I've finally recovered from the Go Diving Show which was held at the NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, Uk last weekend and what an incredible show it was. From showcasing diving equipment, holiday destinations, marine conservation and of course underwater photography over a 10,000 square metre area, there really was something to inspire everyone.
Underwater Photographer of the Year is celebrating 60 years and had 30 of it's winning images on display from the entrance and throughout the show to inspire visitors as well as a packed audience to view them on the stage on Saturday afternoon. Here is Saeed Rashid introducing some of the images.
Winning Image - Catherine Holme's "Kaleidoscope of Colour" - Brand New Category "Coral Reefs"
Runner-Up - Jenny Stock's "Gardens of the Caribbean Reef Shark"
There was also a dedicated Photo - Inspiration Stage with a wide variety of underwater photography talks to inspire. The hugely talented Jenny Stock concentrated on the "Creativity and Ethics of Photo Manipulation," Simon Rogerson, Editor of SCUBA Magazine shared secrets with the audience of "Photographing Big Animals" and Ellen Cuylaerts enthralled with tales of her past trips and the important of being a DAN member.
There were a wide variety of underwater photography specialists exhibiting, some for the first time.
DIVEVOLK were popular and stole the hearts of many visitors, with Louis and Kai from DIVEVOLK HQ in China flying in especially to demonstrate their award-winning innovative touchscreen smartphone underwater housings and accessories. Who else is in love with their new "Dreamy Pink" model?
It was great to see Sea & Sea again, who had a variety of strobes on show for both compacts and d-SLRS.
Orcatorch were also exhibiting, sharing a stand with Sea & Sea. They were demonstrating their popular D710 Best-Selling Dive Light which delivers 3000 lumens of light in 5 different colour options. Which one is your favourite?
The ever popular Dr Alex Tattersall of Underwater Visions/Nauticam UK had his usual stand which he shared with Light Balance who are also retailers for DIVEVOLK. The popular team of Anne & Phil Metcalfe from Alphamarine Photography were there and Nemo Photo had their first stand at the show. Nemo Photo are the main distributors for Ikelite as well as offering Marelux and Go Pro products.
I'm still buzzing from the show, with the 8 hour drive there and back, it was totally worth it. A huge well done to Mark and Penney Evans, all the Go Diving Team and of course the Exhibitors for creating such a brilliant atmosphere. I'm sad at having to wait a whole year to go back. Who's joining me?
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