Unterwassernavigation

The underwater photography specialty includes 2 dives focused on photo and video technique. Malta has strong visual dive sites — the HMS Maori with its bream, wrasse, octopus, and nudibranchs at 14–18 m, the P29 patrol boat's clean vertical silhouette at depth, and the light plays through Santa Maria Caves — all of which reward a photographer who knows how to work in the water.

The course covers camera settings for underwater conditions, buoyancy control specific to photography (staying still while managing your position), lighting approach, and composition. Two dives gives enough time to run through technique and then actually apply it on a proper dive site.

Good buoyancy is a prerequisite in practice — the photography course builds on it rather than teaching it from scratch. The Perfect Buoyancy specialty (240 €) is available separately if needed first.

The PADI version carries a 50 € supplement over the 240 € price. Equipment included.