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Marco Heesbeen started diving in 1999. After completing his CMAS 2* certification, he quickly developed a passion for underwater photography. Within a year he purchased his very first digital underwater camera and immediately became fascinated by capturing life below the surface.
Today, Marco rarely dives without a camera. As he often says:
“If I don’t take my camera underwater, I will definitely encounter something special and regret not being able to capture it.”
Over the years Marco has developed his own recognizable style of underwater photography. He is always searching for unique perspectives, powerful compositions and creative lighting techniques. His work often moves beyond traditional underwater photography, featuring abstract details, dramatic close focus wide angle images and artistic underwater scenes that make viewers wonder how the image was created.
Marco enjoys participating in national and international underwater photography competitions, where he exchanges ideas and experiences with fellow photographers from around the world. Throughout his career he has won the Dutch National Championship three times and represented the Netherlands during multiple CMAS World Championships.
Some of his personal highlights include:
His award-winning work and underwater images have been published in magazines, dive media and photography platforms worldwide.
In 2002 Marco founded Onderwaterhuis.NL, which later expanded internationally into UWCameraStore.com. What started as a small underwater camera shop has grown into one of Europe’s leading specialists in underwater photography and underwater video equipment.
Today, nearly 25 years later, a passionate team of divers, underwater photographers and videographers helps customers from all over the world with:
Marco truly turned his hobby into his profession.
Besides photography, Marco frequently tests and reviews the latest underwater photography equipment. He writes in-depth articles, hands-on reviews and setup guides for cameras, underwater housings, strobes, lenses and accessories.
His work has been featured in leading Dutch diving magazines such as:
He also publishes educational content and equipment reviews online for underwater photographers and videographers worldwide.
On this page you can find underwater photography articles, equipment reviews, camera setup guides and underwater imaging tips written by Marco Heesbeen.
Besides his work for UWCameraStore and Onderwaterhuis, Marco also shares his award-winning underwater photography on his personal website. Visit www.marcoheesbeen.com to view his underwater photography portfolio, international awards and published work.
The Backscatter hybrid flash HF-1: is a new wide angle strobe, combining the exceptional features of the MF-2 strobe with added RC, HSS and remote capabilities. With a maximum guide number of 40 and a powerful 5000 lumen video light, this wide-angle strobe promises unparalleled performance. Available by the end of May 2024!
INON has introduced two new macro lenses for the GoPro. Due to the short focusing distance, you can now also capture small subjects in full frame. Normally, the focusing distance of your GoPro is about 60 centimeters. By attaching a macro lens (on an adapter) to your GoPro, you can reduce that distance to 4.8 cm.
We have tested the Nauticam MWL-1 lens: it is a really unique lens! The conclusion is that it's fantastic to switch between macro and 150-degree ultra-wide angle. Unsure of what to expect in terms of visibility and subjects during your dive? Or simply can't decide and want to capture everything? Then the Nauticam MWL-1 is a definite recommendation.
Many Nauticam housings provide interchangeable ports, enabling the use of various lenses. However, different lenses may demand distinct ports and extension rings to maintain or correct for underwater optics. Certain lenses permit access to zoom and manual focus functions while inside the housing,
Ikelite has evaluated most popular lenses, provided they are well suited for use underwater. Their recommendations for lens ports can be found in the lens port charts. First, you need to know which mount your underwater housing has.
It is not very comfortable and not safe to dive with an underwater camera set that has a negative buoyancy. You will have to compensate the floating capacity of your trimvest or dry suit. Depending on your position it will also unbalance you.
Underwater photography is just amazing, but capturing its beauty requires more than just a camera and a housing. To truly improve your underwater shots, consider adding ambient filters to your strobes or videolight.
When you purchase a new camera, strobe or lamp, you will choose this with care. Unfortunately less attention is given to choose the arms for the strobe or videolight. The choice of the right arm system is very important. We will explain why.
Nauticam has appointed UWCameraStore / Onderwaterhuis.NL as official European Pro-Service Center. We are proud to have achieved this certification! From now on we will not only perform service on Nauticam products for our own customers but also for other Nauticam dealers in Europe.
Grote monitor, extra accuduur, grote knoppen, vacuümcontrole, handvatten en de mogelijkheid om extra lenzen te gebruiken bij je Gopro....dat is een nutshell wat dit onderwaterhuis allemaal toevoegt aan je GoPro! Deze behuizing maakt van de GoPro HERO 12, 11, 10 of 9 dus de ultieme onderwater videocamera.
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