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Bilikiki Cruises hosts Solomon Islands video competition on YouTube

Bilikiki Cruises has announced a final call for entries to their Solomon Islands-themed video competition hosted on YouTube - all footage submissions must be posted by the end of July. If you’ve visited the Solomon Islands on either the MV Bilikiki or MV Spirit of Solomons and filmed video of ...

Last minute cancellation, July 19-27, 2008 Sharks and Dolphins

Hello, readers. We’ve just had a last-minute cancellation for a sharks and dolphins trip departing for the Bahamas from Palm Beach, Florida, which leaves tomorrow night at 3am (that’s 3am on Saturday evening / Sunday morning). The trip is led by the esteemed Dr. Alexander Mustard, and is...

Join Alex Mustard in Grand Cayman, January 2009

Join Alex Mustard’s Digital Underwater Photography workshop in Grand Cayman during Jan 17th-24th, 2009. The focus on this workshop is lighting: understanding, capturing and controlling both strobe and available light. The trip is limited to just 12 people, which provides plenty of time for 1:1 image...

Dive with Eric Cheng and Douglas Seifert in Seattle

Wetpixel user Martin (NWDiver) has organized two days of diving in Seattle with photographers Eric Cheng and Douglas Seifert! Pacific Northwest divers, here is your chance to dive with Eric Cheng, founder of your beloved Wetpixel and Douglas Seifert, Contributing Editor, Dive Magazine UK! Dates w...

UWP Magazine Issue #43 available for download

Underwater Photography Magazine Issue 43 is now available for download. The issue contains articles, reviews, and profiles by Karin Brussard, Austern Bannister, Mark Webster, Michael Wicks, Wetpixel’s own Alex Mustard and Mike Veitch, and more on topics including digital double exposures, Mars...

Seacam Seaflash 250 strobe, underwater TTL test

Underwater photographer and Wetpixel friend Stephen Frink has posted an underwater TTL test from his most recent Digital Master class in Key Largo, Florida. Basim Nasr showed up with a brand new Seacam housing for a Canon 1DMKIII and a pair of Seacam Seaflash 250 strobes… If TTL works, then t...

LAUPS 2008 International Competition announced

The Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society (LAUPS) has announced a call for entries for their 2008 International Photo Competition, and will be posting the competition guidelines, rules, and entry form on their website shortly. Past prizes have included trips from Bilikiki Cruises, Lagoon Resor...

The Digital Shootout Bonaire 2008 and Wetpixel.com are proud to announce the winners of this year’s shootout photo and video contest. 58 participants competed in four still categories and a single video category, and winners won a variety of prizes from our generous sponsors, including dive tr...

Wetpixel.com is proud to host the 2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest. If you have the perfect photo that captures the excitement and beauty of Raja Ampat diving, enter this contest for a chance to have your image printed on the 4,000 park tags that will be attached BCDs of visiting divers! ...

Nikon D700 announced: full frame, 12 megapixels

Nikon has announced the D700 SLR, a 12-megapixel full-frame camera that uses the same sensor as does the D3. The D700 also has a built-in flash, a sensor cleaning feature, and can shoot up to ISO 25,600. It shoots at 5 frames a second, but can be boosted to 8 frames a second with the use of an exter...