Issue # 40: Changing Seas
DIVE’s Winter ’26 magazine is on its way! This Winter we take a look at the circle of life, from the life cycle of the Pacific Northwest’s cephalopods to a father and son exploring the Galápagos together; underwater photographer Jenny Stock’s experience on the other side of a photo competition judging panel, and Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell’s 25-year journey to Sharm El Sheikh and back.
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A VALLEY OF THE SERPENTS
Award-winning photographer Nigel Motyer has been diving and photographing Irish waters for more than 40 years. We feature an extract from his new book, Beneath Irish Seas, with some of the most spectacular photographs of basking sharks we’ve ever seen.
LIFE-CHANGING ENCOUNTER
On a routine dive out of Seattle in the Pacific Northwest of America, marine biologist and photographer Isabella Zandoná experienced an encounter with a female giant Pacific octopus that would change her outlook on life, scuba diving, and the charismatic critters that she dives with under the Emerald Sea
WITH LOVE FROM SHARM
Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell learned to dive in Sharm El Sheikh almost 25 years to the day the Winter issue is published, and would later spend four years working there as a dive instructor and guide. Following a six-year absence from the water, he returned to Sharm to start again, and found that while much has changed, his love for diving there has not.
JUDGEMENT DAY
Award-winning underwater photographer Jenny Stock has spent years brushing up her techniques to impress the judges in photography competitions around the world. This time, she finds herself on the other side of the contest, as she describes the thrill of judging the Dive Dauin Festival Splash-In competition in the Philippines – and shares her top tips for budding award-winning photographers.
A SHARED GALÁPAGOS BOND
David Leonard thought he had hung up his fins for good until he found himself a later-life father with a young son, Abraham, who suddenly wanted to go diving. Together, they write about their experiences as a father and son buddy team in the Galápagos Islands, recounting an adventure that speaks to how scuba diving can shape the relationship between parents and their children.
THE BIGGEST SHOTS
We asked our readers to vote for the best pictures from all of our Big Shot photo competitions in 2025 – but who will be crowned as the biggest shot of them all? Find out by ordering your copy of our Winter print magazine today!
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