Words and Photos by Mike Bartick. For me, photography has been a never-ending learning curve. It’s a sometimes frustrating and always challenging craft that hooked me when I picked up my first brownie box camera in the eighth grade. A lot has changed in the realm of camera equipment since then, but my inquisitive nature [...]
California’s resources have brought both boom and bust in many locations throughout our golden state, and in the wake, there has always been something to be found. In the case of the once thriving oil industry, we have gigantic oil platforms. Built with pure brawn, steel and concrete to withstand the oceans unpredictable nature, these [...]
Bluewater Photo, located in Santa Monica, California and owned and operated by the Underwater Photography Guide owner Scott Gietler, has announced the winners of their 2011 Photo Shootout. The Shootout, which took place September 16-19, included an opportunity to participate on dive trips aboard several California’s Peace, Spectre, Sundiver, and Raptor charter boats. The competition required photographers [...]
The Channel Islands National Park resides off the Southern California coast, ranging from the western tip of San Miguel Island to the east end of Anacapa. The park encompasses nearly 250,000 acres above and below, and is made up of four individual islands in the upper channel island chain – San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa [...]
Bluewater Photo & Video Announces 1st Annual SoCal Shootout SANTA MONICA, CA – July 26, 2011 – Bluewater Photo & Video announces the 1st annual Southern California Shootout September 16-18, 2011. The underwater photography contest offers over $16,000 in prizes for the winners, with 9 categories for DSLR, compact and video. The SoCal Shootout is [...]
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