Underwater Nature Journaling
The image shows the use of liquid salt. This is sprinkled over raw fish. The salt forms crystals, which release heat, which cooks the raw fish. A new kind of ceviche, developed by Ángel León. In a previous vlog, I drew attention to the film “Ocean,” narrated by Sir David… Read more
Yes, it’s just going to happen. I have often been asked to publish a book following my holiday and diving blogs. However, I couldn’t imagine that others, other than my family and friends, would be interested in that. This is different with this subject. I think discussing the topic of… Read more
Welcome to my website. Please take some time to browse around.The site is still in the construction phase. What are wetnotes?Wetnotes are notebooks with waterproof paper that are used in water sports. It is standard equipment for technical divers. For example, they have noted tables and procedures in them. Or… Read more
I try to include something new in every blog, vlog, or flog. So it’s not always the same, or seems the same. This time, a few firsts:• Inge Koetzier van Hooff snorkels and draws in Dutch waters for the first time.• She draws on stone paper for the first time.•… Read more
As promised in an earlier vlog, I would also share a video where I am just snorkeling and drawing. This is in the end of June (2025) in Vinkeveen. It’s on a Saturday, so you have to be there early, otherwise there are a lot of other divers. The water… Read more
On my business card there are some basic supplies mentioned to be able to draw in the water. Obviously of course is natural water. Yeah duh, you may have said when you read that (or is Duh no longer a fashion word?). But not every water is suitable. Especially in… Read more
There is a widespread misconception that there is nothing to see in Dutch waters. Or for other dark waters for that matter. Nothing could be further from the truth. Below is an example of various snorkeling and scuba diving sessions in the Vinkeveense plassen in The Netherlands. Here I filmed… Read more
In April 2025, at the invitation of John Muir Laws, I held an online workshop/demonstration on drawing in and under water. The emphasis was on snorkeling and drawing. The goal was to show how accessible it is to apply nature journaling while snorkeling.Here is the recording of this demo.
I have written about it before in my blog Wetnotes. Because I think it is an important goal, I repeat it regularly. I want more people to appreciate the water world (The Wetlife). Of course because of the beauty that is there. But also because this environment may save or… Read more
In 2024 I started looking into snorkel full face masks. Until then I had been snorkeling for 30 years with diving goggles and a separate snorkel. In itself fine to do, otherwise I would not have kept it up for 30 years. But I saw more and more people snorkeling… Read more
You might think by now that I’ve only done failed sessions. But nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve already tested so much. I know where I don’t need to snorkel in my own environment in the winter. I also know that underwater life only really comes to the… Read more