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Scuba travel has been running photography workshops with Alex Mustard since 2009. In that time hundreds of divers have travelled the globe, visiting the world’s top diving destinations with this master photographer. We work carefully to build each trip around the timing for the best possible encounters. Alex’ workshops are always popular, aimed at enthusiastic underwater photographers. They are not competitive - it’s as important to have fun as it is to improve your skills and learn new techniques.
Dr Alex Mustard
Dr Alexander Mustard trained and worked as a marine biologist, but since 2004 has worked full time as a professional underwater photographer and author. He took his first pictures underwater at the age of nine. They were not very good, but over the years they improved and he is widely regarded as one of the most creative underwater photographers, whose works is admired and respected around the world. You can see a portfolio of his work here. He Alex was born in 1975 and has been a certified diver for more than half his life.
His images are known for their distinctive style that makes them instantly recognisable, often with bright, strong colours and simple, yet memorable compositions. They have won many awards and have been widely published. Alex was an early adopter of digital and has pioneered many of the specialist techniques of digital underwater photography, such as the use of filters in available light photography leading to the invention of the Magic Filter, the fisheye-teleconver technique for wide angle macro photography, the use of strobe filters for adjusting water colour, and using telephoto lenses underwater. Moreover, Alex has not kept these techniques trade secrets, but has shared his ideas through numerous magazine articles and columns.
Alex runs the workshops in a friendly and non-competitive manner. This allows all photographers to give and receive constructive and open feedback in a safe environment. I enjoy getting out of my comfort zone because I know I will learn so much - Josef
Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort | Philippines Finest with Mustard
Alex Says...Anilao is most famous for nudibranchs, and is probably the world top destination for sea slugs. But it is so much more, you can really find all the macro critters you could ever want here: frogfish (including hairy), octopus (including mimic, wonderpus, blue ring, coconut), flambos, pygmies, huge numbers of special shrimps, the list goes on and on. In Dumaguete, we had 9 frogfish on the check dive and things just built up from there. If you like skeleton shrimps, prepare to be amazed. The workshop will become less intense in Dumaguete with teaching focused on shooting the Prime Subjects and image review sessions. It is also a fantastic place for anemone fish photography, with upto 7 species on some dives MORE
Dates: 22 Jun 2019 - 29 Jun 2019
Whirlwind | Red Sea Photography Workshop
Alex Says...Although I have been doing Northern Red Sea photographic liveaboard trips every summer since 1998, I love the diving so much I can never wait for the next one. And I am not the only one, my workshops tend to book up quickly because experiencing it once is never enough.
My workshops are not aimed at absolute beginners and most people have SLRs, but cameras snobs are not allowed! All I ask is that you are enthusiastic. MORE
Dates: 29 Jun 2019 - 06 Jul 2019
Whirlwind | Red Sea Photography Workshop
Alex Says...Although I have been doing Northern Red Sea photographic liveaboard trips every summer since 1998, I love the diving so much I can never wait for the next one. And I am not the only one, my workshops tend to book up quickly because experiencing it once is never enough.
My workshops are not aimed at absolute beginners and most people have SLRs, but cameras snobs are not allowed! All I ask is that you are enthusiastic. MORE
Dates: 26 Sep 2019 - 03 Oct 2019
Hurricane | Whitetips and Wonders with Mustard
Alex Says...Last editions of this workshop have been so amazing that I have to do it again in 2016. In 2015 we had oceanic whitetips at the Brothers, Elphinstone, Daedalus and Rocky Island. All in one week. We also photographed scalloped hammerheads, silky shark, thresher shark, tiger shark, grey reef shark and reef whitetip shark. And swam with 150 spinner dolphins and even photographed them mating. And when we weren't doing all that we were shooting the amazing reef life and scenery. You can see why I am doing it again. MORE
Dates: 24 Apr 2020 - 03 May 2020
Socorro Vortex | Giant Mantas of Socorro
Alex Says...Manta diving in Socorro is special, first, because the rays seem as keen on encounters as us. These giant oceanic mantas come right up to you and stare you in the eyes. You make a connection and this makes for an incredibly rewarding experience. Add to this the remoteness of the place, the size and black colour of the mantas and the vibrant orange Clarion angelfish cleaners and you have an intoxicating mix. I am excited to be going back, especially with just a small group of photographers on the fabulous new liveaboard the Socorro Vortex. MORE
Giant Mantas of Socorro
The Revillagigedo islands are one of Mexico's most impressive treasures. This marine park is home to droves of pelagics, making it well deserving of the nickname Mexico's Little Galapagos. It's best known residents are the giant Pacific manta, who ... MORE
Red Sea Photography Workshop
On Alex' workshops, the sole aim of the diving is photography. We will be going to the sites that are most productive for images and will be repeating sites, sometimes several times, to give you the opportunity to work on shots, change lenses, wait f... MORE
Whitetips and Wonders with Mustard
Photo pro Alex Mustard is heading on the hunt for pelagics - join him to learn the secrets of his distinctive style as you sail to the big walls of Egypt's Southern Red Sea. From adrenalin racing oceanic white tip and dolphin encounters to the rich ... MORE
