Each month we give the winner of the Scubaverse Underwater Photography competition the opportunity to show off a little more of their work in a gallery. The February winner was Yann Toso and you can see his winning image at the top of this page.

What do you love about diving & underwater photography?

I was born and raised in a little town near Udine, in the extreme North-East of Italy. Now I currently live in Ancona (Italy) because of the University, as a student in the Master of Science course in Marine Biology.

I love scuba diving and even more underwater photography because I can show to family, friends and people what I can see deep in the Oceans and then spread the awareness on this wonderful underwater world. In particular I’m focused on low-impact diving and photography, Always stressing about keeping a neutral buoyancy and having a correct behaviour during interactions with marine life: No touch, no chase, no stress, leave nothing but bubbles!

What equipment do you use?

My photography equipment is made of a Sony Alpha-68 camera body in a Gio-Sim housing and my favourite lenses are vintage ones: Minolta 100mm f/2.8 Macro and Minolta 16mm f/2.8 fisheye. For super macro pictures I also add a SubSee Magnifier +10 wet lens. Lighting is composed by Inon z-240 strobes with a ‘Snooty’ snoot for particular advanced techniques.

Where can our readers see more of your work?

Website –  https://yanntoso.wixsite.com/uwphotography

Instagram – @yanntosophoto

To enter the latest Scubaverse Underwater Photography competition, with a chance to win some great prizes as well as have your own gallery published, head over to the competition page and upload up to 3 images.

The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF®) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and raising awareness of the contributions of outstanding women divers. WDHOF provides educational, financial, career and mentorship opportunities to the diving community throughout the world.

Each year, WDHOF awards scholarships and training grants that provide financial and educational support to individuals of all ages, particularly those who are preparing for professional careers that involve diving.

The Women Divers Hall of Fame scholarships and training grants are awarded yearly in the spring. The program began in 2002 with three scholarships. This year WDHOF had a record number of applications and awarded nearly $70,000 to 47 individuals who are passionate about our water planet and looking to grow in their knowledge and skills.

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In a celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, which took place yesterday 8th March, WDHOF also announced a competitive grant of $5,000 for women conducting research on the sustainability of marine or freshwater species or communities impacted by climate change. This grant is made possible by a donation from Dutch fashion brand Scotch & Soda, as a tribute to the French sea explorer Simone Melchior Cousteau for her numerous achievements in underwater exploration.

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