lanzarote Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Tue, 05 Dec 2017 05:01:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg lanzarote Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 Diving at Europe’s First Underwater Museum https://www.thewanderinglens.com/diving-europe-underwater-museum/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/diving-europe-underwater-museum/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2017 20:00:27 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=7242 Scuba Diving at Europe’s First Underwater Museum The water has an effect on me like no other environment. There’s an instant calm from the moment I jump in and take a dive beneath the surface. No noise, no crowds just a feeling of weightlessness in the waves. For the past six years I’ve been working as a professional underwater photographer however only to a depth where I could hold my breath unassisted. And I’m no free diver so we’re talking 3-4metres max! To finally do something about exploring more of the ocean, last month I flew to a little volcanic island off the coast of Morocco to get my Open Water Dive Certificate. Lanzarote is known to most as a British holiday haven, where all you can eat and drink restaurants lure groups looking to have a good time. My trip though had nothing to do with cocktails and deck chairs, it was all about what lies beneath the water. Europe’s First Underwater Museum Just off the coast of Lanzarote are an incredible series of over 300 individual statues lathered in coral and sea grass. Created by British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, these underwater worlds are where art blends with...

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