Fotoweekend

Photo weekend at Deepspot January 18 – 19, 2025

We invite you to join us at the workshop – for interesting lectures and long Pole talks that will provide knowledge, energy and inspiration. And above all, for dives and photo workshops focused on working with light and model, in Europe’s deepest pool.

Why are people starting to photograph underwater?

Some say that out of boredom 😉 others that they have a poor memory, and still others that they collect their emotions this way. Each dive underwater is a trip into the unknown – into a world full of unusual inhabitants and details that are unique to the eye. Underwater photography is an extraordinary art that combines technology, patience, aesthetic sense and knowledge of the underwater environment. What remains invisible to most people becomes accessible to a wide range of people thanks to the lenses of underwater cameras. This type of photography requires the artist to be exceptionally skilled and to balance technical challenges – changing light, water movement, difficulty in focusing – with artistic vision. It is also an act of sensitivity and respect for nature. A good underwater photograph not only delights, but also educates and reminds us of the need to protect this fragile environment.

The important thing is that we want to grow in every field. Also in the area of underwater photography, where development and specialization are virtually unlimited!

Photo Weekend at Deepspot will make this possible for you.

What will you learn?

– How to take even better underwater photos (individual consultations with experts)

In the lecture hall class (Saturday) you will learn:

– The most beautiful dive sites in the world, selected by a traveler and photographer
– methods of practicing black water photography
– ways to capture the details of small marine organisms.
– behind the scenes of the photographer’s work on productions for National Geographic
– secrets of cave photography
– artistic approach to underwater portrait photography
– the best film impressions created from underwater landscapes.

Saturday evening will be the time to plan joint dives and photo trips. The meeting will begin with the symbolic opening of the underwater photography exhibition presented at Deepspot.

You can take part in Sunday pool classes (120 minutes):

– in a “model-light-photographer” team management session in indoor spaces
– in a model photography session
– in a macro photography session
– in a mermaid photography session

Who will give the lectures?

– Alicja and Janusz Draminski – tireless popularizers of underwater photography and the beauty of coral reefs, travelers, authors of the albums “Underwater Indonesia” and “Our Underwater World”;
– Wojciech Męczynski-photographer and traveler, documenting the largest and smallest inhabitants of the oceans; fantastic storyteller;
– Marcin Dobas-National Geographic photographer, author of the book “Photo expeditions”, nature photographer, traveler, diver;
– Przemysław Zyber – diving and underwater photography instructor, cave photography enthusiast, popularizer of diving;
– Robert “Grażdan” Knaź – artist, music industry specialist, diver, his favorite photographic subjects are predatory animals and models;
– Irena Stangierska-authorof picturesque underwater photos, leading author’s underwater photography workshops; , computer graphic designer;
– Piotr Stós-instructor of diving and underwater photography, biologist, organizer of safaris and diving expeditions at Nautica Safari, host of the Nautica Vis diving base;
– Marcin Trzcinski-filmmaker and underwater photographer, owner of FotoPodwodna store;
– Wojciech Jeznach-filmmaker with 35 years of experience, instructor, traveler and lover of life.

Who is the Photo Weekend at Deepspot for?

Anyone with their underwater photography equipment and a diver’s license (min. OWD, P1) can sign up for the Underwater Photography Weekend

Schedule

Saturday

8.30 – 9.00 – registration of Participants
9.00 – 09.30 – opening of Fotoweekend, presentation of the event schedule
9.30 – 10.30 a.m. – “Macro and supermacro photography of nudibranch snails – advice not from a parade” – Wojciech Męczyński
10.30 – 3.30 p.m. – individual photo consultations of participants – Irena Stangierska
10.45 – 11.45 a.m. – “Coral reefs in the fisheye lens” -. Janusz Dramiński
12.00 – 13.00 – “Backstage of a National Geographic photographer” – Marcin Dobas
13.15 – 14.15 – “Cave photography” – Przemyslaw Zyber
14.15 – 15.30 – lunch at Deeprest restaurant (Deepspot)
15.30 – 16.30 – “Coral reef in the macro lens” -. Alicja Draminska
16.45 – 17.45- “From December to December – my photographic year ” -. Piotr Stós
18.00 – 19.00 – “Muses – secrets of women’s underwater sessions” – Robert “Grażdan” Knaź, Wojciech Jeznach
19.15 – 19.45 – film impressions -. Marcin Trzcinski, Wojciech Jeznach
20.00 -23.30 – banquet “Evening of Photographers” – opening of underwater photography exhibition 2025

Sunday

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. – pool briefing (group A)
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – water activities (group A)
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. – pool briefing (group B)
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – water activities (group B)