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Want to learn some reef identification and behavior for your next trip to the Caribbean? This video is for you! In this video we dive all around Bonaire's Marine park in the day and at night, filming reef behavior and identifying coral, fish, and reef creatures, and also some historical...

My buddy and I mostly dive cold water - Monterey Bay in CA. And mostly shore dives (even though I have an inflatable). I was in Cozumel decades ago - he has gone several times. We're both photographers (20' vis is good here, so it's a lot of macro). We're planning a trip for late summer 2023 and...

We recently put out this new short video on A Diver's Life. Enjoy.

We released a new video on A Diver's Life. Diving at twilight is special. Marine life becomes more active and with the help of lights the colors ignite before your camera. It is February, on Bonaire. Wind and rain are excessive causing the shallows to be churned up and visibility to drop...

Apparently, based on the recent big animal sightings, the news is out that Curacao is one of the best overall dive destinations in the Caribbean for 2023! https://www.divecuracao.info/blog/curacao-dive-news/curacao-best-dive-destination-2023/ WATCH this brief, but EPIC, encounter with a...

Just when you think you thought you knew everything about Bonaire, we just released a new video on A Diver's Life that is sure to take you by surprise. Due to passing storm systems over the past month, diving and filming on Bonaire has been a bust with poor visibility and constantly changing...

Stats 6 weeks on Bonaire, with 69 dives total, 6 of those from boat, 1 guided shore dive. 252 videos (omg) in playlist here: Summary Great diving, decent restaurants, good Internet, fun volunteering, everything else just acceptable at best. Non-Diving (skip to next post in thread for diving...

Bonaire's Tilisa Del Mar wreck, secret elkhorn garden, and her wild southeastern and southern reefs! Normally a mystery to most divers, they are revealed under our camera lights as Caribbean storms pull the normally easterly winds out of the southern Caribbean and change their direction enabling...

Would you have ever thought a founder of Bonaire’s Marine Park would have been in a concentration camp? Come learn about the incredible story of how a resistance fighter from World War II, Carel Steensma, became a founder of the Bonaire Marine Park and immortalized in the naming of the Carel’s...

Coverage of the 2022 Digital Shootout Is Now Live: 2022 EVENT COVERAGE - The Digital Shootout Underwater Imaging Workshops The World’s Largest Underwater Imaging Event Full coverage of the 19th annual Digital Shootout is now live. Held every year in June and sponsored by Backscatter Underwater...

Nestled below cliffs on Bonaire’s west coast, is one of the most epic coral gardens in the Caribbean – La Dania’s Leap. In this episode we tell you how it got its name from one of the premier diving pioneers Captain Don Stewart. We will take you to the remote dive spot from shore and on our...

Hello! We are traveling to Bonaire in the summer with our ten year old son. He will be completing his PADI OW classwork here in Texas but we're planning to do his dives in Bonaire. Once he's certified, we plan to dive as much as possible (and as much as he wants to). I'm having trouble deciding...

Buddy Dive Bonaire Underwater Photography Event Aug 20-27, 2022 Buddy Dive Thru the Lens Book this Photo Event with us and get 10% off. Taking good underwater pictures is an art! To make this great hobby fun and accessible to everyone, Buddy Dive Resort is launching a brand new event in...

The Sony A7siii is highly regarded for its low light capabilities making it a popular consideration for growing underwater videographers. Aside from cost, the biggest hurdle is the learning curve on how to build a working rig. Yet, we have not seen anyone share how to build an entire underwater...

We just released part two of our A Diver's Life special edition of Conserving Bonaire's Sea Turtles and we think it is even better than part 1! Come with us out to Lac Bay to witness a Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire in-water survey of green turtles in the bay. Most will never see green turtles...

Sea Turtles! What diver or snorkeler does not love them? Yet, most turtles that visit Bonaire are critically endangered. On Bonaire they get help. A Diver's Life introduces its first special edition that focuses on Bonaire sea turtle conservation and the amazing organization behind it - Sea...

My Wife and I have been going to Bonaire for years. We always have issues finding cheap, available, reliable trucks for diving. We know a local family that just started Bonaire Truck Rental (bonairetruckrental.com). We just got back from a dive trip and we're so happy we booked with them. They...

We released a new video on A Diver's Life as we passed 1000 YouTube subscribers. In this episode we took advantage of a drop in the wind to dive a seldom dove site at Kite Beach. The absence of diver and fisherman on this site has helped rejuvenate the reef. Beautiful blue parrotfish, hawksbill...

Hey guys, I will be heading to Bonaire for the first time in a couples weeks. Will staying at Buddy Dive, and will be arriving early Saturday afternoon. Wanted to check if anyone has been to buddy dive lately and know if they will allow me to do the Orientation dive that day instead of Sunday...

The Hilma Hooker wreck is one of the most famous and widely dove wrecks in the Caribbean. Yet, in this episode you will see her in an entirely different light - at night. Come with us as we take you to the the Hooker at night! Shot with our new Sony A7Siii camera in 4k 10 bit video the wreck...