Issue # 21: The thinking big issue
Douglas David Seifert focuses on the big beasts – the pelagic superstars – out in the blue. Find out what’s like to spend a year diving in Antarctica? How to take fabulous marine life portraits and much more. Order your copy now or subscribe for a year from just £9.99.
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Our World Editor, Douglas David Seifert, clips on the widest of his wide-angle lenses to capture breathtaking shots of the biggest of the big stuff out there in the Big Blue Ocean. Sharks, rays, whales, dolphins and turtles, with a fascinating insight into the lives of the world’s largest predators.
There’s cold-water diving and ice-diving and then there’s diving in Antarctica, which makes those two concepts seem slightly trivial. Marine biologist Joseph Marlow details his phenomenal year spent research diving in Antarctica, where saying ‘you’re freezing’ after you step out of your suit takes on a much more literal meaning.
We asked you to think big for your entries into our Big Shot Seascapes photo competition, and were rewarded with some towering wide-angle talent. We feature the best of the entries in glorious print, just the way they were meant to be shown.
From wide-angle Seascapes to the much more intimate craft behind taking the perfect portrait. Nick More takes us face-to-face with some of our favourite critters for a masterclass in underwater portrait photography
Mike Corey was a self-confessed ‘scaredy-cat’ until learning to scuba dive, which taught him how to overcome his fear of anxiety itself. Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell talks to the talented YouTube travel vlogger who used to panic at the thought of being on camera and is now a BBC Travel Show presenter.
This winter, we profile the winning destinations, liveaboards, dive centres and resorts from our largest ever DIVE Travel Awards, celebrating the best of the scuba diving world in this unprecedentedly difficult year for the industry.
| PLUS: Freediving for the flavour of gin, essential dive books reviewed, old-school tips and tricks and another weird and wonderful marine curiosity – and more! |
