PORTFOLIO::
Mr. "U/W Photo" - Pierfranco Dilenge. The famous Italian cameramen is the winner of several U/W Photo World Championships. He cooperates with well-known magazines throughout the world, in Italy - SUB, FOTOSUB. Special interview. 4

TRAVEL::
The Eyes of Volcanoes. S. Fazlullin. Volcanic lakes of Kamchatka with their unique flora & fauna are object of studies, research work and exiting expeditions. 14
"Saba". T. Skidonenko. To dive there, one needs to make 10 take-offs and landings, but: turtles, barracudas, macro, super macro and lots of monkeys are at your disposal. 26
"Marsa Alam". Ju. Shevaldina. The settlement Marsa Alam is situated 240 km south from Hurghada. New resorts, new dive-sites, new meetings, new impressions! 66
Made in Thailand. S. Dedinski. The first safari of the REAL Millenium. Site-seeing is good, but diving is better. 88

DIVE-CLUB::
How to become a PADI Instructor? S. Kurikov. Detailed recommendation for learning, passing the exams, gaining experience. 94

INFORMATION::
Insurance is not Luxury. Insurance Company "Standart-Reserv". Recommendations of specialists: how to choose insurance program. 100

SEA SECRETS::
Ships, that sank in the Black Sea. S. Glushenko. Diving to the Black Sea wrecks of WWII: "Santa Fe" and UJ-102, submarine hunter, both German. 38

FLORA & FAUNA::
Pearl of the Orient. Rebirth?.. S. Cherkashin. Pearls - the most exiting jewelry - may be natural, artificial or cultivated. Cultivating of pearl in the Arab Emirates. 72

EXPEDITION::
The Great White Odyssee. Dr. F. Sarano. Deep Ocean Odyssee, Great White Shark Expedition. Gaansbai - South Africa. Log-book of the expedition. 44

GALLERY::
U/W Corrida by Pascal Lecocq. Paintings by Lecocq, though he is not a diver himself, are very popular among divers for his original approach and synthesis of various arts. Special interview. 56

TECH::
1000 meters - and no end. K. Amsler. Special cave-diving-photo session in the Rona valley, not far from St. Andeol (France). 76
Flight to the Depth. I. Galaida. Summer 2000. The Black Sea. For the first time in Russia - deep trimix dive in autonomous regime with the open circuit circle apparatus on self-prepared mixtures. 86

APNOE::
Interview with Genoni - the famous Italian apnoist. G. Risso. World records, medical evidence, personal attitude towards apnoe and "blue". 104
Free Diving. Ju. Petrik. World Cup for Apnoe. Nice - 2000. 110

RESEARCH::
The Vyborg Battle. K. Shopotov. Since 1992 the U/w archaeologic expedition works at the site of Vyborg battle (1788), north-eastern part of the Finnish Bay. Archive data, diving, research, findings, commemoration. 120

PHOTO & VIDEO::
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. Shooting with artificial light. A. Aristarkhov. General principles and constructive features of flashes. 130
Life or Death of an u/w Camera. O. Savinkin. 136