Words and Photography by David Fleetham & Tim Rock

I moved to Maui in 1986 for a year or two, and never left. I have been fortunate to work as an underwater photographer and travel to most of our planet’s oceans, but I always look forward to coming back to Hawaii, where I have made thousands of dives all over the state…

Digital edition now available on Magzter.
Features this issue:

Rays & Skates – an overview of the lesser-known shark species
Remembering Tom Mount
Sunken trains in British Columbia
Ocean Art winners
Exploring a German slate mine
DIVER interview with Holly Lohuis

Columns this issue:

Shark Diving with Cristina Zenato
Insights with Wayne B…

Wakatobi Resort will reopen for business on 02 June 2022. This announcement comes as Indonesia eliminates all quarantines for arriving international travelers and reinstates its Visa On Arrival program. A number of international airlines have resumed flights to Bali and as in years past, Wakatobi will offer their private guest charter flights directly from Bali to the resort…

He’s photographed more wrecks than we can count. After several articles for DIVER, we gave the renowned UK photographer the challenge of finding his favourite five.
Words and Photography By Steve Jones
Maybe the most iconic Croatian dive, a B17-G Flying Fortress lying intact at 230 feet (70m). Photo: Steve Jones
I’ve visited my fair share of wrecks over the years, so shortlisting five that have left the biggest impression on me required some serious consideration! It’s no coincidence that all that made the final cut were lost during wartime, since wreck diving fulfils both my passion for history as well as exploration: understanding the events that led to destruction of that vessel, often in horrendous circumstances, means that the dive is all the more meaningful…

Words by Jade Boudreau 

What is a dive shop? To some it’s a business or a way to make a profit in the tourist industry, but for Rocky Boudreau of Rockdiver’s Costa Rica, it is much more. Diving is Rocky’s passion, and giving his clients the opportunity to explore and experience the marine life, is his reward…

Words by Jill Heinerth

When I was a little girl, we had two channels available on TV. Everyone in my neighbourhood had the same stations, which meant we all had a common media diet. On Sunday evenings, we crouched in front of the black and white television, with dinner in hand, ready to watch Cousteau and his team on their undersea adventures…

Words by Jill Heinerth 
Val (left) and Anthony Lenzo (right) are photobombed during a shark dive. Photo: Jill Heinerth
The underwater photo and cinematography community is mourning Val Ranetkins, founder of Aqua Vision Systems, Amphibico, Aquatica, and Valstech, all companies on the leading edge of underwater optics, housings, and lighting…