I was really happy to see that my picture was chosen for the front cover of Diver Magazine this month. It is my fourth cover with them and I wish there will be some more. This shot was taken on “Corsaire Reef” in Mauritius on a beginners site, where my good friend Estee was modelling for me. I used a Nikonos V combined with 2 Inon strobes and a Kodak Elite Chrome.
I have just updated my Nikonos V portfolio. Finally!!!! It is a wonderfull piece of kit, though quite hard to use as you can’t really see what you are framing at, but the result are much better on sunburst than digital. I use mainly 3 types of films including Fuji Provia, Velvia and Kodak Elite Chrome, and the lens is a 15 mm Sea & Sea. Although the film processing cost nowadays is quite high, I think I will still shoot slides until I am forced to stop.
In the last issue of UWP (No. 35) I am writing a feature about diving in Mauritius. Trust me – it is worth a try! Even if it is not really sold as a diving destination, if you dive with the right person on the right place, you will be surprised. Do not hesitate to ask me questions about the destination, as I come from there and I know the place quite well. Download the latest issue of UWP through their website.
Website: www.uwpmag.com
I took part in the preselection for the CMAS World Championship this February (2007) and won. I am going to be representing Mauritius in May. I am very proud to have been selected for this great event. If you want to have more information about it, feel free to visit their official website.
Website: www.photosubmauritius.com
Amanda and I, wrote a book together on her learning to dive. Despite its name, it is a very interesting book for the ones who are scared of diving. Amanda was afraid of everything and now she is a wonderfull and very skilled rescue diver. She will go in details thought her complex and brainstorming learning process. The book is available through Amanda’s website.
Website: www.amandaursell.com
I was very happy to be one of the speakers for the 10th year of “Visions in the Sea” in London. I was asked to give a talk on the use of compact digital. Nowadays, underwater digital photography is getting more and more accessible to the general diving community. I personnaly was using compacts everyday for the last 5 years and I have to say that the results can be amazing and unexpected. I hope that I have opened the doors for some creativity and hoping to see one of my attendant getting back to me with some good result in a while.
Following the first underwater photography competition in 2004, I organised, with the help of The Sugar Beach Resort, my second competiton, Photo H2O, in february 2006. The competion was a great success and we had worlwide coverage in diving magazine like Diver, Divestyle, UWP, Partir Plongee, and many others.
We were pleased to welcome Steve Weinman (UK), Henry Eskenazi (FR), Mathieu Meur (Singapore), Fiona Mcintosh (South Africa) and Hughes Vitry (MUR) as judges.
I would like once again to thank Andrew Slome, manager of the Sugar Beach Resort and all the sponsors who participated into the event.