Dive the World magazine

by adamhanlon Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

The publishers of the Dyk magazines in Scandinavia have announced the publication of a magazine called “Dive the World”. The aim is for it to be image rich and story focused. Issue one was actually released in January, and issue two, due in April will feature a portfolio from Ethan Daniels and the second in a series of Nature Notes articles by Wetpixel’s Alex Mustard. Also featured in the publication are friends of Wetpixel Stephen Wong and Takako Uno as well as photographers Magnus Lundgren and Marcus Roth.

Dive the World is available quarterly by subscription.

Press Release.

The publisher behind the Scandinavian Dive Magazines, DYK in Denmark and Sweden are launching a new international dive magazine in 2012.

“In our opinion many dive magazines kill the underwater images by cramping too many and too small photographs together in too little space – and they suffocate the pages further with ugly advertising,” says editor in chief Jesper Kjøller.

DIVE THE WORLD – The International Dive Magazine is a global lifestyle magazine focusing on extraordinary dive experiences, dive travel, exotic location and exciting marine life encounters.

Above all, diving is a visual activity. And with DIVE THE WORLD we will, to a large extent, let the images speak for themselves – supported by quality writing, of course. Our goal is to take the reader along with us on a dive, even if they are relaxing in an armchair or airplane seat with the magazine. Properly telling a story requires space, and we will gladly let an article fill 16 to 20 pages if that is what it takes to bring a story to life. The result is a reading experience that no iPad or other form of digital media could deliver.

DIVE THE WORLD – The International Dive Magazine is a completely new idea in dive publishing. DIVE THE WORLD is purely a magazine for the traveling diver who enjoys easy tropical diving, marine life encounters and exotic adventures.

Hard facts:

Publishes four times annually.
144 glossy pages.
World wide Distribution: Australia, Canada, China, England, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Caribbean, USA and beyond. – Our goal is to take the reader along with us on a dive, even
Print run 20.000 copies.
Subscription global flat rate 40 Euro.
First issue was released January 2012, second is due in April.

Agree with divegypsy. The price is almost prohibitive in this age of iPad magazines and so forth.
Posted by jackmbernstein on 2012-03-31 15:28:47 Issue number one is out now on newsstands and available at most Barnes & Nobles throughout the country if you want to check it out. :)
Posted by Abi Smigel Mullens on 2012-03-15 14:45:37 I think it has a wonderful layout, nice flow and design (from the layouts on the web page). It is always a risk to start a new publication in this electronic age and yes in the initial first few issues you will see stuff that you have seen online,but as it evolves and stories become more current the new images will appear also, especially if the contributors reserve images to appear in the magazine. Most mags are only 64 pages and content is up to 40% advertorial so bang for buck this should be better value, especially with quality images rather than Joe Smiths once in a life time trip to the Barrier Reef.
Posted by petern on 2012-03-15 00:35:28 At 10€ per issue, this is a quite pricey magazine. It would be nice if the publishers posted issue #1 as an online PDF which prospective subscribers could see to help them decide if the magazine content was something they liked and if they wanted to spend the money. In the case of most other printed magazines, you can go to a news stand take a look at what you are buying. I like printed books and magazines vs online publications, but to be told I should risk this amount of money on a "trust me" basis, especially for a new publication which has no history is asking a lot. This magazine costs considerably more than National Geographic or GEO and since the authors are the same ones whose pictures we've seen over and over online - Mustard, Daniels, & Wong - what really new visions of the ocean does this magazine really offer?
Posted by divegypsy on 2012-03-14 18:11:47