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Training Articles

How to Use a Focus Light in Underwater Photography

Focus lights sharpen your underwater images, especially for macro photographers.

How Finning Can Improve Your Buoyancy

Your dive site sites and style impact fin performance, so practice to master the nuances.

ASK DAN: What is IPE, and Who is Susceptible?

ASK DAN: What is IPE, and Who is Susceptible?

How Accessible Are Marine Biology Careers for Disabled People?

You do not need to be able to scuba dive for a career in marine biology, but there are ways for the field to improve inclusivity.

How to Take Beautiful Seahorse Photos

Use these tips to capture stunning underwater pictures of seahorses, one of the ocean's most iconic creatures.

Fight or Flight | Lessons for Life

When a diver fails to handle her anxiety, blind panic turns a routine training dive into tragedy.

What It’s Like to Be a Polar Dive Guide

Plunge into the gear, routine, and motivations that bring a diver back to the world’s coldest waters year in and year out.

How Smart are Octopuses? Are Other Marine Animals Smart?

Dolphins aren't the only animals that use tools — octopuses and otters do too.

Fraught Flight | Lessons for Life

Ignoring mild joint pain sends a diver from the airport to a decompression chamber.