An Unforgettable Evening
with
David Doubilet, Michael Aw
and
Leandro Blanco.

Monday 25 October 2010 at 7.00 for 7.15 p.m.

Further details

News - September 2010

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Underwater Photography - Latest issue
Festival de'Image Sous-Marine
Website of the Week - Keith Lyall
Nature's Best Photography
LAUPS Underwater Photographic Competition

Scottish Nature Photography Fair
An Unforgettable Evening
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Underwater Photography - Latest issue

The latest issue of the FREE Underwater Photography is now available for download.

Issue 56 includes News, Travel & Events, New Products, Product reviews, Techniques, Locations, Marine life, Book Review and Parting Shots.

To download your copy please visit http://www.uwpmag.com/

Festival de'Image Sous-Marine - 37e Edition

27-31 October 2010 – Palais du Pharo – Marseille

Deadline: 27th September

The World Festival of Underwater Pictures will take place for the second successive year at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille, from 27 to 31 October 2010.

Jean-Michel Cousteau will be the honorary president of the 37th World Festival of Underwater Pictures. We will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of his father, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, in presence of those who took part in the Calypso odyssey. Author of "The Cousteau team adventure in comics", Dominique Serafini will invite us to relive this journey with an exhibition of large-format reproductions of drawings.

The competition is now open To enter please visit www.underwater-festival.com

Nature's Best Photography

Deadline: September 26, 2010

The editors invite all photographers to enter images made in your own backyard, in a public or private garden, or a nearby park or preserve. The winning images will be published in an upcoming edition of Nature's Best Photography magazine and may also appear in online Galleries such as Aol’s Pixcetera.com, MSNBC.com, Discovery.com, and others.

For further details please visit www.naturesbestphotography.com

LAUPS Underwater Photographic Competition

Deadline 18th September 2010

The Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society announces the 48th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition.  This year the oldest and one of the largest contests of its kind offers seven categories, five still and two video which amateur photographers may enter.  Prizes include live-aboard/land-based vacations, diving/photo equipment, and much more.  The deadline for receipt of entries is September 18, 2010. 

Invaluable support had been provided by the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, Weldon Color Labs, and Post + Beam.  Best of Show and first place awards have included live-aboard/land-based vacations and photo equipment from such sponsors as Arenui Liveaboard, Backscatter, Bilikiki Cruises Ltd., Club Cantamar, Explorer Expeditions, Lagoon Resort Fji, Lembeh Resort, Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers, Marco Vincent Dive Resort , Nai'a, Nautilus Explorer, Pindito and Uncommon Adventures.

Additional prizes are awarded to 4th place in each category and have included a valuable array of SCUBA and photo equipment donated from key sponsors including DAN, H2O Photo Pros, Hollywood Divers, Ikelite, JMJ Wetsuits, Jujee Beads, Peace Dive Boat, Pelican Products, Reef  Photo & Video, Spectre Dive Boat, Second Stage Dive Boat, Submersible Systems, Torgny Nautical Jewelry, Ultralight Control Systems.

Visit www.laups.org/comp_2010/index.php for competition guidelines, rules and entry form.

20th Scottish Nature Photography Fair

4th & 5th September 2010

Battleby Centre, Redgorton, Perth

BSoUP member Alex Mustard is among the line up of speakers for the popular Scottish Nature Photography, which runs on both 4th and 5th September. Other speakers include leading nature photographers: Niall Benvie, Ian Cameron, Fergus Gill and Danny Green. There are trade stands, photography exhibition and even a raptor display.

This one day event (the talks a repeated on the second day), takes place in Battleby, near Perth, and costs only £25 to attend.

To purchase a ticket please complete the Booking Form and send it to SNPF Admin, Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby Centre, Redgorton, Perth PH1 3EW

Website of the Week - Keith Lyall

Each week we are highlighting a BSoUP member's website. This week's choice is Keith Lyall.

"I have been diving for almost 10 years in the temperate waters of the UK as well as various tropical destinations throughout the world.

My photography is exclusively with digital cameras ranging from housed compact cameras to my current Nikon DSLR system. My images cover various aspects of the marine world, including sea-life, corals, divers, wrecks and underwater seascapes."

To learn more about Keith and to view some of his images please visit http://www.kclyall.co.uk/

An Unforgettable Evening with David Doubilet, Michael AW and Leandro Blanco.

Monday 25 October 2010 at 7.00 for 7.15 p.m.

Huxley Theatre, Zoological Society of London, London Zoo.

On Monday 25 October 2010, at the prestigious home of the Zoological Society of London, London Zoo, a conservation zoo since 1826, we are honoured to present David Doubilet and friends at  ‘An Unforgettable Evening’ organised by Ocean Geographic Society and the British Society of Underwater Photographers.

David Doubilet stands out in the world of underwater photography as a unique and exceptional artist. Long before underwater photography became as accessible as it is today, some innate calling inspired David, born in New York in 1946, to put a Brownie camera into a plastic bag and take it below the cold, green waters of the New Jersey coastline at just 12 years old.

Now, after decades of inspirational image-making around the globe, David is still at the top of his profession having created, among many other achievements, more than 60 stories for National Geographic magazine.

Leandro Blanco

David will share his latest inspirations with some of his best work to date, supported by his friends;  multi-award winning underwater photographer and founder of the Ocean Geographic Society Michael Aw and world-renowned underwater filmmaker Leandro Blanco.

Tickets £25  ( BSoUP and OG Members £18) plus booking fee.

A 1 year E-Edition of Ocean Geographic is included with entry. Sorry, no refunds possible. Limited Seats - book now at http://ogevent.eventbrite.com/

*Any profit from this event contributes to Ocean Geographic's SOS - "Face Lift for Sharks Campaign" in Hong Kong and South East Asia www.OceanGeographic.org