spots, there’s plenty of choice when it comes to choosing your dive center and we’ve had plenty of reviews from divers who have dived there and experienced everything [...]
Story and photos by Tom Arnold – diving the Cenotes Talk about alchemy. From time immemorial, people have been obsessed with the notion of transforming something base into something valuable, something common into something special. Think iron into gold, coal into diamonds, vodka into gasoline. Well, recently I accomplished just such a feat. For my [...]
It seems that everyone is talking about sidemount diving. I’d already pigeon holed it into the ‘tec diving’ box (ie not for me) but then I saw this video: PADI Rec and TecRec Sidemount from Team Blue Immersion on Vimeo. I recently wrote about whether the effort of scuba diving is worth the reward and [...]
Twitter is a great place to meet people and it’s where I met Max, @whalesongart who sells t-shirts with images created from whale and dolphin song. The t-shirts are beautiful (I know because I’ve got one). However, they’re not your average mass produced, printed t-shirt. The fabric is organic, made using only wind and solar power and have a [...]
There, I’ve finally said it… I’m bored with scuba diving. Now, before I hear the shouts of “you’re spoiled, don’t you realise how many people… blah, blah”, let me explain. Kitting up for diving is hard work. It really is hard work; squeezing into a full suit, putting fins on with a scuba tank on [...]
Cornwall is England’s Riviera. Since Victorian times the Major beach resorts such as Newquay, Bude & Perranporth to name a few have seen sun worshipers heading to England’s most southerly and westerly region. The relatively warm waters and hot sunny days could please even the most discerning of folk. Over time things change, during the [...]
I stumbled upon The Tankbangers earlier this year. A group of divers based in Sharm, they unexpectedly found themselves with time on their hands in the wake of the shark attacks in December 2010. So, they made a decision. They could have laid on the beach, drinking beer all day but they decided to do [...]
Kelvin Murray is a professional diver, explorer, presenter and writer. The founder and owner of Silvertip Expedition and Diving Management [www.silvertipworld.com], Kelvin provides specialist services to the expedition and media industries. A world-class diver with multiple instructor ratings plus commercial and technical diving qualifications, Kelvin over-wintered in Antarctica as Field Diving Officer for the British [...]
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