Wash your equipment Due to the coronavirus situation, many of us have a lot more free time. Time which we could…

Nik Linder: My name is Nikolay ‘Nik’ Linder. I live in the very south of Germany, close to France and…

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

About me! Hi, my name is Semra. I’m 25 years old, German with Turkish roots and a Dive Professional who's…

There are so many things about the diving industry that on a daily basis remind me that my career choice…

When you look back in your logbook and see thousands of recorded dives, you may think to yourself ‘What more…

Love it or hate it, social media is here to stay. And unfortunately, its general discourse has become harder to…

Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands are an archipelago consisting of 13 main islands (five of which are inhabited), seven minor islands and…

Traveling with diving equipment has always been a calling for divers. With airlines tightening luggage restrictions, packing for a dive…

Wide angle photography is difficult to master. Small details make all the difference, it can take years of practise, some…

Earlier this month I logged my 5000th scuba dive with a camera, choosing an amazing location to pass the milestone,…

The Our World Underwater Scholarship Society is a unique and fascinating organisation in our community. Founded in 1974 and supported by…

Hi! I’m Alex and I’m new to the Mares team. Of course, I’m not new to diving, or to Mares…

The Italian steamer 'Totonno' was built in 1899 in the shipyard Rijekee & Co. in Rotterdam. During its working life,…

Lagoon comes from the Italian word 'laguna' meaning pond or lake. Like the name suggests, a lagoon is generally a…

I remember the first time I was under the ice of a lake. It was in 2008, in the Swiss…

There are people who dive hundreds of feet, deep and over ten minutes with just one breath. Nik Linder is…

Submarines are true jewels for every wreck diving enthusiast. That is, perhaps, because submarine wrecks are quite rare, but even…

When you start your marriage under the water, and also give birth underwater, it is rather logical that one day…

As a Mares Ambassador, I had the honour of being a part of an extraordinary expedition, organised by the Ocean…

It’s the first day of the year and I’m sitting in front of my computer summarizing 2016. There have been some incredible experiences and I…

A great fighter, a fine spirit On 21 June 1931, he was brought into this world in Syracuse, Sicily. Today,…

Early in the morning, the 300 horsepower engine of the 8m superfast inflatable boat flies us over a mirror-like sea…

The Privilege of Diving What was your first window to the ocean like? Through mine everything was black and white, it could…

Gianluca Genoni has been a Mares testimonial since 1996, has established 18 world records in numerous freediving specialties and is…