Aleš Procháska – Rebreather Designer / CTO & Co-Founder of Divesoft
Divesoft’s Co-Founder and CEO Aleš Procháska in the Liberty factory in Czechia. Home of “plain rocks, cold water and poor visibility”. But that’s okay because he doesn’t “have to see anything underwater, I still enjoy the unlimited freedom of three dimensional movement…

Words by Cristina Zenato
A good operator will have a team trained to provide guidance to divers while handling any scenario that may arise. Photos: Cristina Zenato
As a firm believer that “one size does not fit all”, I’ll start my first column in DIVER by highlighting some of the considerations a diver should take before embarking on a shark diving trip…

From documentary maker to documentary subject, Mike deGruy’s wife and filmmaking partner continues her husband’s legacy with her new film Dive Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Words By Mimi deGruy
Diving Deep: The Life & Times of Mike deGruy is available ot watch now.
Anyone who’s ever tried to make a film about the ocean knows it can be hard, for the sea is an unpredictable subject…

Words by Steve Lewis
Do you have a drysuit certification? Maybe you don’t see the value of the course, but how long did it take for you to become a competent drysuit diver? Photo: Fourth Element
I can’t recall what the original meeting was about. Probably something to do with training schedules or core standards or perhaps what flavour wings we’d order later that evening at ‘beer night’, but I do recall the head of the agency running up the stairs, swinging open the boardroom door and panting an apology for interrupting…

Words and Photography By Jill Heinerth
Tom and Jim Rozzi swim through a massive lava tube. The layers, lines, and marks show us where lava ran through the passage and left behind a hardened scoured shell. Photo: Jill Heinerth
Nine-tenths of a mile (1.4km) inside a submerged lava tube in the depths of the Monte Corona Volcano, cave diving explorer Sheck Exley faced what should have been certain death…

Words and Photography by Jill Heinerth
Cleaning up her local river has kept the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s Explorer In Residence busy through 2020. Photo: Jill Heinerth
With travel opportunities shut down by COVID-19, we are all trying to find ways to stay excited about diving. As much as I long for a warm, tropical dive hovering over a Caribbean reef, I have to admit that I have recently found a greater purpose in diving and life…