A couple of days ago, we told readers about the DiveBot, a new, affordable remote-control underwater vehicle capable of operating at depths of 500 feet below the surface. At the time, maker F5 Innovations had revealed the basic design, but had yet to announce its supplier for the DiveBot's onboard 720p high-def video...
Amongst the recent winners of the International Loupe Awards, we were struck by this photo showing a Leopard Seal about to gobble up a penguin in Antarctica.
The stunning image by underwater photographer Amos Nachoum captured fifth place in the Science and Nature category of the awards. (Yes, we...
When producers of a BBC documentary about penguins in Antarctica wanted to get up close and personal while filming these cute creatures they knew they they'd need spy technology worthy of James Bond. So, they created "Penguin Cam," a group of life-like penguins equipped with cameras, which could capture the daily world...
When you really stop and think about it, it's amazing how far digital photography has come in the last decade. Ten years ago this month, we were thrilled by the brand-new Canon EOS-10D and Pentax *ist-D, a duo of 6-megapixel SLRs priced at US$2,000 and US$1,700 respectively. In fact, even a 3-megapixel compact could command a similar pricetag...
We've posted quite a few amazing underwater photography videos here before but this story might be the most unbelievable yet.
In the clip (embedded below), National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen talks about his encounter with one of Antartica's most vicious predators, the Leopard Seal.
On assignment in the...
I did a fair amount of shooting before, during and after Hurricane Sandy and I wish I'd had the good sense to bring along a decent rain cover for my camera. (Luckily, my camera survived, though many trees in my neighborhood did not.)
Here's a very interesting looking dry bag for digital SLRs and compact system cameras that would have been great to use during a rain-soaked...
Smartphones have taken over as the daily snapshooter for a lot of folks, but there are still plenty of situations where your smartphone can't replace a dedicated camera. A new camera case from Concord Keystone aims to negate the dedicated camera's advantage in one of these areas: underwater.
The Concord Keystone ECO™ MarineCase is a waterproof case for Apple's iPhone 4 and...
SUNRISE, FL – November 29, 2011 – Concord Keystone, a leading developer of cameras and smartphone accessories, today introduced Easy Shot Clip™ HD Diving Kit, a remarkably small, high-definition digital video camera and underwater housing unit that allows divers and swimmers to capture 720p HD video and sound underwater up to depths of 100 ft/30m.
The Easy Shot...