Subject: DIVE Magazine - wreck explorer's tragic death; GBR coral cover down, diver survives 5 days trapped in cave

Plus - Cathy Holmes on the myriad photographic opportunities under Barbados' Cement Pier

08 August 2025

'Pierless' Barbados...

The jetty of a working cement plant on the west coast of Barbados offers unrivalled opportunities for honing underwater photography techniques - award-winning photographer Catherine Holmes discusses how to make the most of them.

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RIP Joe Mazraani

The wreck and tech communities mourn as renowned wreck hunter Joe Mazraani dies during an expedition in the North Atlantic

GBR sharp decline

The latest annual report from AIMS records a sharp drop in Great Barrier Reef coral cover from last year's record highs.

Featured Photographer - Bella Zandoná

Our latest Featured Photographer is Isabella Zandoná, a Seattle-based marine biologist with a passion for Puget Sound diving and pairing pictures with science

Cave diving miracle

A Chinese diver survived five days trapped in a Xiangxi cave. His first request on being rescued suggests it wasn't just air he was missing.

Beach Clean is back!

The MCS Great British Beach Clean returns in September with a call for people to step up and take more responsibility for litter.

Win a Red Sea liveaboard trip

Just under a month to go in our Big Shot Patterns and Textures underwater photography competition - send up to 10 of your best shots for the chance to be published in DIVE's Autumn '25 magazine and win an Aggressor Adventures liveaboard trip to the Red Sea!

Philippine Navy tragedy

The Philippine Navy says an investigation has been launched after two of its officers died while diving off southwest Mindanao.

Noisy reefs are good!

Noisy reefs are healthy reefs - and the Australian Institute for Marine Science is developing methods to measure how healthy.

DIVE's quiz corner

Welcome to the latest round of DIVE's regular quizzes! Get more than 75 per cent of the answers correct to get 30 per cent off our magazine subscriptions!

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Summer 2025 print issue

Our Summer 2025 print issue is here! In this issue: Jenny Stock discovers new dive spots in Raja Ampat; Mark 'Crowley' Russell talks to Karen Fuentes, head of the Manta Caribbean Project; and Catherine Holmes discusses how one pier in the Caribbean provides a training ground for all types of underwater photography. Jo Caird talks to Helen Czerski about her award-winning book; photographer Colin Marshall gives the low down on submitting your best work to stock photo agencies, and we have all the winners of our recent Big Shot Living Together photo competition. Get your copy with a 3 month subscription for just £1 but hurry up! Print issues are in limited supply but you can still sign up to receive a digital copy with our 3-months-for-£1 special offer.

DIVE Magazine’s beautiful quarterly publication is printed on glossy art-quality stock, showcasing some of the best underwater photography in the world in the way it was meant to be seen. Accompanied by superbly written articles from some of the best writers in the field, DIVE is a coffee-table treasure, not a magazine-rack filler. Subscribe from £22.99* per year, or take advantage of our £1 for 3 months print and digital trial subscription special offer** to make sure you don't miss out!

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