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Masters of Underwater Photography

Call to Artists - Deadline: March 4, 2012.

Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) invites underwater photography artists to submit their work for review for the upcoming exhibition Liquid Capture: Masters of Underwater Photography on view at OMA April 28 through June 17, 2012 with an Exhibition Reception and Panel Discussion on May 5 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Organized by renowned photographer Lee Peterson, this exhibition will present the best underwater photographic art from around the world. There will be five categories for the photography contest: Ocean Environment Underwater, Macro, Diver, Ocean Environment Above Water and Marine Mammals. An optional category is Submersion, a creative look at diving. Prizes are being continually added. All selected photographs will be published in the exhibition catalogue being created by Digital One and artists will receive an exhibition certificate from Oceanside Museum of Art.

To submit your work visit the Enter page here.

9th Annual San Francisco Ocean Festival

7-11 March , 2012

The 9th Annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is soliciiting films to be screeened over a five day period to thousands of ocean and film lovers who will be headed to San Francisco for this annual event. Filmmakers from around the world have come to know SFOFF as the premier ocean film festival.

Featuring over 50 critically acclaimed independent films, chosen from over 150 submissions, the films offer a rare and unique opportunity to learn about the vital importance of the world’s ocean and participate in panel discussions, filmmaker Q&A sessions and special screenings unique to our film festival.

For full details please visit www.oceanfilmfest.org/

Kamera Louis Bouton

International Video and Photosub, Gozo, Malta

29th April to 6th May 2012

The VDST Verband Deutscher Sporttaucher e.V. ( German Underwater Federation) has the pleasure to invite you to participate at the 32nd Kamera Louis Boutan, the International Photo- and Videosub to be held on Gozo island from 29th April to 6th May 2012. No other competition in diving has shown this much continuity and tradition. The competition will be organized with our VDST-Diving Center Nautic Team in Marsalforn – Gozo.

We shall be honored to welcome you soon.

For full information in English, please visit http://www.vdst.de

The Diving and Resort Travel Expo

The Diving and Resort Travel Expo has announced its venues and dates for 2012/13. The Singapore show will be held at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition center from 1 to 3 June, 2012. The Hong Kong Show will be at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, between 15 and 17 December. Lastly, the Shanghai show will be held from 22 to 24 March 2013 at the Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Centre.

Full details of each show are available from the organizer's website.

British Underwater Photography Championship (Splash-In) 2012.

The annual British Underwater Photography Championship (Splash-In) takes place on Saturday 14th July, 2012 at Mount Batten, Plymouth.

The competition will run on similar lines to last year's (see Results 2011 and Rules 2011), although a few changes will be made. The Grand Prize for the overall winner is a 7-day live-aboard holiday for two in the Maldives (exclusive of flights and taxes) courtesy of Maldives Scuba Tours. Other prizes and awards will be announced as they are confirmed.

Those attending who have not booked accommodation or a space on a boat should contact Martha Tressler who has some spaces available.

Photographing Marine Animals

Digital Underwater Course with Paul Naylor

22-23 September 2012

This course is designed to show those new to underwater photography how to start taking successful photographs / images and help existing photographers who are not having the success they had hoped for, improve on their technique. Course structure is the same as Marine ID / ecology courses.

Paul Naylor, author of three underwater guides to marine species of the southwest coast of England, will lead the course.

Paul is a marine biologist and underwater photographer. In the last 20 years, he has dived all over the world. Photographic credits include the California chapter in New Holland's Top Dive Sites of the World, the National Marine Aquarium calendar - Beneath Plymouth Sound, and dozens of articles on marine life in all the major UK dive publications.

Further details at www.marine-conservation.org.uk/

MCS South East Group - Courses 2012

MCS South East Group run a series of marine life identification, marine ecology and underwater photography courses throughout the year. These usually take place at Leeson House Field Study Centre in Swanage, Dorset, UK. Leeson House is an ideal location for our courses, being set in beautiful grounds, having well equipped class rooms and of course being close to the sea.

The courses are aimed at people with no formal background in marine biology. and are disigned to introduce the major groups of animals and plants that are found in the sea around the UK. The general description and characteristic structure / appearance of representative groups is dealt with, as well as their ecology.

All courses include the opportunity to take a dive under Swanage pier to put newly acquired theory into practice. Though these courses are aimed at divers, being a diver is not a requirement to attend. The practicle aspects can still be carried out just as well on the local beaches.

Courses cost £80.00. This covers the use of the classroom, parking at Leeson House, MCS Southeast course notes plus Tea / Coffee on both days.

A deposit of £20 is required with the balance due on or before the course.

Further details www.marine-conservation.org.uk/