I owe my love of diving to summer camp, getting certified at age 14. After college, I became an instructor, teaching on the island of St. Croix. Working for travel magazines, I've been lucky to travel to every continent on assignment, from jumping in the water with humpback whales in Antarctica to swimming alongside mantas in Asia.
Year after year, these islands win honors in our annual Top 100 Awards, including best beginner, macro and cave diving.
The winners of Scuba Diving's Top 100 Readers Choice Awards for Best Shore Diving in the Caribbean and Atlantic, North America, and Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Here are the winners of the world's best and healthiest marine environments in our Top 100 Readers Choice Awards.
The results of our Top 100 Readers Choice Awards are in! You voted on the world's best destinations for wall diving, and here are the winners!
The results of our Top 100 Readers Choice Awards are in! You voted on the world's best destinations for underwater photography, and here are the winners!
The results of our Top 100 Readers Choice Awards are in! You voted on the world's best destinations for advanced diving, and here are the winners!
The results of our Top 100 Readers Choice Awards are in! You voted on the world's best destinations for macro diving, and here are the winners!
The results of our Top 100 Readers Choice Awards are in! You voted on the world's best destinations for best overall diving, and here are the winners!