“Become a Underwater Photography Diver and Turn your dive trips into lasting memories with professional-quality photos.”
The PADI Underwater Photography Specialty Course is your gateway to capturing the breathtaking beauty of the underwater world. Whether you’re brand new to underwater cameras or already snapping shots on your dives, this course takes your skills to the next level. You’ll learn essential techniques in camera handling, composition, buoyancy control with a camera, and working with natural light or strobes. With one-on-one instruction, practical workshops, and dive assignments, you’ll transform your dive adventures into stunning visual stories.
This course also counts toward your PADI Master Scuba Diver certification.
Turn your dive trips into lasting memories with professional-quality photos.
✅ Learn how to shoot with your own camera setup or rent high-end gear.
✅ Master white balance, strobe use, and buoyancy control to protect reefs and equipment..
✅ Tailor your training to your goals — from macro close-ups to wide-angle reefscapes.
✅ Enhance your underwater photography and videography skills pathways.
✅ Get personalized guidance from our in-house photo pro on long, slow dives designed for creative focus.
Whether you’re a new diver with an eye for beauty or a seasoned adventurer looking to level up your camera game, this course will give you the tools and techniques to become a confident underwater storyteller.
📅 Duration
1 Day | 2 Dives (Max 18m)
👉 Can be combined with Advanced Diver Training, Nitrox training or fun dive packages!
📚 What You’ll Learn
🔹 Camera prep, gear familiarization, maintenance
🔹 Learn photographic principles, composition, and underwater lighting
🔹 Dive planning and photo assignment setup
🔹 Practice white balance, flash/strobe usage, and creative framing
🔹 dives focusing on camera control, lighting, and buoyancy
🌊 Where You’ll Dive
Your instructor will guide you through photography drills, providing personalized feedback to help you achieve stunning underwater images in Pattaya and Samae San, two of the best diving spots in the Gulf of Thailand!
✅ Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
✅ 12 years or older
✅ All training dives
✅ E-learning materials
✅ PADI certification fees
✅ SCUBA Equipment rental.
Absolutely! This course is beginner-friendly, and we’ll guide you through everything from equipment setup to photo review.
No worries. We offer top-notch rental rigs with compact digital cameras, strobes, macro lenses, and trays.
Our training goes well beyond the basic PADI guidelines. You’ll get personalized assignments, buoyancy training, and post-dive critiques with a professional underwater photographer.
The core course includes 2 dives, but you can opt in for extra days (Ask about diving packages) We can offer you assignments to practice and sharpen your skills whilst you capture more epic shots.
Becoming an Underwater Photographer is an exciting step in your diving. Sign Up Today and become a Photography diver in Pattaya, Thailand.
Simply contact us and ask about the course or internship you are interested in, please include your current dive certs, number of dives and when you are thinking of training. We’ll explain your options.
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