What challenges does underwater photography that regular photographers don’t have to contend with?
It´s extreme photography because You have to take pictures in a hostile environment. That means that You have to be quite practiced in diving, so You can do the pictures. And the photography itself is quite demanding. Because of the backscatter (tiny particles in the water that reflect the light) in wide-angle it is not possible to position the strobes as in usual photography. You have to mount them on long arms which is quite difficult when You´re in a current or have no practice at all. Considering all the bulk and weight and required special techniques and the remote locations You are travelling to and the challenges of diving itself I think that this is one of the most demanding photography skills. How dangerous is it? Well, practice in diving is everything. Technical diving like deep wrecks or caves is a challenge in itself and a form of controlled risk. You are trained for emergency situations and how to cope with it. If You stay within the learned rules and dive according to You
