Going Pro: What It’s Like to Be a Scuba Professional
As a recent diver in training, hopefully your interactions with your instructor have led you to trust and admire him or her as an…
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Diving That Counts: On Becoming a Citizen Scientist
What do you want to be when you grow up? I suspect that is a question every school-age kid in America gets asked frequently….
Getting In Deep: Considering a Career in Commercial Diving
OUR LATEST ARTICLE ON COMMERCIAL DIVING: Does Your Career Compass Point to Commercial Diving? READ NOW If you're like a lot of divers, you...
So You Want to Be a Scuba Instructor? A Look Inside the Diver’s Dream Job
“When are you going to get a real job?” It’s a question that has followed me for my entire adult life. I mostly got…
The Story Behind the Lucky Shot
Shortly after returning from a recent trip to Cozumel, I showed this image of a mouth-brooding male yellowhead jawfish at a local dive club…
Different Day, Different Opportunity
I’ve spent a lot of time on Indo-Pacific reefs where a variety of anemonefish abound. So it would be perfectly logical to me if…
Out-of-Air Options: Playing It Safe By Practicing Air-Sharing Skills
CLOSELY MONITORING YOUR AIR SUPPLY WHILE DIVING GREATLY INCREASES YOUR ODDS OF NEVER BEING INVOLVED IN AN EMERGENCY AIR-SHARING SITUATION. However, there is always…
Setting a Course for Confidence: Tips for Navigating Underwater With Ease
Years ago when I was working in the tropics as a dive instructor, the first dive of the day was always a guided group…
Behind the Lens: The “X” Factor
IN MANY RESPECTS THIS PHOTOGRAPH OF A GREEN SEA TURTLE LOOKS LIKE A RELATIVELY SIMPLE IMAGE TO MAKE. After all, the animal is resting,…
Blue Water Diving: How to Deploy and Use a Lift Bag
THE WEIGHTLESSNESS AND ISOLATION OF BLUE-WATER DIVING, where neither the bottom, a boat overhead nor any natural feature is visible in any direction, has…