AMOS NACHOUM

Picture of His Life
T he LED Dancer
T he LED Dancer

I knew I needed to do something different, both technical and conceptual for winning a prize
L ooking for winners
L ooking for winners

photographers who demonstrate great promise and creative vision artists and storytellers
S pirit of Venice
S pirit of Venice

Italian photographer Stefano Proakis came up with an unusual interpretation of Venice.

 
To give you the spotlight and international recognition of the UW photography community 01 September, 2019
EDITORIAL
Many divers are quietly working away, producing beautiful work that rarely gets seen beyond a close circle of friends and acquaintances. We want to change that.read more >>
John Bantin
The man who went to do something that was never done 01 September, 2019
Picture of his Life
Emotions and experiences, fear, frustration, and sadness, but also great excitement and satisfaction, with many magical moments connecting to primordial nature. Yonatan Nir tells what lay behind his film of Amos Nachoum.... read more >>
Yonatan Nir // Photo: Amos Nachoum
what it took to get the picture 01 September, 2019
Salute to the Sockeye Salmon
I’d spend four to five hours in the water each day, breaking only for some quick lunch, because I was afraid, I’d miss an important photo-opportunity. Yung-Sen Wu from Taiwan describes what it took to get the picture....read more >>
Yung-Sen Wu, Taiwan
Underwater photography of panorama wrecks 01 September, 2019
Nicolas the Great
Knowing he had only 20 minutes to do this special panoramic project. He made the route alongside the wreck of the Satil, swimming back and forth, trying to maintain perfect linearity and verticality... Nicolas Barraque, the well-known French publisher of Plongez! magazine tells how he went on to become a world leader in underwater panoramic photography....read more >>
Nicolas Barraque, France
The champions 01 September, 2019
Team USA 2016
When Team USA’s selection of shots was put up on the screen, we were overwhelmed to see one of the judges gave us a perfect Ten! Our team had an aggregated score of 36, which earned us the first place in the Global Championship category. Three Americans got together to take the top prize that year. Renee Capozzola tells how they did it ...read more >>
Renee Capozzola, USA
Want to win a competition 01 September, 2019
How to Win Competitions
Three days of shooting the wreck of the Zenobia near Larnaca I was happy to come back home with the 2nd place in the amateur category. In the same year I also participated the Eilat Red Sae Shootout, but didn’t win anything….Tobias Friedrich offers sage advice How to Win Underwater Photo Competitions.....read more >>
Tobias Friedrich, Germany
total prize of US $15,000 01 September, 2019
Asian Photographer of the Year 2019
Cai Songda from China was announced as Asian Photographer of the Year 2019 at ADEX Beijing and won a total prize of US$15,000, which included the prestige Andromeda statue, a SEACAM camera housing, a 10-day dive trip to Komodo National Park and another 4-day dive trip to the Bay Islands Resort, Dive & Stay....read more >>
David Pilosof, Israel
Basic tips for Blackwater diving & photography 01 September, 2019
Black Water Diving
It’s late in the evening and with hardly any moon to speak of, but instead of thinking about sleep we are planning our diving, not just any dive though, tonight was Blackwater diving. Mike Bartick who was 2018 winner for the main category Best 5 images taking us to “Black Water” journey and some useful tips to start …. ... read more >>
Mike Bartick, Philippines