Isle of Wight underwater wildlife photographer shares secrets to stunning shots on BBC South Today

If you’re a BBC South Today viewer, you’ll have spotted an Isle of Wight resident on your TV screens last night (Tuesday).

Underwater wildlife photographer, Theo Vickers, mentioned many times here at News OnTheWight over the last few years, had been invited into the studio to talk about his latest award, Most Promising British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023.

Watch again today
If you missed the segment you can catch up via the BBC iPlayer, where you’ll be able to see the Theo explain more about his stunning photography and video taken under the water off the coast of the Isle of Wight.

Here’s a reminder of the quality of Theo’s work.

A marine jungle of Himanthalia algae on the chalk reefs of the Needles Marine Conservation Zone
© Theo Vickers
Underwater footage of seagrass meadows by Theo Vickers
© Theo Vickers
Split screen above and below water in Steel Bay
© Theo Vickers
sea slugs in the seagrass meadows
© Theo Vickers

The ability to watch the BBC South Today segment expires at 6.57pm on Wednesday, so follow the link now to catch up.


Image: © BBC