X-Ray Mag #92
Features in this issue
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Diving South Africa’s Sodwana Bay
ImagesKate JonkerThe name “Sodwana” comes from the Zulu words Siso dwana, which mean “us alone.” History has it that a group of Zulu women were harvesting mussels on a deserted stretch of beach along the northern coast of KwaZulu-Natal when a landing party for the British Royal Navy came ashore and asked them who they were and what they were doing there.
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Exposure Suit Myths: Magic Seaweed, Nano Colors & Other Titanium Wetsuit Fabrications
Do manufacturers hype junk science to sell exposure protection? The short answer is yes!
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Gerry Miles Portfolio
Cruising the Kelp ForestBritish artist Gerry Miles paints marine life and reef scenes in brilliant color and dynamic compositions, often with abstract backgrounds that capture the thrilling vitality and sublime ambience of the underwater world.
X-Ray Mag interviewed the artist to find out more about his artwork and perspectives.
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Lake Zurich: Deep Cold-Water Wreck Diving in Switzerland
Ship's wheel on the second wreck recently found in Lake Zurich, Switzerland. Photo by Jens O. Meissner and Helmut Spangler.Why travel far when good things lie right at your doorstep? In our case, the “good thing” was Lake Zurich, a midsized lake in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The city of Zurich is located on the northern end of the 40km-long lake, which still holds some secrets in its depths. In this article, we present two wrecks recently found in the lake and the journey of their exploration.
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Models and Simulations
ImagesPeter Symes
Ecosystems can be viewed as systems of connected “compartments” between which matter or energy flows.— Why you dive computer is not always right.
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Ponza Rebreather Meeting 2019: A More Pleasant Kind of Conference
The harbour on Ponza Island, Italy. Photo by Peter Symes.The sixth biannual international Rebreather Meeting took place 1-5 May 2019 on Ponza Island in Italy. Peter Symes reports.
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Ponza Rebreather Meeting 2019: Dive, Learn, Eat
ImagesPeter Symes and Marco Sieni
Ponza harbour during twilightMichael Menduno details the highlights of the various presentations given during the sixth biannual international Rebreather Meeting, which took place 1-5 May 2019 on Ponza Island in Italy.
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Rembrandt Lighting
ImagesRico BesserdichWhat is the difference between a snapshot and a masterpiece in photography? This is a question that is often asked but is often already answered. Even though some opinions may differ, there is one very correct statement: It is all about the light.
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Shark Dives of Japan's Southern Honshu
For a relatively small nation, Japan has an exceptional degree of marine biodiversity—especially among sharks and rays. Exotic elasmobranchs can be encountered virtually anywhere along the meandering coastline of southern Honshu (Japan’s large central island), but there are a handful of hotspots that shark fans should try not to miss.
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Southwestern Halmahera
ImagesAndrey Bizyukin, Simon Pridmoreand Vadim Zverev
Halmahera epaulette shark, or walking shark, Halmahera, Indonesia. Photo by Andrey Bizyukin.The appearance on the radar of a new world-class area for scuba diving is a rare and extremely welcome event. It is even better news when it is a place as steeped in history and culture as this one.
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The Lone Wolf
The scene for this story is a liveaboard in Southeast Asia, which, on most of its itineraries, would offer guests four dives a day and imposed a 60-minute maximum dive time for each dive. Divers were also asked to stay together on a dive, and follow their guide. There were 12 divers and three guides, so each guide would usually be leading four divers.
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Viroit Cave: Cave Diving in Albania
Diver exploring the deeper parts of Viroit Cave, Gjirokaster, Albania. Photo by Vic Verlinden.Diving at a location where only few have gone before is every diver’s dream. Viroit Cave in southern AlbanÂÂia is such a place.
