Brett Lobwein – intro to underwater pictures

Brett Lobwein is an underwater photographer and expedition diver who can be offering an introduction to underwater pictures when he ventures on to the Photo Stage on the GO Diving Show in Sydney in September.

For Brett, a digital camera is greater than a instrument – it’s a strong voice for nature. Raised on the shores of Sydney’s Port Hacking River, Brett traded a neighborhood dive store gig within the early 2000s for a DSLR housing in 2010. But it was a life-changing encounter with humpback whales in Tonga that formally set his trajectory into the deep finish {of professional} underwater pictures.

Today, Brett’s pictures takes him to the furthest corners of the planet. From the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctica to the colourful, the waters of Cuba, he has captured a number of the Earth’s most luxurious creatures. What units Brett’s work aside is his dedication to reality; he purposefully goals to dismantle the ‘monster narrative’, selecting to spotlight the grace of marine life reasonably than demonizing animals for reasonable clicks.

When he isn’t submerged, Brett is equally at residence capturing terrestrial wildlife or engaged on main broadcast units, together with pure historical past productions for the BBC (Deadly 60). As a Sony Digital Imaging Advocate, Member of the Explorers Club, and proprietor of the specialised tools provider UW Images, Brett is deeply embedded within the international diving and pictures communities, utilizing his worldwide award-winning imagery to advocate for the wild locations he loves.

An introduction to underwater pictures

Are you  taking your digital camera underwater and don’t know the place to begin? 

Discover the fascinating world of underwater pictures on this immersive on-line workshop with Brett. Learn how you can seize gorgeous photographs of marine life and underwater landscapes. I’ll introduce some technical abilities and give attention to the tools required for this distinctive type of pictures. Explore the artistic prospects and unleash your internal artist beneath the waves. 

What physique, lens, housings, dome, lights, strobes, depth ranking…. All these selections (and prices) could make moving into underwater pictures appear fairly scary. Hopefully by the tip of the zoom session, it is possible for you to dive proper into beginning capturing the ocean. 

Techniques lined:

• Water abilities wanted earlier than you place a digital camera in your arms
• Equipment wanted, how water adjustments optics and how you can work with it
• Surf Housings Vs Dive Housings
• Light underwater, pure and synthetic
• Challenges of the water column

GO Diving Show ANZ 2026

The GO Diving Show ANZ, now in its third 12 months, returns to the Sydney Showground on 5-6 September and guarantees a wealthy smorgasbord of world-class audio system, inspirational exhibitors and entertaining actions – whether or not you’re a novice diver, an skilled leisure diver or a hardcore techie, there’s something for everybody. And with children underneath 16 going free, it’s the good weekend of water-related enjoyable for the entire household.

Central to proceedings is the Main Stage, full with big video wall. Headlining the Main Stage is business diver – and the inspiration for Hollywood film Last Breath – Chris Lemons, whose superb story of survival after being stranded on the underside of the North Sea in 100m has nonetheless left the consultants baffled. You might need seen the film and the documentary of the identical title, however listening to from the person himself is just unmissable.

Chris is joined on the Main Stage by acclaimed technical diver, underwater photographer and wreck hunter Pete Mesley, marine biologist, award-winning creator and documentary film-maker Sheree Marris, underwater photographer and conservationist Ross Long, and the intrepid group from Shipwreck Hunters Australia, who can be taking us behind the scenes of the favored TV sequence.

As effectively because the star-studded Main Stage, there are additionally three devoted secondary phases – Photo Stage, Tech Stage, and Inspiration Stage – boasting a cracking roster of presenters, together with underwater photographers Vanessa Mignon, Michael Aw and Brett Lobwein, technical divers Mark Tozer, Yana Stashkevich and John Kendall, and plenty of extra. Be educated, entertained and impressed by this legendary line-up.

The GO Diving Show is not only a sequence of phases internet hosting fabulous talks, there are additionally a host of interactive options to swimsuit younger and previous, and with a few of them, you don’t even should be a diver to take pleasure in them!

There are two unbelievable VR diving experiences – discover inside Mount Gambier’s iconic Tank Cave, in a stunningly real looking three- to five-minute ‘fly-through’ of a reconstructed part of the cave, and enterprise into 70m-plus off Sweden to go to the historic Mars shipwreck, which is astonishingly well-preserved after a number of hundred years underwater.

The Royal Australian Navy are becoming a member of the present this 12 months, providing an immersive look into the elite world of maritime defence. They can be bringing alongside a group of cutting-edge tools for a really interactive show. From superior tactical diving rigs and high-tech rebreathers to the most recent in underwater surveillance and clearance diving gear, this can be a uncommon alternative to get hand’s-on with the tech that powers the nation’s naval operations. Whether you’re a gear fanatic or inquisitive about a profession beneath the waves, come meet the consultants and discover the equipment that defines naval excellence.

After a fantastic reception final 12 months, the Historical Diving Society are returning, showcasing the fascinating historical past of diving by means of a devoted show celebrating how underwater exploration has developed. Visitors can count on to see examples of basic diving tools, together with conventional hard-hat gear, alongside professional insights into the strategies, expertise and tales that formed the early days of the game. Run by passionate volunteers, the show provides an in-depth take a look at diving heritage and is a must-see for anybody involved in how fashionable scuba diving got here to be.

Discover the unimaginable world of marine conservation with ORRCA (Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia). Dedicated to the safety and welfare of whales, dolphins, seals, and dugongs, don’t miss their marine rescue demonstrations, the place you’ll get a front-row seat to the specialised strategies and tools used to avoid wasting stranded or injured marine giants. Whether you’re a passionate ocean advocate or a curious diver, come learn the way this devoted group of volunteers operates and discover out how one can assist shield our treasured marine mammals. Witness the rescue mission first-hand!

If you need to really ‘get wet’ for actual, there are two swimming pools proper within the corridor – one is devoted to newbies taking their first tentative fin-steps into the world of diving with an entry-level trydive, whereas the opposite is dedicated to certified divers to who to strive one thing new – particularly closed-circuit rebreathers. You can ebook your slots with SDI here.

And in fact, on the coronary heart of the present, surrounding the phases and options can be a broad vary of exhibitors, from vacationer boards and tour operators to resorts, liveaboards, coaching businesses, retailers, producers, and conservation organisations. This sensational array of all-things-diving offers the right excuse to scout your subsequent vacation vacation spot, plan your subsequent certification course, take pleasure in a little bit retail remedy on some shiny new equipment, and discover out the most recent efforts to guard our watery planet.

Special Screening of ‘Ocean’

Join Save Our Marine Life (SOML) for a particular screening of gorgeous documentary Ocean throughout a breakout session on Saturday 5 September at 2pm.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, Ocean is a panoramic cinematic journey beneath the waves, celebrating the wonder and surprise of our blue planet whereas sharing an inspiring message of hope – if we give the ocean the house to get well, it will possibly bounce again quicker than we ever imagined.

Following the screening, be part of a energetic dialogue exploring the movie’s key themes, the function of marine sanctuaries in restoring ocean well being, and the way Australia’s diving group might help form the way forward for marine safety. Whether you’re a leisure diver, dive operator, teacher, underwater photographer or ocean fanatic, that is your likelihood to attach with fellow ocean lovers, share concepts, and be a part of a rising motion to guard the reefs, marine life and wild locations that make Australia one of many world’s best diving locations.

Get your GO Diving Show tickets now!

Tickets for the GO Diving Show ANZ are on sale now – advance day tickets are $12 as a substitute of the on-the-door value of $15, however the first 1,000 tickets are 2-for-1 with code TWO4ONE, making it unimaginable worth for cash, so get your skates on and ebook now. Kids 16 and underneath get in without spending a dime, making it the right household day trip. There is loads of parking on-site and the venue is simple to get to with loads of transport choices, so get the dates in your diary now and put together for an epic weekend celebrating all types of diving.