Image Credits

We use original photography where we can, and free-license stock otherwise. Unsplash images are free for commercial use and require no attribution; we list them here anyway, for transparency.

• Author portrait, original (Yannick Schroth).
• Article photos, via Pexels (free license, no attribution required); we credit photographers here for transparency. All article hero and inline images are real, subject-matched, commercially-licensed photos.
• Experience-roundup photos (Pexels): reef shark by Mohamed Sarim; kitesurfer by Serg Alesenko. Pexels free license.
• Bali vs Lombok hero (Wikimedia Commons): the beach on Gili Trawangan, off Lombok by Vyacheslav Argenberg, source, CC BY 4.0.
• Kona guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): reef on the Kona coast in Kaloko-Honōkohau National Historical Park by the US National Park Service, source, public domain.
• Puerto López guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the fish landing beach at Puerto López by DickClarkMises, source, CC0.
• Akumal guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Half Moon Bay at Akumal by Ken Thomas, source, public domain.
• Gozo vs Malta hero (Wikimedia Commons): the coast at Dwejra on Gozo by Felix König, source, CC BY 3.0.
• Hurghada vs Marsa Alam hero (Wikimedia Commons): the coast at Marsa Alam by Marc Ryckaert, source, CC BY 3.0.
• Tulum vs Playa del Carmen hero (Wikimedia Commons): divers in the Angelita cenote near Tulum by Serge Melki, source, CC BY 2.0.
• Phuket vs Krabi hero (Wikimedia Commons): the viewpoint over Koh Phi Phi, Krabi province by Caitriana Nicholson, source, CC BY-SA 2.0.
• Koh Tao vs Koh Phangan hero (Wikimedia Commons): Sairee Beach on Koh Tao by Fabio Achilli, source, CC BY 2.0.
• Sharm vs Hurghada hero (Wikimedia Commons): coral reefs in the Red Sea off Hurghada by kallerna, source, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Fuerteventura vs Lanzarote hero (Wikimedia Commons): the beach and dunes at Corralejo, Fuerteventura by Thomas Tolkien, source, CC BY 2.0.
• Bonaire vs Curaçao hero (Wikimedia Commons): a diver entering the water from the shore at Bonaire by Kris Mikael Krister, source, CC BY 3.0.
• Cozumel vs Playa del Carmen hero (Wikimedia Commons): reef in the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park by Matthew T Rader, source, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Phuket guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): reef and granite at Donald Duck Bay, Similan Islands by No Troubles Just Bubbles, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Koh Lanta guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Moorish idol at Hin Daeng by portioid, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Tioman guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): bay on Pulau Tioman by Lunaloop, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Okinawa guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): reef near Aka Island, Kerama by keiyac, source, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Costa Brava guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the Illes Medes from the coast by Enric, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Curacao guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): elkhorn coral and a yellowtail damselfish by Matthew T Rader, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Dauin guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Apo Island off Negros by CariolaMinze, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Puerto Galera guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): reef seascape by Firth m, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Phuket vs Koh Tao hero (Wikimedia Commons): a Thai wooden dive boat moored off Koh Tao by Eli Duke, source, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Peniche guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the coast at Peniche by Alexkom000, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Ericeira guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): a wave below the cliffs at Ericeira by Carlos Eduardo Joos, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Peniche vs Ericeira hero (Wikimedia Commons): Praia Baleal Norte at sunset by Alexkom000, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cable Park Split hero (Wikimedia Commons): the beach at Divulje by Brian Eager, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cachin guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the Chéran at Les Îles du Chéran by Guilhem Vellut, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Wakeboardlift Wien hero (Wikimedia Commons): the Neue Donau seen from Am Wehr 1, with a U2 train on the Donaustadtbrücke, by Tokfo, source, CC0. No attribution is required for CC0; we credit it anyway. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Copenhagen Cable Park hero (Wikimedia Commons): Amagerværket on Kraftværksvej and the harbor beside it, by Lars Plougmann, source, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Singapore Wake Park hero (Wikimedia Commons): a cable tower and the floating features on the lagoon at East Coast Park, by Mike Peel, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Männiku Wakepark hero (Wikimedia Commons): the shore of Männiku järv near Tallinn, one kilometre from the park, by Avjoska, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change. The caption says which lake this is and which one the cable is on.
• Wawa Wake hero (Wikimedia Commons): Jezioro Lisowskie south of Warsaw, the lake the park’s two lifts run on, by Adrian Grycuk, source, CC BY-SA 3.0 PL. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Where to learn to wakeboard hero (Wikimedia Commons): a rider on the cable at the 2024 Polish championships, Wake Zone Stawiki, by Krzysztof Popławski, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Mactan hero (Wikimedia Commons): a school of shrimpfish over a reef at Mactan, Cebu, by TANAKA Juuyoh, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Marsala / Lo Stagnone hero (Wikimedia Commons): the shallow lagoon of Lo Stagnone near Marsala in Sicily, with Isola Grande on the horizon, by trolvag, source, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Wasserskipark Aschheim hero (Wikimedia Commons): an aerial of Sportpark Aschheim near Munich, with the cable lake and its features at the top, by Raupach, source, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Costa da Caparica guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): swell breaking over a groyne with Lisbon's coast behind by Alvesgaspar, source, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Sesimbra guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): a tompot blenny in the Arrábida natural park by Diego Delso, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Sagres guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Praia do Tonel below the cliffs by dronepicr, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Lagos guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the sea arch at Ponta da Piedade by Keith Yahl, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 1600x900 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cape Town guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Smitswinkel Bay in False Bay by Tjeerd Wiersma, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Miami guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): a reef in Biscayne National Park by the US National Park Service, source, public domain. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Palau guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the Rock Islands by Peter R. Binter, source, public domain. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Tenerife guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): short-finned pilot whales between Tenerife and La Gomera by ahisgett, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 1600x840 and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Split guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the ferry port of Split by dronepicr, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Split guide, Vis (Wikimedia Commons): Komiža harbor on Vis by dronepicr, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Split guide, Brač (Wikimedia Commons): the beach at Bol on Brač by dronepicr, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Dubai guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Dubai from the International Space Station by Raja Chari, NASA, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Dubai guide, Jebel Ali (Wikimedia Commons): Jebel Ali from a beach in Dubai by CT Cooper, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Oahu guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Hanauma Bay by Daniel Ramirez, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Oahu guide, Shark’s Cove (Wikimedia Commons): Pūpūkea Beach Park and Shark’s Cove by Tony Webster, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Oahu guide, monk seals (Wikimedia Commons): Hawaiian monk seal Rocky and her pup at Kaimana Beach by Anthony Quintano, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cancun guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): MUSA sculptures, “We are the reef”, by Andy Blackledge, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cancun guide, Punta Nizuc (Wikimedia Commons): the shore at Punta Nizuc by Ontheway Advice, source, CC0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cancun guide, whale shark (Wikimedia Commons): snorkelers beside a whale shark off Holbox by dronepicr, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Best drift diving destinations hero (Wikimedia Commons): divers descending over the reef at Playa Lagun, Curaçao, by Laszlo Ilyes, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped.
• Best macro diving destinations hero (Wikimedia Commons): a regal sea goddess nudibranch at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary by Greg McFall, NOAA National Ocean Service, source, public domain. Cropped.
• Hurghada guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Giftun Island off Hurghada by V Manninen, source, CC BY 2.0.
• Malta guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the Blue Grotto by Chris Brown, source, CC BY 2.0.
• Koh Tao Open Water course hero (Wikimedia Commons): Sairee Beach on Koh Tao by Whatsinaname (Wikivoyage, shared), source, public domain.
• Playa del Carmen guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the Dos Ojos cenote by eugene_o, source, CC BY 2.0.
• Sharm el-Sheikh guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the coral reef at Naama Bay by 74papa, source, CC BY 4.0.
• Mauritius guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): boats on the Blue Bay lagoon by dronepicr, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Mauritius guide, Wakashio (Wikimedia Commons): the MV Wakashio oil spill response off Mauritius by the International Maritime Organization, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Mauritius guide, Trou aux Biches (Wikimedia Commons): Trou aux Biches from the air by dronepicr, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Zanzibar guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): a blue-spotted ray at Mnemba Atoll by I've Got It On Film!, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Zanzibar guide, Mnemba (Wikimedia Commons): a lionfish at Mnemba Atoll by I've Got It On Film!, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Goa guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Admiralty Chart No. 492 of the Aguada and Mormugao bays, 1942 edition by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Goa guide, Netrani (Wikimedia Commons): Netrani Island off Karnataka by Chetansv, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Andaman Islands guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Radhanagar Beach on Havelock (Swaraj Dweep) by Vyacheslav Argenberg, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Andaman Islands guide, Neil (Wikimedia Commons): the natural coral arch on Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep) by Vyacheslav Argenberg, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Andaman Islands guide, Radhanagar (Wikimedia Commons): the bay at Radhanagar on Havelock by Vyacheslav Argenberg, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Mallorca guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the Isla del Toro off south-west Mallorca by Nikolai Maksimovich, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Mallorca guide, Malgrats (Wikimedia Commons): the Malgrats islets by Rafael Ortega Díaz, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Mallorca guide, Cabrera (Wikimedia Commons): the Cabrera Archipelago National Park by Nikolai Maksimovich, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Key West guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): a diver on the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg wreck by the US Navy, MC2 Nicholas S. Tenorio, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Key West guide, Sand Key (Wikimedia Commons): Sand Key Light by the US Navy, James Brooks, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Koh Samui guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): dive boats at Sail Rock by Titofan (English Wikivoyage), source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Koh Samui guide, Ang Thong (Wikimedia Commons): islands of Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park by Vyacheslav Argenberg, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Azores guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): the 1896 chart of the Princess Alice bank from the research vessel Princesse Alice by an unnamed hydrographer of the Monaco expedition, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Azores guide, Formigas (Wikimedia Commons): the Formigas islets by Ruben JC Furtado, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Key Largo guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Carysfort Lighthouse by Nancy Diersing, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Key Largo guide, Christ of the Abyss (Wikimedia Commons): the Christ of the Abyss statue at Key Largo Dry Rocks by Serge Melki, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Turks and Caicos guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): an eagle ray at Coral Gardens, Princess Alexandra National Park by the uploader "the manta ray had a family", source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Turks and Caicos guide, reef map (Wikimedia Commons): NOAA coral reef map of the Turks and Caicos Islands by NOAA, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Turks and Caicos guide, Grand Turk (Wikimedia Commons): Governor's Beach on Grand Turk by Jonathan Palombo, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Tahiti guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): PK 18 beach at Punaauia with Moorea on the horizon by Matthew Dillon, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Tahiti guide, whipray (Wikimedia Commons): a pink whipray off Tahiti by Kat Kellner, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Tahiti guide, Teahupo'o (Wikimedia Commons): the reef and wave at Teahupo'o by Olivier Dugornay (IFREMER), source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Crete guide hero (Wikimedia Commons): Plakias on the south coast of Rethymno, seen from the water by Olaf Tausch, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Crete guide, Souda Bay (Wikimedia Commons): Kato Marathi on Souda Bay by Tanya Dedyukhina, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• La Paz diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Ensenada Grande beach on Isla Partida, Espíritu Santo archipelago by Traveljournalist at English Wikipedia, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• La Paz diving guide, Espíritu Santo (Wikimedia Commons): Isla Espíritu Santo from orbit by NASA Glenn Research Center, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• La Paz diving guide, the bay (Wikimedia Commons): The Bay of La Paz and El Mogote from orbit by Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Jeju diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Beomseom island off Seogwipo by Alex Brown, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Jeju diving guide, haenyeo (Wikimedia Commons): A Jeju haenyeo with net and float by karendotcom127, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Grand Cayman diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Stingray City in the North Sound by Symbiosis, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Grand Cayman diving guide, Kittiwake (Wikimedia Commons): USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) underway in Hampton Roads, 1988 by Don S. Montgomery, U.S. Navy, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Grand Cayman diving guide, Hurricane Ivan (Wikimedia Commons): Hurricane Ivan on 12 September 2004 by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and ORBIMAGE, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Gran Canaria diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Punta de Arinaga with its lighthouse by Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Gran Canaria diving guide, Sardina del Norte (Wikimedia Commons): The beach at Sardina del Norte by Toni Teror, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Ishigaki diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Ishigaki, Taketomi and Kohama from the air by Junpei Abe, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Ishigaki diving guide, Kabira Bay (Wikimedia Commons): Kabira Bay on Ishigaki by 663highland, source, CC BY 2.5. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Koh Lipe diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Koh Lipe seen from the top of Koh Adang by Vyacheslav Argenberg, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Koh Lipe diving guide, Koh Hin Ngam (Wikimedia Commons): The stone beach of Koh Hin Ngam by tehjs, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Koh Phangan diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Mae Haad beach and Ko Ma by Christophe95, source, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Koh Phangan diving guide, Sail Rock (Wikimedia Commons): A dive trip to Sail Rock, 2006 by Titofan at English Wikivoyage, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Gili Trawangan diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): A turtle on a Biorock frame at Gili Trawangan by Tilo Kauerhoff (Tilonaut), source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Gili Trawangan diving guide, green turtle (Wikimedia Commons): A green turtle near Gili Trawangan by Tilo Kauerhoff (Tilonaut), source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Ibiza diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Es Vedrà from Cala d'Hort by Gerda Arendt, source, CC0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Ibiza diving guide, s'Espardell (Wikimedia Commons): S'Espardell seen from Els Trucadors, Formentera by Joan Gené, source, CC0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Fethiye diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Gemiler Island and its bay by Cobija, source, CC0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Fethiye diving guide, Sarsala (Wikimedia Commons): Sarsala bay near Göcek by Jorge Franganillo, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cornwall diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): The Manacles off the Lizard by Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, source, CC BY 2.5. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cornwall diving guide, Gunwalloe (Wikimedia Commons): Gunwalloe Fishing Cove by Tim Green, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Cornwall diving guide, Atlantic swell (Wikimedia Commons): Atlantic swell at Perranporth by Kmtextor, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Jeddah diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): The Jeddah sea front by Radosław Botev, source, CC BY 3.0 PL. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Jeddah diving guide, coast from orbit (Wikimedia Commons): The Saudi Red Sea coast seen from the International Space Station by NASA JSC Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Xiaoliuqiu diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Vase Rock on Lambai Island by Jun Jie Yam, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Xiaoliuqiu diving guide, green turtle (Wikimedia Commons): A diver above a green turtle off Xiaoliuqiu by Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area Administration, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Safaga diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): The Salem Express by HotPepper, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Safaga diving guide, bay from orbit (Wikimedia Commons): Port Safaga and Safaga Island from the International Space Station by NASA JSC Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Bodrum diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Bodrum Castle from the sea by Hamdigumus, source, CC0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Bodrum diving guide, Gümüşlük (Wikimedia Commons): Gümüşlük and ancient Myndos by Byekush, source, CC0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Los Cabos diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): A boat at the Arch, Cabo San Lucas by Lisa Andres, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Los Cabos diving guide, the cape from orbit (Wikimedia Commons): The tip of Baja California from the International Space Station by NASA JSC Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Los Cabos diving guide, Cabo Pulmo (Wikimedia Commons): The coast before Cabo Pulmo by Francisco Reynoso, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Pemuteran diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Menjangan Island by Lakshmi Sawitri, source, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Pemuteran diving guide, Napoleon Reef (Wikimedia Commons): A staghorn damsel on Napoleon Reef, Pemuteran by portioid, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Pemuteran diving guide, Menjangan from the air (Wikimedia Commons): Menjangan Island from the air by Mx. Granger, source, CC0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Kenting diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Nanwan, Kenting by rheins, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Kenting diving guide, the outlet (Wikimedia Commons): Cooling water of the Maanshan nuclear plant by rheins, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Kenting diving guide, Houbihu (Wikimedia Commons): A snooty wrasse at the Houbihu outlet soft-coral area by Lu i-chi, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• El Quseir diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): The shore at El Quseir by J. Hutsch, source, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• El Quseir diving guide, port plan (Wikimedia Commons): Plan of the port of Qoseyr from the Description de l'Égypte by Imprimerie impériale, source, public domain. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Kaş diving guide, hero (Wikimedia Commons): Kastellorizo seen from Andifli, Kaş by Kadı, source, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Kaş diving guide, Kekova (Wikimedia Commons): The sunken city at Kekova by rheins, source, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and converted to WebP; no other change.
• Wikimedia Commons images (Creative Commons): shore-diving photo by Kris Mikael Krister (CC BY 3.0); reef-descent photo by Laszlo Ilyes (CC BY 2.0); nudibranch photo by Greg McFall, NOAA National Ocean Service (public domain). Each is cropped to our hero format, and credited with author, source and license beneath the image.
• Country visa guides (Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons): Padar Island, Komodo National Park and snorkellers off Flores by Jakub Hałun (CC BY 4.0); Railay, Krabi by Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0); Jandia Beach, Fuerteventura by dronepicr and Playa Mujeres, Lanzarote by Mark (CC BY 2.0); Ericeira by Carlos Eduardo Joos (CC BY 2.0). All cropped to our hero format and credited beneath each image. No share-alike licenses were used.
• Watersports insurance matrix (Wikimedia Commons): kitesurfer by Daniel Ramirez (CC BY 2.0), cropped to our hero format and credited beneath the image.
• Brand assets (the NOMADREEF logo and the default social-share image) are original.
• Gear photos (Pexels): dry bag by Enric; plus the buying-guide photographers credited in the Wave 5 and Wave 6 lists below.
• Credited replacements (Pexels): reef & diver by Leonardo Lamas; freediver by Ecrinn Burgazli; manta rays by Emma Li; whale by Sandra Seitamaa; paddleboarder by Lesya Kikh; kitesurfer by Buğdem Yener.
• New-sports photos, Wave 5 (Pexels): whitewater & kayaking by Brett Sayles, Aleksei Mzhachev, Maria Ovchinnikova, Paul Schärf; rafting by Max Brassfield & Hilmi Işılak; river surfing by Monique Buchholz & Nick Gosset; wakeboarding & wakesurfing by Ron Lach, K, Alix Lee, Sergey Savage; open-water & wild swimming by Jay Moon, jose luis Umana, Ivars, SHVETS production, Flo Maderebner; spearfishing & freediving by Jeffry Surianto, Ecrinn Burgazli, Debal Das, Emma Li; sailing & crewing by Eric Planet Olympus, cottonbro studio, Mehmet Ali Turan. All Pexels free license.
• New-sports photos, Wave 6 (Pexels): foiling & eFoil by Nadejda Bostanova, Harold Granados, Fuka jaz, Serg Alesenko, Bastian Riccardi; bodyboard, bodysurf & skim by MAG Photography, Junery Docto, Kyle Miller, Matheus Lara, Gaspar Zaldo; water fishing by Mikael Dubarry, Dan Hadley, Tom Fisk, Harrison Fitts, Camila Morini, Claudia Schmalz; packrafting by Miguel Cuenca, Alex Moliski; coasteering, canyoning & adventure by Maël Balland, RUN 4 FFWPU, Archie Binamira, Dilek Karakoc, Magic K. All Pexels free license.

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