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One of the greatest pleasures of diving is being able to share the
wonders of the aquatic realm with others. Taking pictures underwater
and sharing them with divers and non-divers is a great way of sharing
your passion. By recording the beauty of underwater scenes, you
can capture an emotion and pass the message that our seas are a
fragile environment that must be protected.
Whether you are already a photographer or you would like to learn
to take photos underwater, we can help by organising training sessions
and trips in the UK and in tropical water.
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Photo gallery
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to check-out the gallery of images taken during recen trips.
Underwater photography training
To make the most out of your camera, we can offer training sessions,
combined with pool training and/or open water dives. Whether you
want to learn more about composition, digital post-processing or
you are after technical tips, we organise informal sessions aimed
at improving your pictures.
If you think you would like to 'make images' rather than taking
holiday snaps, please don't hesitate to contact us. you could turn
into a photography anorak quicker than you think !
The only prerequisite to the photography training is that you must
be confident in your diving abilities. One of the most important
skills for underwater photographers is a perfect buoyancy. You must
be able to hover motionless without having to think about it and
without crashing into the reef.
We adhere to and fully support the underwater
photographers code of conduct.
Specialised tours
Underwater photographers have different requirements to recreational
divers. When diving, they often concentrate on a small area of the
dive site rather than swim long distances. They often need to dive
the same site several times, in order to capture the perfect image.
With this in mind, Hidden Depths Dive Tours has decided to offer
specialised trips, escorted by award-winning photographers
Jane Morgan & JP
Trenque, both committee members of the British
Society of Underwater Photographers, Maria
Munn and Len
Deeley Their aim is to exchange ideas & tips, and hopefully
bring better images home.
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Jane Morgan
Online editor at Dive Magazine, Jane has
been diving since 1991 and has been involved in conservation
work with Coral Cay, in Borneo first as a volunteer, and in
the Philippines as an expedition leader.
Eager to share her passion of the underwater world, she
became a PADI instructor in 2000 and IAHD instructor in 2001.
Jane discovered underwater photography during a trip to the
Southern Red Sea in 2001. Her first camera was a Sea &
Sea Motormarine II with a 20mm lens for wide-angle shots and
a macro kit. She currently uses a Nikon D80 camera housed
in a Sea & Sea housing with two YS110 strobe.
Jane's impressive collection of awards includes the Plongeur
d'Or at the Antibes World Underwater Images
Festival in 2006 as well as numerous trophies won
with the British
Society of Underwater Photographers |
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JP Trenque
Originally from France, JP started diving
in 1980 and discovered the wonders of British waters shortly
after moving to London in 1994. He is a PADI, BSAC and IAHD
instructor.
Initially a keen videographer, he discovered underwater photography
in 2003 during a trip to Wakatobi, Indonesia with his wife
Jane and never looked back! He has since taken his D100 and
D200 cameras around the world and, of course in UK waters.
In 2005, JP won the title of BBC News Photographer
of the Year with an image of spiralling barracuda
taken in Ras Mohhammed, Egypt. |
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Maria Munn
Maria's work has been featured in the UK's
Professional Photographer, the front cover of the Royal Photographic
Society, the Traveller's Handbook and Sport Diver UK, H2O
Magazine, Real as well as having articles published in both
Mexico and Costa Rica.
She pioneered and launched the first ever UK Underwater Photography
Courses for Divers with Compact Cameras in 2006 as well as
new Photoshop for Underwater Photographers' Courses. . She
is a member of both the British Society of Underwater
Photographers and the Royal Photographic
Society and is currently applying for her licentiateship.
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Len Deeley
Len has been taking photographs underwater for over 25 years
and has worked in both film and digital format. He is a Fellow
of the Royal Photographic Society for a nature category submission
on underwater images and has a Distinction with the Photographic
Alliance of Great Britain for audio visual presentations.
He has won many awards over the years, including competitions
organised by The British Society of Underwater Photography
(BSoUP), Festival Mondial de L’image Sous-Marine and
Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year. |
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