Scubacam Lembeh Photography Excursion

Scubacam Singapore is organising an informal underwater photography outing at Kasawari Lembeh Resort. Superb accommodation and photography facilities will be offered for all participants.

Special invited guest will be Tony Wu,
who will be available for discussions about photo techniques, tips, and
advice. David Cheung and Sanah Z of Scubacam will be there to provide
technical advice on equipment and maintenance.

Scubacam prizes will be offered for the best three photos taken during the week.

The trip is planned for March 2009, exact dates to be finalised.

For more information, contact Scubacam.

2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — July 4th, 2008 — Conservation International, The Coral Reef Alliance, and Wetpixel.com have announce the 2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest.

If you have the perfect photo that captures the excitement and
beauty of Raja Ampat diving, enter the 2009 contest for a chance to
have your image printed on the 4,000 park tags that will be attached
BCDs of visiting divers!

In addition, the first place winner will receive a 7-day, 6-night,
all-inclusive dive trip* to Raja Ampat’s original eco-resort at Kri,
kindly donated by Papua Diving. (*excludes airfares)

2nd and 3rd place winners will receive a fabulous book about Raja Ampat by 10 of the world’s leading underwater photographers.

To enter the contest, submit up to 2 photos or graphic designs per contestant before midnight on Thursday, August 28, 2008.
After finalists are chosen, you — the public — will vote for the best
image or design until September 25, 2008. Winners will be announced on
October 1, 2008.

For rules and submission details, please visit:

http://wetpixel.com/raja

For more information about Raja Ampat, visit:

http://www.diverajaampat.org.

London International Dive Show 2008 digital photo clinic

Wetpixel Associate Editor Alex Mustard will be co-hosting the Digital Photo Clinic, with Photoshop expert and Wetpixel member Saeed Rashid, at this coming weekend’s London International Dive Show (LIDS) on March 8-9, 2008. The session will run on both days between from 1:45PM-3:00PM and much of this interactive presentation will focus on helping you get better images. Alex will be advising on how to improve your in water photographic techniques and Saeed demonstrating how RAW conversion and Photoshop processing can improve those images you have already taken.

If you are thinking of coming to LIDS and would like direct feedback on how you can improve your shots please email two or three of your images to info@focusindepth.com (the address can handle files up to 20mb, so RAW’s or JPEG’s are fine). Alternatively you can bring your pictures to the show and give them directly to Alex on the BSoUP stand at the show.

London International Dive Show 2008

The Shows for Divers!

Twice a year the diving world gears up for the highlights of the sport's calendar — the London and Birmingham Dive Shows. At each event hundreds of leading suppliers of the latest diving gear, holidays, training courses, leisurewear and boats meet with thousands of experienced and wannabe divers from the UK, Europe and beyond.

The Dive Shows also attract world-renowned diving experts to the speaker programmes that run alongside each event. Recent high-profile speakers have included diving environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau, record-breaking freediver Tanya Streeter and underwater explorer Monty Halls. Hugely popular, these presentations often have standing room only despite being able to seat more than 500 people.

With hundreds of new ideas on the exhibition floor — plus the opportunity to try out and purchase the latest kit — there's no better place to go for diving information, advice and inspiration.

The next of these events is
DIVE 2008
which takes place at
the NEC Birmingham on November 1-2, 2008

Mares at "boot" 2008 show

Diving is a lifestyle! That's the key message that Mares wanted to get across at the most recent edition of "boot". Leaf through these pages to learn more about trendsetters at the fair and the recreational diving equipment they brought with them, and check out everything you missed!
Düsseldorf, 19 – 27 January 2008, was the perfect location.

And not just anywhere, but in pavilion 3, stand C54: and Mares was there in the center of it all with its complete product line. Visitors were captivated by the over 70 new items, and the Mares team of consultants – boasting 15 highly competent experts – worked non-stop during the event. The hands-down favorite among the products on display was the Nemo Air computer with integrated air data readings. Thanks to its elegant presentation (see photo), this new computer stood out, in all its grandeur, for everyone to see. But the new Puck line also caught the eye of visitors.

Other favorites included past crowd-pleasers such as the LiquidSkin mask line, the SheDives line for women, the new regulators (with two new models, Abyss 22 and Abyss 42, leading the pack), as well as our "baggage artists", the bags from the Cruise line.
In 2008 Mares will also break new ground in the areas of freediving and Diving Centers: Christian Redl, the world record-holder, presented the new products in the "Pure Instinct" line dedicated to ambitious divers who enjoy freediving. The likeable Austrian athlete recently joined the Mares team.

From one professional to another: the Mares Diving Center program was designed to be customized to the needs of dive centers and offers a full range of products and services, from durable and handy equipment through to promotional materials.