JOIN BONNIE PELNAR DIETZ FOR AN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP IN COZUMEL! Guest presenter to be announced.
22nd Annual Underwater Photo Workshop & Contest
Saturday, July 6 through Tuesday, July 16, 2024
SIGN UP EARLY! 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 ALL SOLD OUT!
This workshop is designed for the underwater photographer who wants to take better photos and video. All skill levels are invited. We commonly get a lot of people using TG5 & TG6, SeaLife, mirrorless, and DSLR cameras. GoPros and housed iPhones can be used, but you'll be very limited on features and the quality of your images unless you've got an external video light or strobe.
We've been running workshops for many years and they keep getting better every year, with lots of fun, prizes, and surprises! Here's your chance to get all your questions answered and improve your underwater photography and/or video skills. Not only is this workshop a lot of fun, but you'll learn all about how to improve your underwater photography by shooting better and improving on what you've captured by using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. Bonnie has made over 40 trips to Cozumel and she knows where and how to find the best Cozumel has to offer and can show you how to capture it with your camera. Many of the dives we do are to especially photogenic dive sites that other dive shops seldom visit.
In addition to the presentations, slide shows and seminars Bonnie will dive with you each day. We arrange special photographer's boats, so we don't hold up the other divers. We go nice and slow! If your non-shooting spouses wish to dive with the rest of the shooters, they are welcome to come along.
We also do one-on-one image review sessions with all the workshop participants, giving you a private critique of your images, as well as tips on how to improve your shooting techniques.
The evening before departure we wind things up with a wonderful awards ceremony, where we present the contest winners and distribute prizes to all.
If your would like to attend please RSVP and contact Bonnie to reserve your spot and send your $400 per person deposit. Final balance is due two months prior to the event. Sign up early! Your room requests will be prioritized by who makes their deposit first and stays on top by who pays in full first.
$2055 per person based on double occupancy
$1750 per diver, single occupancy
Includes:
- 10 nights accommodations
- 7 days 2 tank boat diving
- unlimited shore diving
- breakfast & lunch daily
- photo workshop & contest
- lots of prizes & swag
- tanks, weights & weight belt
- private locker to store your gear (bring your own lock)
Not included: dinners, tax, airfare, airport transfers, gratuities, marine park fee, additional scuba instruction, NITROX, beverages, rental gear if needed
Extra nights (includes meals):
$130 per person in a single room
$105 per person double occupancy
Extra dives:
two tank boat dive: $75 per person
one tank night boat dive: $55 per person
two tank twilight boat dive: $80 per person
one tank wreck dive: $55 per person
Course prerequisites: The coral reefs are very fragile, so we want to be assured that you have your buoyancy under control before you decide to dive with a camera. If you are comfortable with your buoyancy but haven't dived in a while and would like a refresher, a course in buoyancy control will be available through the dive shop on Saturday and/or Sunday before the workshop begins. There is an extra fee for this refresher course. It is highly recommended if you're not comfortable with your buoyancy while carrying a camera. If poor diving skills impact the other participants we will ask you to hire your own Divemaster. Cost is about $75 per day, plus tip.