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Underwater Photography Workshop with <\/strong><\/span>Tim Laman and Zafer Kizilkaya<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

6-16. August 2023<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Come and dive the richest coral reefs in the world and learn the secrets of UW photography at this unique underwater photography workshop by world renowned photographers in Raja Ampat in August 2023.\u00a0 Workshop leaders Tim Laman and Zafer Kizilkaya have each made hundreds of dives in Raja Ampat, publishing articles in magazines like National Geographic, GEO (Germany), Atlas (Turkey).\u00a0 Whatever your photographic experience or type of equipment you own, their guidance, presentations, and photo critique sessions will help build both your technical and artistic skills.\u00a0 You will enjoy diving some of the most spectacular coral reef dive sites in the world while learning to make the most of the opportunities in this underwater photographer\u2019s paradise.<\/p>\n

Why Raja Ampat and why Papua Explorers?<\/h4>\n

The dive sites of the Dampier Strait area, within easy access from Papua Explorers resort, are documented to have the highest species diversity in the world of both fish species and coral species.\u00a0 Coral reefs in this region are healthy and vibrant.\u00a0 Many local villages in the islands have been protecting the reefs in front of their village from fishing in exchange for fees from dive operators such as Papua Explorers. This means that the dive sites we visit can have an extraordinary biomass of fish.\u00a0 Furthermore, the success of the Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area means that encounters with large fish such as mantas and sharks have significantly increased in recent years. Therefore, the impressive biodiversity of this area make it an ideal set up for an underwater photography workshop.<\/p>\n

The wide-angle photography potential is exceptional and is what many visiting photographers choose to focus most on.\u00a0 However, this is not to say that there are no macro subjects.\u00a0 Approachable fish, and a great variety of smaller creatures also offer plenty for the macro enthusiast.\u00a0 Our instruction and dive sites will have a somewhat wide-angle emphasis, however please bring your macro setup as well if you have one and you will find plenty of interesting subjects.<\/p>\n

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A colourful forest of soft corals and passing Archerfish, beneath overhanging rain forest.<\/p><\/div>\n

What the underwater photography workshop will be like?<\/h4>\n

The workshop at Papua Explorers is built around the standard diving program of three boat dives a day, and optional additional house reef or night dives.\u00a0 We will make use of the afternoon break and evening times for our on-land instruction.\u00a0 The instructors will also go out diving and shooting with you, and while underwater instruction isn\u2019t very practical (except perhaps pointing you toward some potential subjects) we will be there on the boats and during surface interval breaks to answer questions, suggest shooting possibilities at different dive sites, and help in any way we can.<\/p>\n

During afternoon breaks between diving and during evening sessions, your instructors will present illustrated talks on a variety of relevant topics.\u00a0 Since we expect our participants to have a range of experience levels, we will cover the basics but also offer insights and ideas to inspire veteran photographers.<\/p>\n

A few examples of topics we will cover include:<\/p>\n