Inside the current issue!
Fall 2018. 44 years after we started who would have thought we’d still be here? Well, us actually! For the last 44 years we’ve published DIVER magazine as an independent magazine, and that’s not [...]
Introducing PADI AmbassaDiver Hassan Khayal
PADI AmbassaDiver, Hassan Khayal is so passionate about diving that he has dedicated his life to it and spreading his love of diving to all his students! We thought we’d catch up with him to find [...]
By Samer Kamel
In dive warriors, Diving, Erena Shimoda, healing and wellness, pillars of change, therapy, Underwater Photography
Posted Total Immersion Has the Power to Remind Us of Who We Really Are
My name is Erena Shimoda, and I’m an Ikelite ambassador, underwater portrait photographer and certified PADI® Divemaster. I’m also the survivor of a traumatic car accident that killed my father [...]
Just in Time for Halloween – The World’s Spookiest Dive Sites
Whether you love halloween or are haunted by a desire to dive in unusual places, here are six spooky dive destinations to explore. Bring your bravest dive buddy because these creepy dive sites [...]
The Benefits of Freediver Training for Big Wave Surfers
When I think of Australia, with its gold encrusted coastlines and beaches beckoning surfers to take to their boards and lay challenge to the waves crashing on the shoreline. I can’t help but be [...]
Plankton: The Ghosts of the Ocean
With Halloween fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to shine a spotlight on the real ghosts of the ocean… plankton! This highly diverse and abundant group of mostly microscopic organisms is [...]
By Samer Kamel
In Greece, Italy, Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence River, Pavlopetri, Ruins of Caesarea, sunken city of baiae, Travel, underwater cities
Posted Underwater Cities
Underwater cities offer divers the chance to immerse themselves in history. Discover ancient cultures, explore an underwater prison, or follow in the steps of archeologists by visiting some of [...]
By Samer Kamel
In beginner diver, different beginner course, Diving, learning to dive, Open Water Diver, scuba diver
Posted What’s the Difference Between Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver?
You may have heard people say, “I’m a scuba diver,” or “I’m a PADI® Diver,” but you may not have encountered the term Open Water Diver until you started searching for information about learning [...]
Underwater Egypt with Fabio Strazzi
When it comes to diving in Egypt, underwater photographer and PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver, Fabio Strazzi, loves the destination for its proximity to his home in Trieste, Italy, and it’s [...]
What it Takes to be a Tec Diver
In 1988, when Renee Power made a deal with her boyfriend that she’d learn how to dive if he’d take ballroom dance classes with her, she had no idea diving would one day turn into an impressive [...]