Look Mum! No bubbles

Sascha Schulz · Issue 19, Jun/Jul 2004 · pp. 36–38

Products mentioned: Olympus C5050Z, PT-015 housing, Nikonos 4A

36 Most people learn to snorkel before they take up Scuba diving, yet relatively few explore the full potential of breath-hold diving. Freediving is exactly that, a diving experience free from constrictive harnesses, tanks and decompression tables. There is of course the small problem of having to holds one’s breath in order to get down to play with the fish. Perhaps the biggest difference between photography carried out on scuba, and that done whilst freediving, is the time constraint imposed upon the photographer by his own physical limits. It simply isn’t possible to wait for 15 minutes to get that perfect shot. The freediver must take the first shot offered, regardless of his body position or picture composition. Even with 1-2 minutes bottom time it is “Look Mum! No bubbles” by Sascha Schulz All photos were taken using an Olympus C5050Z with PT-015 housing, no external strobes. 37 ex…