Eren took his first underwater photographs with an old film camera in high school in 2004. Hooked, he began scuba diving with the university underwater student club, and ever since, goes diving with his camera every opportunity he gets. He likes to dive to new locations and shoot macro creatures that are difficult to spot. Eren has garnered several photography awards and participated in exhibitions in Turkey. In 2023, he participated CMAS UW Photography World Championship as part of the Turkish national team and became bronze medalist in macro and wide angle categories.  A list of the und ..read more

One of the best ways to learn photography is to see other photographers’ work. Mozaik looks for some of the best underwater photographers in the world, and showcases their work, along with the gear they use, to help other aspiring photographers improve, learn new skills and get inspired. This week we will feature the talented David Ktorza! About David  I have been a photographer for more than a decade and explored a lot of areas of photography – studio, travel, wildlife.. even astrophotography ! – before discovering underwater photography when I started scuba diving in 2017. While on a ..read more

Despite the huge amount of articles and YouTube videos on how to choose underwater camera equipment, the number one question I am asked is “what kind of gear is good for me?”. The reason why people often ask this is not only because they want to be guided by someone they know and trust rather than internet reviews (understandably, as buying an underwater rig is a big investment for most of us) but also because a lot of the time the information out there is, I believe, either too simplistic or too technical.  In this article, I would like to propose a new approach to answer that million-d ..read more

This is a very common consideration for all underwater photographers.  It doesn’t matter if you are using a Gopro, smartphone, compact or mirrorless, you need arms.  The truth is flex arms and ball and joints arms are very different from one another and a choice has to be made. Lets start with a short explanation of each: Flex arms These are plastic segmented arms, with a strong resemblance to a human spinal cord. They are basically a one segment arm that can be bent and shaped in many ways.  There are two very popular types in the market, one is made by Locline (which is in fa ..read more

One of the best ways to learn photography is to see other photographers’ work. Mozaik looks for some of the best underwater photographers in the world, and showcases their work, along with the gear they use, to help other aspiring photographers improve, learn new skills and get inspired. This week we will feature the talented Pablo Zavala! About Pablo Pablo Zavala’s Underwater Odyssey: A 30-Year Dive into the Depths Through Lens and Legacy Greetings, fellow sea enthusiasts! Allow me to share my underwater odyssey as Pablo Zavala, a Chilean underwater photographer who has delved into the oce ..read more

One of the best ways to learn photography is to see other photographers’ work. Mozaik looks for some of the best underwater photographers in the world, and showcases their work, along with the gear they use, to help other aspiring photographers improve, learn new skills and get inspired. This week we will feature the talented Esteban Expósito! About Esteban My name is Esteban Expósito and I live in Barcelona. I have been passionate about diving since I was a child and watched the adventures of Jacques Cousteau. Every time I came back from a dive and tried to explain to my family what I had ..read more

If you’re following my articles you know that I always put lights first before everything else.  Since everyone is now using the Olympus TG-7, it would be a good idea to talk about which light should you get for that camera. The Olympus TG-6/TG-7 are probably the best selling compact cameras for underwater photography ever.  They are brilliant in so many ways but no camera, not even the TG-7 can produce good images without lights. The word Photo in Greek means light, that is the meaning of photography and the more you descend underwater the more you need it. When divers come to ..read more

One of the best ways to learn photography is to see other photographers’ work. Mozaik looks for some of the best underwater photographers in the world, and showcases their work, along with the gear they use, to help other aspiring photographers improve, learn new skills and get inspired. This week we will feature the talented Mauricio Altamirano! About Mauricio My name is Mauricio  Altamirano  and I live near the coast in the south of Chile, I have been diving for 25 years but I started underwater photography 10 years ago, since then I always carry my underwater camera on every di ..read more

One of the best ways to learn photography is to see other photographers’ work. Mozaik looks for some of the best underwater photographers in the world, and showcases their work, along with the gear they use, to help other aspiring photographers improve, learn new skills and get inspired. This week we will feature the talented Ahmed Mohamad! About Ahmed I am Ahmed Mohamed, a Scuba Diving Instructor and Underwater Photographer from Kingdom of Bahrain. in 2014 I started diving and photography to find out the beauty of the underwater world to capture,  document,  and share the magic o ..read more

One of the best ways to learn photography is to see other photographers’ work. Mozaik looks for some of the best underwater photographers in the world, and showcases their work, along with the gear they use, to help other aspiring photographers improve, learn new skills and get inspired. This week we will feature the talented Ren Jaramillo! About Ren Aloha! I’m Ren, I am a Dive Master and underwater photographer based out of Hawai’i. I started my underwater journey at a young age and eventually became a dive master and have since then racked up 10,000+ dives. My love for photography also st ..read more