By Marty Snyderman In June, Atlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards hosted a group of thirteen seasoned photographers, videographers, authors, and ocean advocates for week-long stays
By: Marty Snyderman, Atlantis Photography Ambassador Tubbataha: What More Can I Say? I made my first trip to the Sulu Sea and the reefs
We pull off from the black sand beach on a bangka, an elongated wooden boat used extensively throughout the Philippines for transportation in this island nation. We head southeast towards Apo Island, a tiny green speck on the horizon. Within minutes of leaving shore, Atlantis Resort vanishes behind the narrow shoreline amidst the tall, swaying coconut trees. Negros Island, which we just left, becomes its own sea of green, set against a dramatic backdrop: The peaks of the dormant volcano Bukid Talinis (bukid meaning “mountain”) tower at 1,903 metres above sea level, reaching into a cloudless sky. From this vantage point, it’s hard to believe nearly 30,000 people live here, in Dauin. You can see little sign of human life once you’re a mile offshore.
The Atlantis Dive Resorts in the Philippine communities of Puerto Galera and Dumaguete are well known in the diving community for the astonishing variety of
Is there good macro diving in Dumaguete? Yes! Dumaguete has some of the best scuba diving in the Philippines. We see many divers at Atlantis Dumaguete who
[vc_row bg_style=”stretch”][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Marty Snyderman Some diving stories sound like exactly that. Stories. Tall tales. I suppose it’s fair to say that sea stories are as
[vc_row bg_style=”stretch”][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Marty Snyderman Most divers are quick to agree that spotting a seahorse or pipefish can turn an ordinary dive into a memorable one.
[vc_row bg_style=”stretch”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The two main images I am going to discuss in this blog were created in significantly different settings with different camera systems. The shot
Atlantis Resorts hosted a group of the diving industry’s leading underwater photographers, videographers and image-makers this past April at the Atlantis Puerto Galera and Atlantis Dumaguete resorts. Marty Snyderman, Atlantis’ Photography Ambassador, leads this group, called the Atlantis Image Makers. Betty and I are honored to be part of the 2018 Image Makers group that included some of the diving world’s leading underwater photographers and filmmakers.
