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LIVEABOARD DIVING SPECIAL OFFERS -
Phuket Thailand
SY Siren Underwater
Photography Super Special Trips
SY Siren has always welcomed divers who enjoy underwater
photography, and the facilities allow photographers
the support needed to get the most out of their time
underwater.
With ample charge points, preparation areas, storage
areas, dedicated rinse tanks and dive / boat crew who
handle your equipment with great care and attention,
the
Siren Fleet is your number one choice.
In 2010 SY SIREN is hosting an amazing six underwater
photography workshops/expeditions. The first workshop
for 2011 is also detailed.
Most workshops are for ten nights in length, however
we also have two five nights workshops. The trips are
open to both complete beginners and those with more
experience and even those who regard themselves as established.
The professionals leading the workshop are eager to
pass on their knowledge in a fun and relaxed manner
in a backdrop of amazing diving in South East Asia.
Whether using a compact digital camera or a high end
SLR in a similar high end housing the trips are open
to all. With numbers reduced from the normal 16 guests
to 12 or 14, you are sure to gain much from any of the
workshops.
ANDY SALLMON - 31ST MAY TO 10TH
JUNE 2010 - SOUTH VISAYAS
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Andrew Sallmon is a freelance underwater and nature
photographer specializing in images of marine life and
the marine environment. His love of the oceans came
at age 5 when his father first swam him through the
surf of coastal California. He took up Scuba diving
in 1979 and became a Scuba Instructor by the end of
1980. It was the slower pace of observing and trying
to approach marine life closely that helped him to see
and understand the intricacies and miracles of the ocean
ecosystem. As he learned to appreciate the living sea,
his photographic skills also grew. Picking up his first
underwater camera that same year he is now one of the
fortunate few that earn a living as an underwater photographer.
A native of California he spends much of his time diving
and photographing the rich temperate waters of his home
state but also travels abroad several months each year
to create new images for his stock file.
Along with his skill as an underwater cameraman he
is well known for his digital imaging and underwater
photography seminars and classes and is also the sales
representative for Sea and Sea U.S.A., Southern California
territory. His images are featured in advertisements,
catalogs, books, magazines, calendars and posters. In
addition, some of his images are on display at the Monterey
Bay Aquarium and the Smithsonian institute. View Andy's
photos and private photo classes at (http://www.SeaIt.com)
PRICE: 2,400 EURO PER PERSON
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AARON WONG - 14TH TO 19TH JULY 2010 & 19TH TO 24TH
JULY 2010 SOUTH VISAYAS
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Aaron Wong (http://www.aaronsphotocraft.com/) will be
running two photography workshops in the Philippines
offering you the chance to learn from one of the most
talented and artistic photographers. For over a decade,
a commercial photographer Aaron Wong has shot for fashion
magazines, celebrity profiles, and advertising campaigns
all over the world with clients like Levi's and Elle.
No stranger to water, he has been "out at sea"
since he could remember. In 2004 Aaron took the plunge
into the world of underwater photography and has garnered
several international underwater photography awards
including: Our World Underwater, BBC Wildlife Photographer,
Celebrate the Sea and Through the Lens. Most recently
you may know Aarons work having been chosen by Sony
to produce a series of images based on his "Water
Colors" project for Sony's latest line of dSLR
cameras.
Topics that will be covered on the workshop include:
Basic underwater photography, Macro photography, Wide
angle photography, Lighting Composition, Basic post
production.
PRICE: 1,355 EURO PER PERSON
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GERALD NOWAK - 7TH TO 17TH SEPTEMBER
2010 - SOUTH VISAYAS
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Gerald Nowak works regularly as a professional Photographer
for many different Travel and Special Interest Magazines
as well as Internet Portals and online
Travel Agents.
Gerald began diving in 1980 and in 1990 with Underwater
Photography. He is a CMAS Diving Instructor (Instructor
Trainer, Nitrox Instructor) Trimix and Rebreather diver.
He has dived on an uncountable number of wrecks and
his main passions are rarely encountered sea creatures,
free diving and ice diving.
During his tenure as photographer for the German underwater
magazines TAUCHEN, SILENT WORLD, ATLANTIS and other
German and also International magazines (e.g. Asian
Diver, Scuba Diver) Gerald has conducted many regular
photography workshops. He specializes in teaching the
practical application of Lighting technology, super
wide angle and also super macro photography techniques
for beginners up to professional level. The course is
conducted in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere and
includes a high level of personal mentoring and support.
During the cruise each participant will have the opportunity
to dive with Gerald 1:1 thereby receiving tips and assistance
during the dive. There are no longwinded theory lectures,
instead you will receive one on one and personalized
instruction dependant on your level and goals.
To ask specific questions you can contact Gerald Nowak
at the following web address: (http://www.unterwasser-bild.de)
PRICE: 2,750 EURO PER PERSON
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GERALD RAMBERT & KITTY JEMPSON
- 29TH SEPTEMBER TO 9TH OCTOBER 2010 - SOUTH VISAYAS
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Kitty and Gerald have run very successful workshops
with us for the past two years in Komodo and we are
very happy to have them running a third in 2010 in the
Philippines. Their workshops are relaxed, fun and informal
and open to novices or those with more experience. Whether
you have a digital compact camera or a dSLR, you will
return having learnt and improved your underwater photography.
Kitty (http://www.underseaimages.co.uk/Site/Home.html)
started diving in 1997 and did an Art Foundation course
in Manchester soon after learning to dive and has always
been a passionate amateur photographer. It took Kitty
about 5 years of research (and savings) to buy her first
camera housing - a Subal housing for a Nikon F801s.
Kitty absolutely loved it from the word go. It was a
steep learning curve however - with diving limited to
only one, perhaps two holidays a year, and no results
until she returned home. In 2005 Kitty finally went
digital and bought a Nikon D200 and a Subal housing.
For many years Kitty owned and ran a dive shop in London.
Gerald (http://www.geraldrambert.com) from Mauritius
spent his youth in the north part of the island surrounded
by nature and sugar cane field. Gerald had always been
passionate about the underwater world and soon he started
to build aquariums and became an active free-diver.
Gerald started working for a diving centre, where he
met Mathieu Meur, a respected underwater photographer,
who he bought his first camera from, a Canon Powershot
A20. Since then Gerald has won World CMAS Championship,
Silver Medal (Macro), ADEX Photographer of the Year,
Silver Medal (Best Behavior) and Mauritian National
champion 2007/08/09. Gerald has also published his own
book, Mauritius Underwater and has been published in
a number of magazines worldwide. Gerald now uses a Nikon
D300.
PRICE: 2,750 EURO PER PERSON
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KEES OPSTAL - 21ST TO 31ST DECEMBER
2010 - BORACAY TO CORON
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Kees (35), began diving in 1999, and as an amateur
photographer, he took his first camera underwater the
year after. After 3 analogue years, he fully embraced
the digital area as of 2004. Capturing the light underwater
and the record the feeling of diving is what Kees drives
underwater.
His test grounds are the Dutch murky waters were visibility
is more rare than usual, so it is the ideal place to
push lighting scenarios to the limit. In his homewaters
Kees is always exploring and testing new ideas and gear
to refine his skills.
In 2006 and 2007 Kees won the official Dutch Underwater
Photography Championship. Ever since he writes articles
about underwater photography and traveling for the Dutch
magazine Duiken and is a freelance photographer for
several travel magazines, websites and stock agencies.
Kees runs workshops in underwater photography for those
wishing to explore the possibilities of underwater photography
and create their own ideas and inspiration. Like no
other, Kees knows how to let people find their own rhythm
in photography: "Underwater photography should
be like breathing; you should not think about f-stops
and settings underwater. You just know your configurations
for the desired results. Only then you will have your
mind free to become creative".
In his workshops Kees will let you use these possibilities.
The emphasis lies on capturing the light and creating
and discovering your own style.(http://www.kopstal.nl)
PRICE: 2,750 EURO PER PERSON
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FRANCO BANFI - 30TH AUGUST TO
9TH SEPTEMBER 2011 - KOMODO
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SY SIREN is thrilled to have Franco Banfi host an underwater
photography workshop on the SY Indo Siren. Franco is
one of the busiest underwater photographers in the world
today and to have him join us is a great privilege.
Franco is an award-winning photographer (World Champion
in underwater photography in Cuba, 1992) and he regularly
takes part at international photo-competitions as BBC
Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the Travel
Photographer of the Year, Glanzlichter Project Natur
& fotografie, etc. He received top honours from
the photo-competitions Wildlife Photographer of the
Year, Nature's Best, BBC Photo Competition, to name
the most famous. In
2007 he won the Gold Award at the Celebrate the sea
photo competition. He is honored to be appreciated at
the Canon's webpage: Canon Professional Network, Behind
the lens.
Franco is the co-author and photographer of three books
about the sea. His works has been published in dozens
of magazines around the world. In the last few years,
he has published several stories and his images have
also been featured in magazines such as BBC Wildlife,
GEO, National Geographic, Stern, Scuba Diving, and in
countless publications worldwide.
(http://www.banfi.ch/index.php)
PRICE: 2,750 EURO PER PERSON
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