Worldwide Dive and Sail have always been supporters of divers who enjoy underwater photography, and the facilities on all of their yachts allow photographers the support needed to get the most out of their time underwater. |
With ample charge points, preparation areas, storage areas, dedicated rinse tanks and dive / boat crew who handle your equipment with great care and attention, the Siren Fleet is your number one choice. |
In 2010, Worldwide Dive & Sail is hosting an amazing six underwater photography workshops / expeditions. |
Most workshops are for ten nights in length, however we also have two five night workshops. The trips are open to both complete beginners and those with more experience and even those who regard themselves as established. The professionals leading the workshop are eager to pass on their knowledge in a fun and relaxed manner in a backdrop of amazing diving in South East Asia. |
Whether using a compact digital camera or a high end SLR in a similar high end housing the trips are open to all. With numbers reduced from the normal 16 guests to 12 or 14, you are sure to gain much from any of the workshops. |
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| Andy Sallmon - 31st May to 10th June 2010 - South Visayas |
| Andrew Sallmon is a freelance underwater and nature photographer specializing in images of marine life and the marine environment. His love of the oceans came at age 5 when his father first swam him through the surf of coastal California. He took up Scuba diving in 1979 and became a Scuba Instructor by the end of 1980. It was the slower pace of observing and trying to approach marine life closely that helped him to see and understand the intricacies and miracles of the ocean ecosystem. As he learned to appreciate the living sea, his photographic skills also grew. Picking up his first underwater camera that same year he is now one of the fortunate few that earn a living as an underwater photographer. A native of California he spends much of his time diving and photographing the rich temperate waters of his home state but also travels abroad several months each year to create new images for his stock file. |
Along with his skill as an underwater cameraman he is well known for his digital imaging and underwater photography seminars and classes and is also the sales representative for Sea and Sea U.S.A., Southern California territory. His images are featured in advertisements, catalogs, books, magazines, calendars and posters. In addition, some of his images are on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Smithsonian institute. View Andy's photos and private photo classes at (www.SeaIt.com) |
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| Aaron Wong - 14th to 19th July 2010 & 19th to 24th July 2010 |
| South Visayas |
| Aaron Wong (www.aaronsphotocraft.com/) will be running two photography workshops in the Philippines offering you the chance to learn from one of the most talented and artistic photographers. For over a decade, a commercial photographer Aaron Wong has shot for fashion magazines, celebrity profiles, and advertising campaigns all over the world with clients like Levi's and Elle. |
| No stranger to water, he has been "out at sea" since he could remember. In 2004 Aaron took the plunge into the world of underwater photography and has garnered several international underwater photography awards including Our World Underwater, BBC Wildlife Photographer, Celebrate the Sea and Through the Lens. Most recently you may know Aarons work having been chosen by Sony to produce a series of images based on his "Water Colors" project for Sony's latest line of dSLR cameras. |
| Topics that will be covered on the workshop include: |
| Basic underwater photography |
| Macro photography |
| Wide angle photography |
| Lighting |
| Composition |
Basic post production. |
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| Gerald Nowak - 7th to 17th September 2010 - South Visayas |
| Gerald Nowak works regularly as a professional Photographer for many different Travel and Special Interest Magazines as well as Internet Portals and online Travel Agents. |
| Gerald began diving in 1980 and in 1990 with Underwater Photography. He is a CMAS Diving Instructor (Instructor Trainer, Nitrox Instructor) Trimix and Rebreather diver. He has dived on an uncountable number of wrecks and his main passions are rarely encountered sea creatures, free diving and ice diving. |
During his tenure as photographer for the German underwater magazines TAUCHEN, SILENT WORLD, ATLANTIS and other German and also International magazines (e.g. Asian Diver, Scuba Diver) Gerald has conducted many regular photography workshops. He specialises in teaching the practical application of Lighting technology, super wide angle and also super macro photography techniques for beginners up to professional level. The course is conducted in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere and includes a high level of personal mentoring and support. During the cruise each participant will have the opportunity to dive with Gerald 1:1 thereby receiving tips and assistance during the dive. There are no longwinded theory lectures, instead you will receive one on one and personalized instruction dependant on your level and goals. |
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| Gerald Rambert & Kitty Jempson - 29th September to 9th October 2010 - South Visayas |
| Kitty and Gerald have run very successful workshops with us for the past two years in Komodo and we are very happy to have them running a third in 2010 in the Philippines. Their workshops are relaxed, fun and informal and open to novices or those with more experience. Whether you have a digital compact camera or a dSLR, you will return having learnt and improved your underwater photography. |
| Kitty (www.underseaimages.co.uk/Site/Home.html) started diving in 1997 and did an Art Foundation course in Manchester soon after learning to dive and has always been a passionate amateur photographer. It took Kitty about 5 years of research (and savings) to buy her first camera housing - a Subal housing for a Nikon F801s. Kitty absolutely loved it from the word go. It was a steep learning curve however - with diving limited to only one, perhaps two holidays a year, and no results until she returned home. In 2005 Kitty finally went digital and bought a Nikon D200 and a Subal housing. For many years Kitty owned and ran a dive shop in London. |
Gerald (www.geraldrambert.com) from Mauritius spent his youth in the north part of the island surrounded by nature and sugar cane field. Gerald had always been passionate about the underwater world and soon he started to build aquariums and became an active free-diver. Gerald started working for a diving centre, where he met Mathieu Meur, a respected underwater photographer, who he bought his first camera from, a Canon Powershot A20. Since then Gerald has won World CMAS Championship, Silver Medal (Macro), ADEX Photographer of the Year, Silver Medal (Best Behaviour) and Mauritian National champion 2007/08/09. Gerald has also published his own book, Mauritius Underwater and has been published in a number of magazines worldwide. Gerald now uses a Nikon D300. |
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| Kees Opstal - 21st to 31st December 2010 - Boracay to Coron |
| Kees (35), began diving in 1999, and as an amateur photographer, he took his first camera underwater the year after. After 3 analogue years, he fully embraced the digital area as of 2004. Capturing the light underwater and the record the feeling of diving, is what Kees drives underwater. |
| His test grounds are the Dutch murky waters were visibility is more rare than usual, so it is the ideal place to push lighting scenarios to the limit. In his homewaters Kees is always exploring and testing new ideas and gear to refine his skills. |
| In 2006 and 2007 Kees won the official Dutch Underwater Photography Championship. Ever since he writes articles about underwater photography and travelling for the Dutch magazine “Duiken” and is a freelance photographer for several travel magazines, websites and stock agencies. |
| Kees runs workshops in underwater photography for those wishing to explore the possibilities of underwater photography and create their own ideas and inspiration. Like no other, Kees knows how to let people find their own rhythm in photography: "Underwater photography should be like breathing; you should not think about f-stops and settings underwater. You just know your configurations for the desired results. Only then you will have your mind free to become creative". |
In his workshops Kees will let you use these possibilities. The emphasis lies on capturing the light and creating and discovering your own style.(www.kopstal.nl) |
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| Franco Banfi - 30th August to 9th September 2011 - Komodo |
| Worldwide Dive and Sail are thrilled to have Franco Banfi host an underwater photography workshop on the SY Indo Siren. Franco is one of the busiest underwater photographers in the world today and to have him join them is a great previlage. |
| Franco is an award-winning photographer (World Champion in underwater photography in Cuba, 1992) and he regularly takes part at international photo-competitions as BBC Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the Travel Photographer of the Year, Glanzlichter Project Natur & fotografie, etc. |
| He received top honours from the photo-competitions Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Nature's Best, BBC Photo Competition, to name the most famous. In 2007 he won the Gold Award at the Celebrate the sea photo competition. |
| He is honoured to be appreciated at the Canon's webpage: Canon Professional Network, Behind the lens. |
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| Franco is the co-author and photographer of three books about the sea. His works has been published in dozens of magazines around the world. In the last few years, he has published several stories and his images have also been featured in magazines such as BBC Wildlife, GEO, National Geographic, Stern, Scuba Diving, and in countless publications worldwide. (www.banfi.ch/index.php) |
