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Issue 94 of X-Ray Magazine is available
X-Ray Magazine issue 94 is now available to download. It features articles about Tiger Beach, Isla Mujere’s whale sharks, Tubbataha, and Malta’s deep-water wrecks. Rico Besserdich writes about photographing underwater models and the features portfolio is by Jens Umbach.
Annual Dive into the Pink Auction opens
Dive into the Pink’s annual online auction goes live for bidding from 5 pm EST today. Lots include liveaboard and land-based dive trips, underwater photography equipment, jewelry, artwork, and apparel. All proceeds from the auction go toward cancer research.
Seacam offers RS 28mm conversion
Seacam has announced that they are now offering a conversion of the Nikonos RS 28mm wide angle lens for use with modern Nikon SLR cameras and Seacam housings. Ot joins the existing 13 and 20-35mm conversions. The RS series were specifically designed to function as water contact lenses.
Olympus announces OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus has announced the OM-D E-M5 Mark III mirrorless camera. It has a 20MP sensor, 5-Axis in-body Image Stabilization, 121-point cross-type on-chip phase-detection AF, and Cinema 4K Video.
Call for entries: Santi Photo Awards 2019
Santi is calling for entries to their 2019 Photo Awards Contest. In its eighth year, the contest offers “interesting underwater pictures” for a public vote to select the winning images. There is no entry fee and a variety of Santi gear available as prizes. Please see the contest’s site for entry details and rules. The deadline for entries is 22 October.
Results: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019
The results of the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest are being announced at a gala event in London’s Natural History Museum tonight. The overall winner was Yongqing Bao with an image of a confrontation between a marmot and an arctic fox. The winner of the Under Water category was David Doubilet, with an image of a garden eel bed in Dauin, Philippines.
Video: Diving into the Unknown Galaxy by Fan Ping
Filmmaker Fan Ping has shared a beautiful short film entitled “Diving into the Unknown Galaxy” which documents his friend Songda Cai’s obsession with capturing blackwater images. It was filmed in Anilao, the Philippines last May, on a RED Helium with a Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 II.
Second Edition of Reef Fish Behavior announced
New World Publications has announced the imminent release of the second edition of their seminal Reef Fish Behavior – Florida Caribbean Bahamas book. It boasts 448 pages of information about fish life cycles, reproduction, cleaning symbiosis, colors, camouflage, and communications.
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