Alert Diver Category: Imaging

Underwater cinematographer Howard Hall had humble beginnings and is now known for his spectacular underwater IMAX movies. Read more about Howard Hall and his career.

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHERS SPEND ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF TIME, energy, and money pursuing subjects. We often select our dive destinations with specific subjects in mind. Sharks or manta rays …

In the opening chapter of The World Beneath: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs, his acclaimed combination coffee table book and coral reef reference guide, Richard Smith, PhD, recalls his six months of shore diving and research in 2007 at the Wakatobi reefs in Indonesia.

Experience the Amazon like never before with Thomas Peschak. Discover the stories behind Destination Amazon and the river’s significance.

Burt Jones changed the landscape at a piece of Indonesian underwater paradise called Coral Triangle. Read his story.

Photographing game fish does not need to be rocket science: With the correct team and equipment, you can take prize-winning shots of big fish. Read one photographer’s best tips on getting great pics of game fish.

Several underwater photographers divulge their best tips for some tricky and unique. photography techniques. Learn about photographing fluorescence, capturing the perfect snoot shot and more.

High dynamic range (HDR) is a clever digital process that will allow you to generate exceptional detail in still photos by combining the best elements from multiple shots into a single image. Read more about this practice.

OUR UNDERWATER WORLD IS FULL OF VIBRANT COLORS, interesting patterns and textures, and fascinating creatures. It’s a wild place that is unpredictable and simultaneously harsh and harmonious. Taking a camera […]

In 1992 I received a call from Graeme Ferguson, a co-founder of IMAX Corporation, that changed the course of my career.