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Helpful Resources for Disabled Divers

Training, gear and travel tips that cater to the specific needs of differently-abled divers.

How to Place in Underwater Photo Contests

Capturing natural ocean scenes in original ways is just the start. Shoot with RAW files, follow content rules and deadlines, and submit photos to contests frequently to be a serious entrant.

Divided Focus | Lessons for Life

Tragedy strikes when a diver forgets to watch his air levels while helping his buddy capture underwater photos.

What is the PADI Freediver Course?

This PADI course teaches you how to spend extended periods of time underwater on a single breath, making it easier to encounter marine life and improving your air consumption while diving.

Ten Tips for Taking Great Videos Underwater

How to take great videos while scuba diving. To get started, practice with your camera on dry land, get the right buddy and incorporate sun exposure into your dive plan.

How to be an Ethical Underwater Photographer

Avoid harming the ocean as an underwater photographer by perfecting your buoyancy, using flash mindfully and encouraging good behavior fellow dive travelers.

Walking Sharks: What a New Scientific Discovery Means—and What It Doesn’t Mean

Walking sharks are millions of years old, there's no reason to panic about the "new" ones recently discovered.

What is a PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty?

Extend your bottom time by learning how to use enriched air, also known as nitrox.

Maximum Overload | Lessons for Life

A liveaboard diver maxes out his bottom time for days in a row, landing him in the hospital with decompression sickness. His dive buddy experiences no symptoms, showing why it’s best to dive conservatively — you never know how your body will react.