One of my biggest fears is the idea of surfacing, looking around, and not seeing the boat. A rare but not impossible eventuality, caused by unexpected currents, a sea that changes quickly, or even human error, like a distracted captain. As divers, we have always relied on surface marker buoys...
The excitement before a diving trip is an emotion every videomaker knows well. However, to make this experience truly memorable, it's essential to focus on a key aspect: preparing your video equipment. Ideally, you should start this process well in advance; I prefer to do it about three weeks…
I just watched a few episodes of the reality series “All the Sharks,” which is airing on Netflix. The core idea is commendable: to show sharks in a different light, not as dangerous creatures but as animals to be protected. The format is a competition: four teams compete to photograph the most shark species around the world. The team that captures the most wins...
August 2018, Maldives. During the classic night dive at Alimathà, a curious incident happened to me. I was underwater with my GoPro 7, filming some nurse sharks. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a fast movement: a Blacktip Reef Shark was heading straight for me at high speed...
This article comes from a real-life experience. My friend Sorin gave me the card from his GoPro HERO12 with the footage from our dives in the Maldives, including the incredible ones with the Spinner Sharks in Huvadhoo, hoping to get a Reel for his Instagram profile out of it. Imagine my disappointmen...
Last night I watched the Ocean Ramsey documentary on Netflix, who I've been following on social media for years. As a videomaker, I can only say: the image quality is insane, some of the most beautiful underwater footage I've ever seen. Truly impeccable work. A lot of people criticize her, saying she takes too many risks
For those who use the GoPro Labs firmware, camera customization is done via well-established tools: the QR Control smartphone app for in-the-field adjustments, and the official GoPro QR Code Creator page for desktop. These are now joined by a third way, as innovative as it is powerful: a conversational assistant (a custom GPT) created by the brilliant David Newman...
In view of my next trip, I dedicated time to a fundamental operation: running the write and read tests on all of my microSD cards. First of all, I downloaded the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test app from this link. For optimal preparation, I formatted all the cards directly with the GoPro (even if, to tell the truth...
Sometimes, the most unexpected places offer the strongest emotions. This was the case for me with Siyal Island, which I discovered in August 2023 during a diving cruise to St. John’s, Egypt. Siyal is incredibly remote: it lies 5 nautical miles south of the Abu Fendera...
The following footage is from a liveaboard trip to the Farasan Banks, Saudi Arabia, in 2023. During that week, where I unfortunately participated as an individual diver and not as a group leader, I witnessed repeated incidents of serious disrespect towards the marine environment. Numerous corals were damaged by hands and fins...