News, Travel & Events

Staff · Issue 136, Jan/Feb 2024 · pp. 5–12

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News, Travel & Events Many UWP readers will be familiar with the issues surrounding Wetpixel, its travel programme and its owner, Adam Hanlon. Concerns about the knock-on impact for its popular community forum were never addressed. New members were not being approved, guest access was closed-off and its front page was not updated for some months. As a result, a small group of long-term members have got together and developed a new underwater photography forum called… Waterpixels! The site went live recently. Early signs are very promising with lots of underwater photographers joining, posts and articles pouring in, and significant interest from the industry. Waterpixels sets out to be an innovative online community designed to connect professionals, industry experts, enthusiasts, and newcomers who share a passion for underwater imaging. It explains it “will provide an engaging and inclus…