The snorkel: a uwp's best friend

Alex Mustard · Issue 3, Dec 2001 · pp. 40–41

Products mentioned: Nikonos V, Nikon F100, Subal housing, 15mm lens, 16mm FE lens

Bottlenosed dolphins in the Red Sea. Nikonos V + 15mm. f4 on aperture priority. A shot inspired by David Doubilet’s work. Southern stingray split level, Grand Cayman. Nikon F100 + 16mm FE, Subal housing. F11 on aperture priority. The snorkel a uwp’s best friend Most people’s first experience of the underwater world comes when snorkelling, but, once we have learned to use SCUBA, few of us regularly go back to the humble snorkel. Underwater photography usually follows learning to dive and as a result many of us will have only rarely taken photographs while snorkelling. I think that this is a big mistake. A snorkel is my favourite accessory for UW photography! My first argument is financial. When most of us travel we pay for our diving, snorkelling on the other hand does not cost a thing. It is not known as free-diving for nothing! Consequently, on SCUBA I take my photography seriously, sti…