In this "short but sweet" episode of the Pod Diver ScubaCast, host Joe Cocozza spotlights one of the tech community's favorite big-animal shooters: Donald Tipton, author of On the Face of the Waters, cave diver, wreck diver, and all-around Renaissance waterman. Joe kicks things off with a profile of Don—classically trained pianist, deep cold-water wreck veteran, cave diver, and specialist in filming and photographing whales, mantas, sharks, dolphins, manatees and other supersized critters. From free diving with humpbacks to joining Joe on dark Northeast wrecks, Don brings a tech diver's mindset to underwater imagery. Then Don takes over with a focused masterclass on black-and-white underwater photography—especially relevant for tech divers who spend their time on wrecks, in caves, and in low-vis, monochrome environments: Why big animals and shipwrecks are perfect subjects for black & white. How to "see in monochrome" and pre-visualize the final image before you even drop on the wreck. Using light direction and texture (side-lighting, ambient vs strobe) to carve structure out of the gloom. Tonal separation: why some color scenes die in B&W, and how to pick scenes that will actually work in grayscale. Film vs digital workflows for converting color files into powerful monochrome images. Why practice, repetition, and time in the water (just like tech training) are the real secret to strong images. To close, Joe hands the mic to his 13-year-old daughter Ariel for a fun, diver-kid review of the movie "The Cave"—a monster flick built around extreme cave explorers in Romania and the Yucatán. It's a light finish that will still make every cave/overhead junkie smile. If you're a technical diver who loves wrecks, caves, big animals, and wants your images to look as serious as your gas plan, this episode will get you thinking differently about what you see through the viewfinder.