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Anglerfish Announces Housing for ILT350 Chroma Meter
Anglerfish Creative Lighting has announced their underwater housing for the ILT350 Chroma Meter. This housing provides the operation of the light spectrometer underwater up to 100m of depth and has an M14 bulkhead and a built-in vacuum leak detection system.
Shark Protection at CITES 2022
Our friends at the Sea Save Foundation are hard at work at CITES COP 19 in Panama City, Panama. Their efforts have paid off with the prospect of the trade in products from 113 marine species getting new protection. However, today and tomorrow are the plenary sessions, in which all the agreements reached over the proceeding 2 weeks are required to be ratified by the entire body.
Underwater Modelling and Photography by Nikita Atriyu & Nicholas Kouvaras
Nikita Fima Atriyu and Nicholas Kouvaras kindly provide a guide for underwater models and photographers, concentrating on freediving and mermaid modelling. They discuss how to develop the necessary skills to be able to pose while holding your breath, and how photographers can assist models, with the aim of creating memorable images isn a safe, controlled way
2023 NC Wreck-Shark Shootout Announced
The 2023 North Carolina Wreck-Shark Shootout is being held at Olympus Dive Center in Morehead City, NC from 30 May to 3 June 2023. The Shootout offers numerous for the wining image and video entries.
UPY 2023 is Accepting Entries
The 2023 Underwater Photographer of the Year contest is accepting entries. It offers 13 categories, including Macro, Wide Angle, Behaviour, Wreck and Conservation photography, and four categories for photos taken in British waters. The contest’s rules are available at the deadline for entries is 7 January 2023.
Inon Confirms Compatibility with HERO11
Inon has confirmed that their GoPro HERO 9 and 10 accessories are compatible and suitable for use with the new HERO11 as well. The accessories include a variety of adapters, trays, arms, and a tripod that are ready to use with their SD Front Mask for HERO9/M67 Filter Adapter for HERO9.
RED Announces S35 V-RAPTOR Rhino Camera
RED Digital Cinema has announced the S35 (Vista Vision) version of their V-RAPTOR Digital Cinema camera. It shares the same camera body, physical dimensions, input and output ports, lens mount as the original, but has a 8k 120fps S35 sensor.
Wetpixel Live: Iconic Underwater Images
In a dive into some older posts on the Wetpixel forum, Alex and Adam discuss what makes an image iconic and truly memorable. They discuss the differences that can occur due to the viewer’s context, and how the profusion of social media channels has affected how individuals view and react to images, and that the circumstances around an image’s capture matter less than the image itself.
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