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Meet the DAN Europe Ambassadors touring to save our oceans
The health of our oceans, and of many other bodies of water, is one of the biggest concerns of our times. Plastic, overfishing, pollutants and...
27 April 2021
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The Art of Teaching: interview with Steve Martin
Steve Martin has been scuba diving for the past 18 years, and is now a world-renowned professional diving instructor specialising in cave diving and sidemount...
27 December 2017
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Diving with champions: Interview with Aldo Montano
Fencing Olympic athlete, Aldo Montano is a two times World Champion, five times European Champion, and nine times Italian Champion; esteemed athlete endorser, well-known TV...
26 September 2017
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Justin Carmack: a journey along his 100 dive list
Justin is a divemaster and world traveler on a mission to dive and document the top 100 dive sites in the world. We interviewed him,...
By DAN Staff
11 August 2017
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Underwater Art: Interview with Jason deCaires Taylor
Jason deCaires Taylor is a sculptor, environmentalist and professional underwater photographer. One of his most recent and renowned projects is Museo Atlántico, a collection of...
By DAN Staff
13 June 2017
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Learning to love sharks: interview with Erich Ritter
Erich Ritter is the Konrad Lorenz of the sharks. Yes he is: Ph.D. from Zurich University in “Behavioral Ecology” he is the only professional applied...
16 September 2016
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How I learnt to be my own dive doctor
GETTING LOST AT SEA: NIGHT DIVE IN THE GALAPAGOS So we surfaced. And it was pitch black. My buddy and I were 3 miles out at...
By DAN Staff
12 July 2016
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Encounters with extraordinary men: Rolf Schmidt & Hesham Gabr
Rolf Schmidt, age: 65. Owner of Sinai Divers and Ghazala Fleet. He is the one who started it all. Hesham Gabr, age: 56. Owner of the popular award...
29 June 2016
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Introducing: Kurt Arrigo
You are a renowned specialist in marine photography. When and how did you set off on a mission to capture the unpredictable nature of the...
By DAN Staff
23 May 2016
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Sharm el Sheikh’s Pioneers: interview with Adel Taher
Once upon a time a disputed desert, a mountain desert of mystic fascination, overlooking one of the most beautiful sea on Earth: the Red Sea....
25 March 2016
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An interview with Michele Geraci
On August 24th, 2014, off the Capo sant’Ampeglio, Bordighera, Michele Geraci reached a depth of -253 meters and became the deepest Italian diver. - Yet your...
24 January 2016
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Interview with freediving recordman Andrea Zuccari
In memoriam, 1974 - 2023 His past experiences, his present achievements and his future explorations with DAN Research: “Safety secures Success". Andrea is an ‘instinctive’ freediver, innovator...
25 November 2015
