Featured Photographer

Carol Grant
Winner of the 2009 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest

Growing up in Southern California, Carol Grant has always been intrigued by the beauty of the ocean. “As a child, I vividly remember watching episodes of Sea Hunt after school and wondering if I could ever have underwater adventures too,” says Carol.

This curiosity led Carol to pick up a camera. “I think [al]most anyone who has a passion for the natural world dreams of being able to communicate that beauty through photographs,” she says.

As her experiences with marine life grew, Carol says she became determined to learn how to photograph the unique creatures and habitats with which she fell in love. “Underwater photography is challenging because it entails not only a knowledge of photography, but specialized equipment knowledge, excellent buoyancy skills and confidence in handling oneself well underwater at the same time,” explains Carol.

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The creative

Paint Dropped into Water, but stunning photos

The creative 42-year-old Mark Mawson has been taking pictures for 22 years but recently came up with his eye-catching method of creating the watery blobs. Mark, who specializes in shooting underwater scenes and people, simply takes different kinds of paint and drops them into a tank before snapping the outcome with his camera, using a strobe to light up the scene. The difference in the density of the paints creates varying shapes.

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Amazing Photography Underwater

What is on the seabed, and within the water have a look at this collection of underwater photography. Need inspiration for Underwater Photography or water photography.

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Underwater experiments

Beautiful monsters from the White Sea

Cyanea capillata

Red Bull. Amphipoda Acanthonotozoma inflatum.

Sea slug (Nudibranchia) Coryphella verrucosa

White knight. Amphipoda Acanthonotozoma cristatum.

Images taken whilst on the White sea Biological station

WSBS MSU (White Sea Biological Station) is an educational and research centre, created for conducting marine scientific research and field student practices at the White Sea. WSBS is a subdivision of Biology Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University. WSBS MSU is the base for the Research & Education Centre “Marine Biology, Oceanography and Geology”.

Photography

Alexander Semenov

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