One of the highlights of my year is chairing the judging panel and presenting the winners of the Underwater Photographer…

It's almost the end of 2023, and Mares would like to re-propose some of the most-read articles of the year from our blog...…

I am enjoying a great run of success in the most prestigious nature photography contest of them all – the…

As divers, we know how difficult it is to describe the beauty and colours of underwater critters to land-based people.…

Occasionally I enter prestigious international photo contests. The selected pictures have the power to leave a mark, spread knowledge, foster…

The winners have been announced for the 2023 edition of the Underwater Photographer of the Year contest, a competition that…

It is fantastic to be awarded in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest again, the premier contest in nature…

These are a few of the stunning winners from the latest edition of the prestigious Underwater Photographer of the Year…

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is regarded universally as the pinnacle of nature photography competitions. It is arguably the…

Another very competitive Mares Underwater Photo Marathon has come to an end. We are proud to say that the 8th…

Hi everybody, welcome to my second blogpost here on the Mares blog! In my first blog I wrote a bit…

Mantas, Sharks & UW Photo/Video Workshops in Micronesia at MantaFest 2019 - Small contest, BIG PRIZES! MantaFest is an annual…

From the 11th – 13th of May 2018, the south-western waters around the island of Krk became the venue of…

MantaFest photography workshop & image festival is going on it’s 11th year and ever-evolving with new advanced workshops and shooting…

Learn Pictorial Design in UW Photography Balance, harmony, pattern, unity, contrast, proportion, variety and movement in your image, is pictorial…

12th Edition of the prestigious competition held in Gozo The 12th Edition of the Blue Dolphin of Malta International Underwater…

The biggest in prizes that is. This summer some photographers are going to win almost $10,000 in Mares gear along…

Hello MARES community, My name is Morgan Bourc'his, and I am a professional freediver (competitor, instructor, lecturer and brand ambassador).…

Largest expedition of this kind in Black SeaAn international expedition mapping the submerged ancient landscapes at the Bulgarian coast of…

Participants get photographic tips from experts at photographic scuba shoot-out The 9th Annual Manta Fest Photo Festival was held at…

The Tremti Islands are one of the most beautiful places in the Adriatic Sea for freediving and scuba diving and…

MantaFest is an annual international photography festival held in Yap at Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers that is known for being…