Bubbles & Lenses

Menjangan Island sits quietly in the far northwest of Bali, inside the boundaries of West Bali National Park.
Far from the crowds, its reefs reveal a different rhythm of diving: slow observations, small encounters, and a reminder that conservation and tourism sometimes manage to coexist.

In this new article, we share what it feels like to dive there, what the reefs look like today, and how underwater photography can change the way we experience places like this.

Read the full story on Bubbles & Lenses’ Blog.
📖 https://www.bubblesandlenses.com/blog/menjangan

Learn something new with Bubbles & Lenses! 🧠
Nha Trang is an exciting dive destination for photographers and marine life lovers to take their Advanced Underwater Photography Course 📸. On the reef or sandy bottom, a whole cast of fascinating creatures is waiting for us to capture their portraits, from tiny and elusive critters like nudibranchs to charismatic reef residents such as the moray eels.
Improve your diving and photography skills with Bubbles & Lenses and tell underwater visual stories!

📖https://www.bubblesandlenses.com/blog/đầm-bấy-hòn-rơm-nha-trang

Our friends at Saigon Divers Club have their June meet up around a Documentary Screening about Cave Diving. Immerse yourself in spectacular images of a virtually untouched and alien world, where the filmmakers pushed the boundaries of videography.

⏰ Welcome Fri, Jun 20 7:30 PM. Movie starts at 8:02PM

📍 ByNature Company, 18 Truc Duong, Thao Dien
co-hosted with Hanoi Diving Club and Hanoi Caving Club.

Q&A session with caving instructor, diving instructor, cave diver Nghia after the movie.

First beer offered by Koraï.

To qualify for your free beer, register now on Reclub at the link below.

RSVP:

SDC Meet Jun 2025 - Documentary Screening Cave Diving - Reclub Join us for the SDC Monthly Meet around the screening of the documentary ‘Diving into the Darkness.’ Enjoy an evening of adventure and stories about c

Over the years of practising underwater photography here in Vietnam, one thing has stayed constant: the joy of helping divers discover how powerful a simple image can be in telling the story of our oceans.

At Bubbles & Lenses, we train aspiring underwater photographers on the TG series compact camera. Not because anyone asked us to, but because it works. We have used the TG01 through 07 because of its compacity, ease to use underwater, and great image quality for its size. For new underwater photographers, that balance makes all the difference.

That’s why it felt meaningful to be invited to join the return of OM System to the Vietnamese market, now producing cameras made right here in Vietnam. It’s exciting to see more accessible tools becoming available locally. We hope for even more accessories geared towards our community of underwater image makers. The more we can empower divers to document what they see, the more voices we have to speak for our coral reefs and marine life.

Here’s to more stories told from below the surface!

OM System BH Asia - Nhà phân phối chính hãng

Huge congratulations to for completing the Bubble & Lenses underwater photography course! With over 200 dives under your belt, you came to us ready to take your skills to the next level — and we’re thrilled to have been part of that journey.

💬 "The class provided exactly what I needed—a perfect balance between theory and practical exercises."
💬 "I now feel confident in my ability to explore and document underwater wonders. A whole new world has opened to me."

Thank you for your trust, curiosity, and dedication. We’re proud to see you grow into a confident and responsible underwater photographer. The ocean you cherish is your canvas now!

Check our his podcast "Blue Builders" about ocean conservation wherever you listen to podcasts

If you missed the dive show and exhibition launch, you can still read the recap here: https://saigon-divers-club.trinh.one/dive-in-vietnam/stories/how-carefully-crafted-imagery-inspires-conservation-action

The 2nd edition of Friends, Who Are They?—an underwater photography exhibition—is back!

Join us for an exciting opening night on December 13, 2024, featuring a mini dive show.

Dive into thrilling conversations with photographers, marine biologists, conservationists, and diving experts, as they share tips on underwater photography and insights into marine conservation. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with the ocean community!

Location: SOMA Saigon 6 Đ. Lê Văn Miến, Thảo Điền, Quận 2, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
13th December 2024

Door opens at 6PM
Speakers session will start at 7PM

FREE ENTRY

This event is brought to you by .and.lenses, in collaboration with SOMA

🌊 Editing underwater photos: 20 seconds VS 20 minutes! 🐠

Ever wondered how to bring your dive shots to life while keeping the natural beauty of the ocean intact? In our latest blog, we compare Apple's Photos app and Affinity Photo 2—two very different tools and approaches that show the possibilities (and limits!) in underwater photo editing.

💻 See how we transformed a single RAW image using:
✅ Apple's Photos: Easy and free Mac app
🎨 Affinity Photo 2: Professional creative suite.

Find out which tool works best for your underwater adventures and how editing can elevate your shots, to then be shared with the world!
📸 Plus: gain some insights into our workflow and discover how many photos we typically keep after a week of diving!
🌐 Dive into the full article on our website:
🔗 https://bubblesandlenses.trinh.one/blog/20s-vs-20min-of-editing

What’s your go-to photo editing tool? Let us know in the comments! 💬
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