360° photos & videos (also known as photospheres & videospheres) capture the entire scene around the camera, in all directions, allowing the viewer to look around as if they were really there.

The most well known example of 360° photos is Google Maps Street View, but today anybody can take their own 360° photos using just a regular smartphone & take 360° videos with special purpose 360° cameras that start at only a few hundred pounds.

360° photos & videos can be viewed on your computer, smartphone or tablet, using your mouse or finger to drag the view to look all around.

Staff working in the Marine Reserve have been experimenting with underwater 360° cameras, to capture the whole underwater world on film – press play on the video below, then click/tap & drag to look around!