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Dispatches from the water: wildlife, destinations, and the craft of underwater photography.

The Great Blue Hole: How Deep It Is and What’s Down There Featured · Travel and Adventure The Great Blue Hole: How Deep It Is and What’s Down There The Great Blue Hole is 407 feet deep, and below 300 feet it is dead. An underwater photographer on what you see, what you don't, and whether it… Read the story
Framed ocean print shown with the five print sizes nested inside it to compare scale Art and Prints Wall Art Size Guide: What Size Print for Your Space How to Choose the Right Wall Art Size By William Drumm, underwater photographer and ocean ambassador Choosing the right… A humpback whale breaching clear of the water, photographed by William Drumm Ocean Worth Saving 40 Years After the Whaling Ban: What Happened to Whale Populations Forty years after the 1986 whaling ban, what happened to whale populations? Humpback recovery, the right whale crisis,… Silky shark in profile in deep blue water with visible scars along its body Ocean Worth Saving Sharks Are in Trouble. Conservation Is Also Working. An honest look at shark conservation in 2026: the decline, the historic CITES 2025 vote, and the recovery… Bull shark cruising over sand near the El Vencedor wreck in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, in low-clarity water at about 70 feet, photographed at 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100 with a Canon R5 and RF 15-35mm lens at 15mm. Underwater Photography Underwater Photography Settings: A Working Photographer’s Setup Guide Camera settings for underwater photography explained by a working pro - white balance, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and… Over-under split shot of a manatee in a Florida spring with forest above and seagrass below, Crystal River Ocean Worth Saving Why Wetlands Matter: The Freshwater Crisis and the Ocean Wetlands filter our water, buffer floods, and feed the ocean. Why they matter, what the freshwater crisis means… Diver with a light exploring the encrusted deck of the Hermes wreck in Bermuda Travel and Adventure What the Bermuda Triangle Looks Like Underwater: A Diver’s Report I spent a week diving the Bermuda Triangle at the first Bermuda Dive Festival. Here is what is…

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white baby humpback whale just under the surface in Tonga Ocean Creatures What Does a Humpback Whale Look Like? Complete Guide with Underwater Photos A guide to humpback whales: what they look like, how they compare to blue whales and orcas, can… School of northwestern toad tadpoles swimming through underwater vegetation in British Columbia Ocean Creatures Tadpoles: What They Eat, How They Grow, and Unique Photos A complete guide to tadpoles: what they eat, how long it takes them to turn into frogs, the… A colorful striped marlin hunting a school of fish in Baja, Mexico Underwater Photography How to Take Underwater Photos: A Photographer’s Field Guide A working underwater photographer's honest guide to shooting underwater - gear, settings, light, composition, and the things nobody…
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