01-29-2009, 09:40 AM
MR is no different than any other small industry consumer mag. Almost everything inside the covers is paid for in one way or another. It is the same in the scuba industry. I have been featured in many articles over the years and it's mostly because I am good friends with many of the staff photographers rather than the mag actually wanting me for an article. Many articles about a dive operation or destination were actually paid "infomercials" and were written from a marketing standpoint rather than an informational one. Product reviews and such are just ways for manufactureres and other vendors to sell their products and services. It wouldn't surprise me if these guys who actually built this guy's layout paid for this article to be published in MR.