I’ve been toying with the idea of buying a new camera lately – yes, I know, another one… but one that can be used underwater when snorkelling or sailing etc. Mostly I am keen to acquire one because I missed some great opportunities for beautiful photographs when I was up in the Whitsundays recently… but what is putting me off is that the underwater digital camera feels like the waffle iron of the photographic world – the single use appliance that will rarely get used, which, when weighed up against the cost, turns out to be a rather poor consumer decision. Then I saw all these gorgeous photos on Distractify (No, I will not link to it – ridiculous, bullshit click bait website that it is!) and it is rapidly stiffening my resolve to acquire my own waterproof camera…
Underwater fishes off Sipadan Island, Malaysia
Underwater in Iceland
Underwater in Cuba
Underwater in the Caribbean Sea, off Mexico
Underwater in the Flores Sea, Indonesia
Underwater ice in Switzerland
Underwater in Brazil
Underwater diver off the coast of Spain
Underwater at the Palawan Islands, Philippines
Underwater in the Blue Grotto, Isle of Capri, Italy
Underwater at Pig Beach, Bahamas
Underwater in Green Lake, Austria
Underwater in The Everglades, Florida
Underwater in Bora Bora, Tahiti
Underwater bathing elephants in Andaman Islands, India
Underwater Mystery?
Underwater seal in the Magdalen Islands, Canada
Underwater trout in the Smalblaar River, South Africa
Underwater diver in Fiji
Underwater fishes at Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Underwater at Crystal River, Florida
Underwater in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Underwater in Mare, New Caledonia
Underwater off a jetty at Nuweiba, Egypt.
Underwater off Eilat, Israel
Underwater in Argentina
Underwater at Laguna de los Burros, Mexico
Underwater in the Mediterranean Sea, France
Underwater in Jellyfish Lake in Palau
Underwater off Danko Island, Antarctica
Underwater in a French Lake
Underwater sharks off South Africa
Underwater in Papua New Guinea
As someone who travels as much as they can (see tag: ‘twavel’ on the right) I think that maybe I might be able to get some good use out of it after all. I’m off to New Zealand at the end of this year and hopefully off to Japan in the middle of next year… so maybe it would be a good time to buy a photographic waffle iron.