Earring(s)! The Ocean Sands earring inventory has been increased in the tom-szabo.com jewelry store. The new pieces are made using prehistoric Manatee Bone. This specimen material dates back to 2.5 to 26 million years ago. Material Recovery Specimen materials are…
New Day Cleveland – I hope by now you know that my jewelry line Ocean Sands has just been featured on a local TV show, New Day Cleveland, local channel Fox 8. I really had a blast working with the…
Shell Enhances Shark Tooth! Sometime prehistoric shark teeth can look a little bit lonesome. On my last visit to the Gulf side of Florida, I started picking up some nice shells on the beach. My mind started to wonde;r how…
Archeology? Think about the adventures of Indiana Jones. How many of you recognize the name Jaques Cousteau?? In case you don’t, Jaques was a diver and environmentalist that dove all over the world and brought us some of the worlds…
UPDATE – Since this post was released, the Megalodon Tooth Necklace inventory has been expanded. An additional 4 pieces have been added. All the new pieces are large in size and include some on leather. Happy shopping! Hey Guys, you’re…
Pieces, NEW For Ocean Sands! Tom’s fingers have been poking away at the keyboard here at tom-szabo.com. At this point, the on-line store for Ocean Sands jewelry has the following categories: Bracelets Earrings Manatee Bone Necklaces Shark Tooth Necklaces Whale…
I am truly excited to announce the opening of the Ocean Sands On-Line store by tom-szabo.com. You can go directly to the store at: At this time you can view and purchase Necklaces and Earrings. The first lot of inventory…
NEW DESIGN Earrings! tom-szabo.com announces the release of a NEW earring design. The initial set is made of: 2 – Prehistoric shark teeth, approximately .6 Gms each. Tooth length: 11/16″ to 3/4″ Mounting: 20 Ga. round silver plated wire Earring…
NEWS: Jewelry Outlet Announcement tom-szabo.com announces the Ocean Sands line of Jewelry is now available through CraftSmiths in Perry, Ohio. Artist Tom Szabo turns his hobbies into business opportunities. In addition, the photographer and scuba instructor has added jewelry to…
Health is certainly an issue in scuba diving. As a scuba instructor, I’ve heard people claim they’re too old for the sport. I say you’re never too old. Yes you need to be healthy, but isn’t that important for life…
Archeology Diving archeologists have been working on a site in a Florida river. The results are helping to dispute that the Clovis group were the first humans to be in the area. The sire has exposed an ancient butchering site…
Scuba Diving In Key Largo, FL Scuba Diving In Key Largo, FL In March of 2016, my wife Diane and I vacationed in Florida. What a great time to leave NE Ohio! Out With The Old! As a photographer, it’s…
Scuba Season Around the Corner! Scuba – If you are a diver in Northeast Ohio and you’re looking for a dive buddy, let me know. My schedule permits for a flexible dive schedule, weekdays and weekends. A good place for…
Almost every diver who’s been the the western Pacific Ocean will come home bragging they saw Lion Fish. They are a beautiful species! However, they’ve become a big problem in the Atlantic Ocean. Why? They are considered an invasive species.…
Necklace by Tom Szabo. This is a new necklace created by Tom Szabo. The pendant consists of a 1 inch long Tiger Shark fossil tooth below a 5/8″ X 7/8″ Turquoise stone. The two pieces are silver plated wire wrapped…
Scuba Diver Touches Shark! I caught this scuba diver article on my FB feed. The image was of a diver reaching out from a shark cage to touch the snout of a great white shark. Brave, Stupid or Lucky? Apparently…
Scuba Divers have begun to plant gardens underwater. I suppose if certain aquatic plants will do well underwater, than why not vegetables. Using huge bubbles in 26 feet of water, they have started growing lettuce. The whole project has been…
As a scuba diver, I get to see a world that very people get to see. A lot of people ask me: Aren’t you afraid of sharks? I usually tell them I’d rather be w it sharks down below that…
I’m very fortunate to be able to enjoy some really cool hobbies. The two major ones are photography and scuba diving. If I’m able to enjoy both at the same time, life just can’t get any better! As a member…
Everyone in business will tell you that opportunities can come about at any time and from anywhere. Recently Environments By Design invited me to display my underwater photography in their showroom. In addition, the gallery opening provided an opportunity to…
On April 14, 2012 the Maritime Archeological Survey Team unanimously voted area photographer and scuba diving instructor Tom Szabo to its board of directors. The Maritime Archeological Survey Team, also known as MAST is a nonprofit avocational group. Members work…
Take a special event like a child birthday, a swimming pool, a hot summer day and what do you have? A great opportunity to photograph kids underwater. I recently photographed one such birthday party. I arrived in advance of…
Scuba divers spend large sums of money traveling to the western Pacific Ocean in search of the beautiful but venomous Lionfish. Returning divers are eager to share even mediocre images of these creatures to amaze divers and non-divers alike. They…
Western Reserve Photographic Society, a local camera camera club recently announced a photography travel trip to the Bruce Peninsula near Tobermory, Ontario. The trip is designed to allow nature photographers to shoot till their hearts content! I had the opportunity to…