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6 days ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup
Instagram Now Supports Images with 3:4 Aspect RatioBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 1, 2025 @ 10:00 AM (EST)
If you’ve really been paying attention to the Instagram profile grid over the last couple of days, you will have spotted that your vertical images that you meticulously cropped to 4:5 aspect ratio are now having the sides trimmed just a little bit.
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2 weeks ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup |Martin Edge
Tickets for the second Go Diving Show ANZ in Sydney are on sale—and there’s a two-for-one early bird special on now for a limited time.
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3 weeks ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup |Stephen Frink
DEMA Show 2025 registration is officially open. The dive industry’s only trade-exclusive event is taking place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from November 11th–14th. Once again, dive industry professionals will come together to establish and nurture professional relationships, collaborate with industry colleagues, and discover newly released products.
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1 month ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup |Howard Schatz
May 8th is David Attenborough’s 99th birthday, and in his new documentary, Ocean, he’s marking the occasion with a veritable call to arms. “If we save the sea, we save our world,” says Sir David.
Over the last seven decades, the beloved English presenter has made many films focused on our marine world, but this latest one is something different.
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1 month ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup |Jens Kuhfs
Scientists Find New Evidence That South Korea’s Female Freedivers Evolved for a Life Underwater By Ian Bongso-Seldrup, May 8, 2025 @ 10:00 AM (EST) Source: CNN Haenyeo sing traditional songs before heading out to sea to harvest abalone, sea urchins, seaweed, and other seafood from the waters around Jeju Island, South Korea Scientists studying the DNA of the famous female freedivers of Jeju Island—the haenyeo—have discovered there are unique genetic differences that the women have evolved to...
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1 month ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup |Noam Kortler
“Ocean”: David Attenborough Turns 99 and He Wants You to Fight for ItBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, May 8, 2025 @ 08:00 PM (EST)
May 8th is David Attenborough’s 99th birthday, and in his new documentary, Ocean, he’s marking the occasion with a veritable call to arms. “If we save the sea, we save our world,” says Sir David.
Over the last seven decades, the beloved English presenter has made many films focused on our marine world, but this latest one is something different.
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1 month ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup
SeaLife Announces SportDiver S Underwater Housing for SmartphonesBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, May 7, 2025 @ 10:00 AM (EST)
After the runaway success of their SportDiver Ultra housing, SeaLife Cameras has unveiled the SportDiver S, which offers a more-compact form factor along the lines of the original SportDiver. According to SeaLife, the new version of the housing offers compatibility with all current iPhone models, as well as all but the very largest Android smartphones.
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1 month ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup |Peter Pinnock
Atlantis Dive Resorts Celebrates New Atlantis Infiniti Liveaboard with Special DiscountsBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, April 29, 2025 @ 11:00 AM (EST)
If you have even a passing interest in diving the Philippines, you will know of Dumaguete’s mind-blowing critters and Puerto Galera’s stunning coral diversity, and you’ll also know that Atlantis Dive Resorts has a home in each of those prime locations that will serve your every need as an underwater photographer.
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1 month ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup
Introducing Nauticam’s Midrange Focus Optimizer (MFO-1)By Ian Bongso-Seldrup, April 29, 2025 @ 07:00 AM (EST)
After rolling out a seemingly endless parade of unique and innovative optics—such as the Extended Macro Wide Lens (EMWL) and Fisheye Conversion Port (FCP-1)—Nauticam has introduced another water contact optic in a class of its own: the Midrange Focus Optimizer 1, or MFO-1. We got a sneak preview at last year’s DEMA Show, but what exactly does the MFO-1 do?
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1 month ago | 
divephotoguide.com | Ian Bongso-Seldrup |Simon Rogerson
Study: Shark Attacks Could Be on the Rise Due to Selfie-Taking TouristsBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, April 28, 2025 @ 08:00 PM (EST)
Earlier this year, a Canadian tourist on vacation in the Turks and Caicos attempted to take a selfie with a shark—and ended up having both her hands bitten off. This comes after a viral video emerged of tourists taking photos with a huge shark that had been caught and dumped on a Florida beach.
