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Underwater photography news, reviews, forums, and workshops - wetpixel.com

Depends. Worth reading free if you shoot underwater — the gear-review archive is strong. Don't prepay workshops or depend on the forums while reliability and payment-dispute questions remain unresolved.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~40 public sources spanning community threads, dive-press news, and Wetpixel's own pages. It's a media/community site, not software.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo security page found; no findings either way

Pricing

Free

Articles, forums & newsletter

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Destination workshopsFee varies by trip

Best for

  • Underwater photographers researching housings
  • Gear buyers wanting field reviews
  • Divers considering photo workshops

Not for

  • Anyone prepaying workshop fees before payment disputes resolve
  • Teams or businesses seeking software tooling — it's a media site
  • Users needing a guaranteed-active forum; many members moved on
  • Beginners wanting one stable hub — Waterpixels is livelier now

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Workshop fees are paid directly; unresolved 2023 payment-withholding accusations make prepayment risky.

high

Site reliability uncertain since 2023; intermittently unreachable per multiple community threads.

medium

Forum content is migrating to Waterpixels; older Wetpixel threads live in its archive.

medium

Owner's health concerns surfaced in the payment dispute; support responsiveness may suffer.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Deep archive of camera and housing field reviews since the 2000s.
  • Free email newsletter delivers underwater photography news.
  • Reddit users recommend Wetpixel for gear setup research.
  • Runs expert-led destination workshops in Lembeh and cenotes.
  • Its Facebook group remains active for community discussion.

Cons

  • Community threads since late 2023 ask if Wetpixel is gone.
  • Owner faced 2023 accusations of withholding payments; he denies.
  • Ex-members launched rival site Waterpixels in January 2024.
  • Users openly question current activity levels.
  • YouTube presence is small: 3.19K subscribers.

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/30/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x4security x1news x5

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free articles, forums, and newsletter
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Site intermittently unreachable in 2023–24
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep housing/camera reviews, forums, classifieds, workshops
  • Support quality: 2/5. 2023 payment-withholding accusations; owner denies
  • Security posture. No security page found; no findings either way
  • 3.19K YouTube subscribers Wetpixel Live channel
  • Jan 2024 Community split Ex-members launched rival site Waterpixels
  • 2023–24 outage threads Site status Users asked if the site was gone

Pricing

Articles, forums & newsletter

Free

  • Gear and housing reviews
  • Classifieds section
  • Email newsletter

Destination workshops

Fee varies by trip

  • Lembeh macro workshop
  • Cenote photography workshop

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Alternatives

Compare Wetpixel with each alternative.

  • Waterpixels

    Successor community formed by ex-Wetpixel members, January 2024

    Wetpixel vs Waterpixels

  • ScubaBoard forums

    Long-running, active diving community with photography sections

  • r/underwaterphotography

    Active Reddit community for gear questions and critique

  • Wetpixel Facebook group

    The community's most active venue while the site struggles

Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources spanning community threads, dive-press news, and Wetpixel's own pages. It's a media/community site, not software.

Great free underwater-photography review archive; site wobbled 2023–24 and paid workshops carry payment-dispute risk.

Methodology

Based on ~40 public sources spanning community threads, dive-press news, and Wetpixel's own pages. It's a media/community site, not software.

Sources

  1. Is wetpixel.com gone?waterpixels.net
    review
  2. What's happening to wetpixel.comdpreview.com
    news
  3. Wetpixel Owner Adam Hanlon Faces Accusations Of Withholding Paymentsdeeperblue.com
    news
  4. Wetpixel's Hanlon denies sitting on divers' cashdivernet.com
    news
  5. A New Underwater Photography Community – Waterpixels!xray-mag.com
    news
  6. Goodbye Wetpixel, Hello Waterpixels!waterpixels.net
    review
  7. Is WetPixel Active?reddit.com
    review
  8. Best resources for setup researchreddit.com
    review
  9. Is Wetpixel Breaking Bad?undercurrent.org
    news
  10. Wetpixel/Under the Jungle Cenote Photography Workshopwetpixel.com
    official
  11. Wetpixel Lembeh Macro Workshopwetpixel.com
    official
  12. Newsletter signupwetpixel.com
    official
  13. Wetpixel security pagewetpixel.com
    security
  14. Wetpixel Underwater Photography Facebook groupfacebook.com
    official

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