Explore10 min read
Macro Photography in Kelp Forests: Small Life, Big Patience
Kelp forests are macro heaven: nudibranchs, gobies, skeleton shrimp. Lens choices, strobe technique, buoyancy and ethics for small-subject photography.
Tom Okafor ·
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9 articles
Explore9 min read
Snorkel Photography: Getting the Shot on One Breath
No scuba, no strobes, no choke of gear: how to shoot kelp forests on a single breath. Breath budgeting, surface light, composition and a minimal kit that works.
Tom Okafor ·
Encyclopedia8 min read
Spanish Shawl Nudibranch: Where to Find and Photograph the Kelp Forest's Brightest Slug
Where to find Spanish shawl nudibranchs: the best dive sites and seasons, the hydroid patches they hunt, lookalikes to rule out, and how to photograph one.
Tom Okafor ·
Explore9 min read
Underwater Camera Gear Basics: Housings, Ports and Strobes Without the Hype
Underwater photo gear without the hype: how housings, ports, domes, strobes and trays actually work, what to buy first, and how to keep salt water out.
Jack Callum ·
Careers10 min read
Building a Career in Conservation Photography
Conservation photography is a craft and a business. A working ocean photographer on skills, gear, income streams, ethics and how to actually get published.
Tom Okafor ·
Explore8 min read
Underwater Photography with Just a Phone: Housings, Settings and Kelp-Forest Shots That Work
You don't need a camera rig to shoot the kelp forest. Phone housings that work, settings that matter, and the surface-level shots phones do beautifully.
Tom Okafor ·
Explore8 min read
Underwater Photography in Kelp Forests: Light, Settings and Composition
Kelp forests are the ocean's most photogenic architecture — and the trickiest to light. Camera settings, composition ideas and where to shoot canopy.
Sofia Andersson ·
Explore8 min read
Filming the Forest: Action-Camera Video Tips for Kelp
How to shoot smooth, colourful underwater video in a kelp forest with an action camera — the settings, lights, mounts and slow moves that separate footage from mush.
Tom Okafor ·
Explore8 min read
Action Cameras Underwater: A Kelp Forest Filming Guide
How to get genuinely good kelp-forest footage from an action camera — the settings, mounts, lights and habits that separate keepers from mush.
Tom Okafor ·