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The first underwater photograph is credited to William Thompson in 1856. Unfortunately, the photograph has been lost. Below is the first “published” underwater photo taken by Louis Boutan in 1890.
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From The Belly Button Of The Ocean Fishbits and Tidbit Snippets...
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.