Dena Mintz Photography

27/07/2023

“I’m a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world…” 🎶. Song Barbie Girl by Aqua, 1997.
Photo of Bilikiki Barbie fluffed and posed on the reef in the Solomon Islands by Dena Mintz, 2018.
Crazy, or just ahead of my time???

Wrap yourself up with this super soft and cozy and LARGE beach towel. Image by Diver Dena! Take the Plunge!!

02/02/2023

It feels bittersweet to see my underwater images of David Crosby in this chronicle. I submitted the photos to the author what seems like ages ago, and just received a first print hardcover edition of the completed book yesterday. I'm going to keep it on my coffee table and remember good times diving and bs-ing with one of the greatest characters I've ever encountered. Thank you to author Francesco Lucarelli for this treasure. ❤️

12/02/2020

So gratifying that my images are inspiring young ocean lovers!

We are so happy to receive sweet thank you notes like these!
https://www.amazon.com/Diver-Denas-Adventure-Reefs-fascinating-ebook/dp/B07M8YWC1C/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=diver+dena%27s+adventure+on+the+reefs&qid=1581527080&sr=8-1

25/01/2019

"She will have her way..." 🎶 Neil Finn 1998

Caribbean Reef Shark, showing me with a glance, just who's in charge. Cuba's Jardines de la Reina. Nikon D800, Sigma 15mm fisheye lens, Aquatica housing, dual Inon Z240 strobes, f/9.0, ISO200, 1/125s.

17/01/2019

"I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin."
Wavy Gravy (aka Hugh Romney, activist and clown, Woodstock Festival)

Nino, the Cuban crocodile. Shot with Nikon D800, Sigma 15mm fisheye lens, Aquatica housing, Zen 8" dome port, dual Inon Z240 strobes, f/9, ISO 200, 1/200s.

21/12/2018

So awesome! From concept to collaboration with Cousin Lisa Korn on this new book... Diver Dena's Adventure on the Reefs is now REAL and selling on Amazon. Super proud to have my name on this project. Thanks a bunch Lisa!!! 💕

22/11/2018

Silverside minnows swarming inside a grotto at Eden Rock, Grand Cayman, forming a beautiful liquid silver arc around this lobster.

21/10/2018

"And there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home." 🎤
Little Piece of Heaven by Neville Brothers 1999

Nikon D800, Nikon 16-35mm rectilinear lens (zoomed out to 16mm), Aquatica housing, SINGLE Inon Z240 strobe, f/8.0, ISO 100, 1/60s.

14/10/2018

"Came up on a tornado sunlight in the sky"
Sure Nuff 'N' Yes I Do by Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 1967

Late afternoon. Diving in the shallows, off the rear deck, of Bilikiki Cruises - Solomon Islands.

Nikon D800, Nikon 16-35mm rectilinear lens (zoomed out to 16mm), Aquatica housing, dual Inon Z240 strobes, ISO 100, F/11, 1/60s .

01/09/2018

"The Shadow of Your Smile" 🎤
Tony Bennett 1966

Great White Shark. Nikon D800, Nikon 10-35mm lens set at 26mm, Aquatica housing, dual Inon Z240 strobes, f/16, ISO 800, 1/125s.

14/08/2018

"When you've done the technical part, you're then into the joy, the zen, into being. Technology no longer exists for you. You're then into the mystery of the thing you're doing." William Shatner

I very much enjoyed seeing this still and quiet moment for zen dive guide Bruce at Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers.

Nikon D800, Sigma 15mm wide-angle fisheye lens, Aquatica housing, dual Inon Z240 strobes, f/9.0, ISO 200, 1/200s