Shooting Blackwater

Phil Rudin · Issue 121, Jul/Aug 2021 · pp. 46–49

Products mentioned: Sony A1, Sony 90mm macro lens, Nauticam housing, Backscatter MF-1 flash

When most seasoned divers talk about muck diving, exotic places like Milne Bay, Lembeh, Anilao and Mabul come to mind not Riviera Beach, Florida. But in the last fifteen years or so the intracoastal waterway between Riviera Beach and Singer Island, also known as the Blue Heron Bridge has become a mecca for muck divers and photographers from around the world. Now Palm Beach County, Florida has become a mecca for blackwater divers and photographers from around the world. Let me warn you that blackwater diving can become very addictive, sometimes to the point of abandoning all other areas of diving. I have many friends that are making blackwater dives several times a week in Palm Beach, Florida and plan their international dive trips around blackwater diving. During the past five years blackwater diving has become an international pursuit for many divers and underwater photographers. Fueled…