Trip the Light Fantastic – Night Diving with Fluorescence

Trip the Light Fantastic – Night Diving with Fluorescence

You like night diving? Here is a whole new view of the reef at night with eye-popping colours and detail you won’t believe. Watch as creatures of the reef come to life in vivid neon colours and patterns you have never seen before. Stare in wide-eyed amazement as...
Heart Surgery – Diving with a Healthy Heart

Heart Surgery – Diving with a Healthy Heart

Heart disease is a very common condition these days, unfortunately. But does it have to mean the end of your scuba diving career? What do you know about heart disease? Get clued up … Heart problems. Photo courtesy: Freepik. It is increasingly likely that when you are...
The Photographers’ Wonderland that is Raja Ampat

The Photographers’ Wonderland that is Raja Ampat

Everyone knows that Raja Ampat is an amazing destination for scuba diving, but why is it such a mecca for underwater photographers? What are the forces at play that result in incredible diversity, amazing density of life and innumerable photographic...
Diving with Kids – Next Generation Starts Here

Diving with Kids – Next Generation Starts Here

What age were you when you learnt to scuba dive? Would you love to have learned when you were younger? How young is too young to start scuba diving? In this revealing article, Amanda Garside investigates the pros and cons and recalls her own dilemma when her daughter...
Fan the Flames: Smoking and Diving

Fan the Flames: Smoking and Diving

Why do so many divers (especially dive professionals) smoke? Does it have any effect on people’s ability to dive? Does it increase the risk or severity of decompression illness? In this fascinating article we look into the ‘why’, ‘how’...
Rashes, Reactions & the Runs: Note of Caution for Divers

Rashes, Reactions & the Runs: Note of Caution for Divers

We all know that scuba diving is amazing and a great way to commune with and marvel at nature, but when venturing beneath the waves, we are entering another world, with different rules and occasionally there are some minor annoyances to deal with. So before you set...