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WaterPixels has always been about community—sharing work, comparing notes on gear, and celebrating images that stop you mid-scroll. We’ve refreshed the home page to put those images, conversations, and shared knowledge at the centre. A home page built around the community We’ve made more room for what makes WaterPixels yours: Featured photographs from the monthly Showcase, with photographer credits and a full-image viewer Our partners and affiliates Latest articles, community conversations, an
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Members Choice is live — and we have our first podium. Each month, Showcase likes decide 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. First place is Members Choice. Counts lock on the 1st of the next month, so the race stays fair. Here are the winners for August 2026: 1st — Members Choice: bvanant · 6 Showcase likes 2nd: ACHiPo · 4 Showcase likes 3rd: Dave_Hicks · 4 Showcase likes Congratulations to all three. These placements came from Showcase likes that month — so if you were out there liking photos you enjoy, you
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Curious about the new Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G? One of our community members, @Simon Pierce had early access to the newly announced Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G Visit the forum to explore a detailed pre-release breakdown covering underwater housing setups, size comparisons, and downloadable sample shots. Image Credit: Simon Pierce
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https://xray-mag.com/magazines/142 https://xray-mag.com/magazines/142 Sorry little late.
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Panasonic achieved a result that Apple, Sony and Nikon did not. The Japanese Intellectual Property High Court invalidated a major RED patent concerning raw video files. RED had historically used this patent to demand licensing fees and stop competitors. Nikon initially challenged the patent in court but purchased RED before a ruling and dropped the case. When Panasonic recently challenged the same patent in Japan, Nikon defended the claims it had previously opposed. The court ultimately rejecte
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Not sure if this truly a landmark or not, but thanks to all the activities of members, the 23,000th Waterpixels post was recorded today.
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On a recent dive trip I met someone who is writing a dissertation on people who are 50+ and diving. If you are interested in contributing, the following is a link to a simple questionnaire which takes about 5 minutes to complete. I've become paranoid about online scams, phishing etc. But this looks fine and I know the author - and the information gathered is pretty innocuous. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=e3VPRDDLUkaTvMqNbR74E5Cna1DJ6d1KvM2oRz5_gAdUM0Y3UEpYTkZERDJON
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This article in the UK's The Independent newspaper caught my eye...... The Independent Scientists find way to develop shark bite-proof suits for... Researchers hope materials assessed in study can be part of the ‘toolkit’ to reduce shark-bite risk
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https://xray-mag.com/magazines/135 https://xray-mag.com/magazines/135
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The latest edition of the excellent online Underwater Photography Magazine (UWP), edition 146, is now available. And it's free of course...... Link is here: https://www.uwpmag.com
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We are proud to announce that the winner of the 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, Overall category, is our fellow member Ross Gudgeon for his photograph titled "Fractal Forest". Fractal Forest - Macro By Ross Gudgeon, Western Australia From the 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year announcement: The overall winning shot, Fractal Forest, skews perception and leaves us questioning reality with an inside-out view of a cauliflower soft coral, captur
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I came across the following article by By David Clapp, published on 31 July 2025 in Digital Camera World. Worth a read, I thought! "It’s getting near that time again - as September means a new iPhone. Then there’s a new Android. Then it’s the turn Fujifilm / Canon / Nikon / Sony / Panasonic etc - all of them use tried and tested strategies stretching back as far as the 1930s to make you, the consumer, feel dissatisfied with the equipment you own. Let’s be frank, you are a subliminal and anonym
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Since 1994 the Monterey Shootout has been the annual gathering of underwater photographers in the stunning kelp beds of Monterey Bay. This three day weekend features seminars, a fabulous social mixer, and a friendly photo and video contest that makes us dive a little harder and push our creativity alongside new and old friends just a bit longer. Join us for the greatest dive weekend of the year. The Monterey Shootout - a 36 hou... Monterey Shootout - An Underwater Photography Competition... T
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https://xray-mag.com/magazines/134 https://xray-mag.com/magazines/134
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Maria , our very own Compact Camera Specialist, will be hosting an online “Getting Started in Underwater Photography” event with the Royal Photographic Society on Wednesday 16 July from 1800 hrs to 2000 hrs. Maria will be sharing her experience over the past three years of shooting exclusively with smartphones, compact cameras, Insta 360s and Go Pros and promises to help inspire beginners capture their own vision to create award-winning content. Her presentation will delve into the many differ
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The latest edition of the excellent Underwater Photography Magazine (UWP) is now available - edition 145. A link to it is here: https://www.uwpmag.com/
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A member who is a physician (thanks @DocTock ) has passed on a warning from the Federal Drug Administration about the effect of Scopolamine motion sickness patches used under certain conditions. If you’re a user, you might like to read this link https://waterpixels.net/index.php?app=core&module=system&controller=redirect&url=https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-adds-warning-about-serious-risk-heat-related-complications-antinausea-patch-transderm-scop&key=a
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https://xray-mag.com/magazines/133
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UwP144 · May/Jun 2025 RELEASED - Click here UwP144 · May/Jun 2025 RELEASED - Click here
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Waterpixels is delighted to announce that Maria Munn has joined the team as our Compact Systems Specialist. For many years Maria has taught and specialised in producing amazing images using compact systems especially the Canon G series. She’s been looking too at action cameras and housed smartphone systems and has posted some really helpful guides and reviews. A more detailed resume for Maria is on our About page. We’re sure members will welcome warmly her knowledge, experience and enthusias
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When Nikon acquired a controlling stake in RED Digital Cinema in early 2023, the industry took notice. For photographers and filmmakers alike, this wasn't just another corporate merger—it signaled Nikon's serious commitment to professional cinema production and a strategic evolution beyond still photography. Strategic Integration and Immediate Benefits The integration has moved quickly. RED has already released cinema cameras featuring Nikon's Z-mount, creating a native p
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Nikon announced the Z5 II mirrorless camera last night, but in addition to that announcement was another exciting update for Nikon videographers. The company revealed that Adobe will finally offer support for Nikon's N-Raw video format in Premiere Pro. N-Raw is Nikon's proprietary 12-bit Raw video format. It supports Rec2020 color gamut and allows users to adjust white balance in post-production, much like what's possible with Raw photo files. As a result, it provides more flexibility during the
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Waterpixels is delighted to report that Emperor Divers have joined our growing lists of industry supporters. Since 1992 Emperor Divers have shared their experience of scuba diving in the Red Sea, Maldives and Indonesia and have looked after thousands of happy divers – a great many of whom keeping coming back to us year after year. Emperor's focus has always been on providing safe and sustainable diving holidays for everyone. Liveaboards, Resort Diving and PADI Courses ar
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The team at Waterpixels are delighted to announce that our 1000th member, @Grega joined the Waterpixels community on 15 March. An especially warm welcome to Grega! Thanks to all those who have signed up since we started in Dec 2023. We reached our 500th member in February 2024 and have seen a continuous stream of people signing up since then. We'd like to thank members for continuing to engage so positively and in a great spirit of willingness to share and be helpful.
