Learning More About Underwater Photography
You can own the best underwater camera equipment in the world and travel to the best diving destinations on earth and still take disappointing images. To really get the most from your investment in your equipment and dive travel, we strongly recommend that you consider taking an underwater photography course with a specialist underwater photography instructor. Mavericks Diving London and our underwater camera company Ocean Optics stands behind these experts and we are confident that by working with them you'll discover techniques that will truly take your underwater photography to its most rewarding levels.


Martin Edge is the author of The Underwater Photographer. This is considered by many to be one of the best manuals on how to take better underwater pictures ever published and is now in its third edition. Martin is also the columnist on underwater photography for Sport Diver magazine. A regular speaker at our own Visions in the Sea underwater photography festival and a recipient of the prestigious Visions in the Sea Award for Outstanding Contributions to Underwater Photography: Martin's reputation as an underwater photography teacher is legendary. Martin runs pool based one-to-one tuition in Bournemouth, allowing him to customise each course structure to the individual needs of each client. From there you can join one of Martin's overseas workshops or photo expeditions to further hone your skills or add to your underwater image portfolio.

See also: Martin's website.


Mark Webster is the author of The Art and Technique of Underwater Photography, which is currently undergoing a revision to include digital imaging. He is one of the UK's top underwater photojournalists whose work will be well known to readers of Diver magazine and Underwater Photography Magazine. The calibre of Mark's images has seen him selected on many occasions to represent the United Kingdom in the underwater photography world championships at which he has been a silver medallist - just one of many international competitions he's been successful in. Mark has been a presenter at Visions in the Sea and has hosted special underwater photography events for Ocean Optics. Mark runs underwater photography courses and workshops around the world.

See also: Mark's website.


Maria Munn is the driving force behind Oceanvisions. Oceanvisions specialises in providing users of digital compact cameras with the skills to shoot great images with the minimum of fuss. In an activity that is over complicated by jargon, and cameras with way to many functions and options, Maria has won her reputation for cutting through the chaff. A regular host of underwater photography events for Ocean Optics/Mavericks Diving, Maria provides pool tuition at several UK locations and offers dive holidays overseas that let you practice and increase your skills as an underwater photographer under her personal guidance.

See also: Maria's website.


You can also learn more from the regular events that Mavericks Diving London and Ocean Optics stage. These include evening presentations, open days and Visions in the Sea. It's your chance to see some of the very best camera work personally presented by leading professional underwater photographers from around the world. If you'd like to be kept informed of future events, then please ask to be put on our mailing list.


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