Core Concepts: Ocean Photo + Video Basics is now complete and live. If you’re on the Premium tier, jump in and start working through it. Quick update on how I’ll be building courses from here: you’ll get access to the full course as I’m creating it, so you can learn in real-time instead of waiting for the final release. And don’t forget — the first UCA photo competition is live. Upload your entries for a chance to win prizes (Premium members only).

I am posting what is actually two clips of yellow headed jawfish. I spent more time than I care to admit playing with these clips in Davinci😂. The first clip is edited less heavily, the second I probably overdid it with the color grading (added a LUT) but I can talk myself into thinking one is better than the other at any given time. I'd love to hear which one you guys think is better. The second clip I tried figuring out some things with stabilizing, zoom and slow-motion for the first time which was kinda frustrating at times. Both clips are out of focus in spots. I shot in program mode and think I need to try shooting in aperture priority or manual to increase my aperture and increase the depth of field. Anyone with experience with this that can give feed back would be much appreciated. I shoot in manual almost exclusively for stills but haven't trusted myself enough yet in getting into video. On the positive side, when I'm underwater working through these things I am definitely in my happy place. Thanks!

Hi! I would like to share some underwater water footage I have captured. I am a complete beginner with using any sort of camera. Now I don't go snorkelling without it. I can't wait to learn more and get better at making my videos smoother. -STILL These Sand Whiting were swimming right by the shore, they were very unfased by people in the water. Captured in Hillarys WA on 08/05/26

Hey guys my name is Tyler I introduced myself in the info chat but I wanted to put a pic you guys can roast. I don’t have any underwater gear so my pic is on land. Here’s a few of the types of pics I’ve been taking. But I’m getting back into scuba and will take underwater pics soon

Welcome to the very first RTTO Creator Competition inside the Underwater Creator Academy. Theme:“Stories Beneath the Surface” This competition is built around underwater storytelling — the moments, encounters, emotions and experiences that make us feel connected to the ocean. We want to see your creativity. That could mean:• Wildlife encounters• Cinematic underwater moments• Emotional storytelling• Conservation imagery• Adventure• Abstract or artistic interpretations• Human connection with the ocean There are intentionally very few creative restrictions. We want to leave space for your creativity to flow. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📅 IMPORTANT DATES Competition Opens:May 15th Competition Closes:June 30th at 11:59PM AWST Winners Announced:July 3rd via Skool + Instagram ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📸 HOW TO ENTER Upload your entries directly into this competition section. Each submission must include:• Piece Name• Piece Description• Location• Date Captured Unlimited entries are allowed. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🏆 PRIZES Premium Members are eligible to win:• 12 Months UCA Premium Access• RTTO Creator Gift Box (Australia)• $100 AUD RTTO Store Credit (International)• Featured Creator Spotlights• Reposts across RTTO + UCA platforms• Future creator opportunities Free Members can still participate and may receive Highly Commended recognition + community features. Please note:Winners must hold an active Premium Membership at the time of judging. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎬 RULES + GUIDELINES • Photo and video submissions are accepted• AI-generated imagery is not permitted• Colour grading/editing is allowed• Minor retouching/removals are allowed• Heavy compositing/manipulation is not permitted• Entries must be your original work• Respect wildlife and natural environments at all times• Images showing unethical wildlife interactions will not be considered• Baited experiences are allowed within reason and must still follow ethical wildlife practices• Shortlisted entries may be asked to provide RAW, TIFF or original files for ownership verification• Entries containing stolen content or misleading edits will be removed