School is in...take your best shot and win incredible prizes!

School is in...take your best shot and win incredible prizes!

World renound photo/video pros Marty Snyderman, Rick Frehsee, Jay Ireland, Georgienne Bradly & Frank Viola will be providing group and individual instruction to photographers and videographers of ALL levels. This incredible photo & video event will take place in Roatan, Honduras, one of the world's most incredible diving destinations, offering both underwater and topside diversity. Choose from any of the four dedicated dive operations below as the tropical background for your classroom.

The Classrooms

Fantasy Island Resort - Guests can unwind in intimate indoor and outdoor lounges, and the restaurant is one of the finest in all of the Bay Islands, served by courteous staff. Will offer an outstanding culinary selection, including sumptuous seafood steaks native specialties, and delicious desserts. Some of the world's best diving is found only minutes from the resort. Over 50 dive sites, characterized by spectacular crevices and tunnels opening to breathtaking walls, offer excellent visibity, abundant fish and brilliant corals. Most sites are wihtin 10-20 minutes, and good diving is accessible approximately 40 yards from the beach. There is SSI/PADI certified Divemasters, 6 dive boats with the capacity of 5 to 20 divers. The full service dive shop offers a large selection of equipment for rental. Resort courses and certification courses are available. To participate in the photo/video contest at Fantasy Islands Resort, call 800-676-2826 or visit www.fantasyislandresort.com

Photo Pro: Jay Ireland & Georgienne Bradley

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CoCo View Resort - Scuba divers the world over attest to the great diving, ambience, and professionalism at top rated CoCo View Resort where the Caribbean's most spectacular scuba diving lies literally "a snorkel away from the bar." If you hang out with other divers, there's a good chance that you know some of our CoCo Nut Club members. These are die-hard divers that have returned 5 times or more, and are responsible for giving CoCo View one of the highest return guest rates in the world. And many of them swore they would never go back to the same place twice!

CoCo View beach diving is so good that many divers "miss the boat" on purpose! All, around, the dive operation is first rate. No cattle boats here, and your gear is safely stored right on the dock just a few yards from your boat. There are fresh water showers and dunk tanks everywhere, and a 150 bottle tank rack assures that there's air when you want it--24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tanks and weights are provided with every dive package, and complete gear rental, repair, and photo processing services are available. To participate in the photo/video contest at CoCo View Resort, call 800-282-8932 or visit www.cocoviewresort.com

Photo Pro: Marty Snyderman

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Anthony's Key Resort - For over 30 years, Anthony�s Key Resort has been serving up the spirit of adventure with relish, including diving spectacular reefs, interacting with dolphins, hiking beautiful gardens, and much more while never forgetting comfort or hospitality.

Discover what many divers, world travelers, nature lovers and active families already know. Anthony's Key Resort is the resort designed by nature where tranquility and adventure combine for a formula that has drawn visitors back again and again. To participate in the photo/video contest at Anthony's Key Resort, call 800-443-0717, or visit www.anthonyskey.com

Photo Pro: Rick Frehsee

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Bay Islands Aggressor IV - The 120-foot long Bay Islands Aggressor IV offers up to 20 guests the ultimate in diving and cruising comforts. She was refit in 1998 and has a wide 28-foot beam. This wide beam and three decks of living space give divers lots of room to relax between dives. To participate in the photo/video contest aboard the Bay Islands Aggressor IV, call 800-348-2628, or visit www.aggressor.com

Photo Pro: Frank Viola

The Teachers

Marty Snyderman - By profession, Marty is a still photographer, cameraman, and film producer specializing in issues concerning marine wildlife and the marine environment. Mary loves to be in the water with a camera, and over the years has pursued a particular interest in sharks and other large marine creatures. While he thoroughly enjoys photographing the "big boys'"his comprehensive library is filled with strong images of subjects ranging from tiny invertebrates to whales, from majestic kelp forests to colorful coral reefs, from divers at play to people at work underwater.

Franklin Viola - Franklin frequently authors articles on natural history, photography, and travel. He is the photo pro for IKELITE, a leading manufacturer of underwater photographic equipment. He is a graduate of Texas AandM University at Galveston, 1982, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science and Marine Transportation. He served six years in the U. S. Merchant Marine, and advanced his U. S. Coast Guard Licence to Second Mate Unlimited Tonnage and Master of 1600 Ton Vessels. He was honored in 1994 by the BBC and the London Museum of Natural History as the Wildlife Photographer of the Year in the category of Animal Behavior with his photograph entitled "Tube Sponge Releasing Eggs."

Rick Frehsee - Rick is one of the most respected and accomplished underwater and travel photographers in the world. Rick began his career in the early 1970s as a research diver and marine biologist (University of Georgia, University of Miami), returning to teach in the Florida University system as a diving officer and Assistant Professor of Marine Technology. During this time he served as an expedition photographer, cave specialist and aquanaut (saturation diver), living undersea for weeks at a time in various undersea habitat projects in the Bahamas and the Florida Keys. He has worked as a photographer/cinematographer for Jacques Cousteau, and conducted research assignments on various scientific projects such as the Bahamas and Belize holes, archaeological shipwrecks and the Atomic shipwreck at Bikini Atoll.

Jay Ireland & Georgienne Bradley -

Georgienne Bradley and Jay Ireland are the driving forces behind Bradley Ireland Productions. Five-time Emmy award winner Stan Waterman, has called them two of today's most promising young filmmakers. The duo just finished their second children's production for PBS / WGBH "Zoom". They also filmed and field produced three episodes of Paramount's "Wild Things." The Disney Channel's "Going Wild" used Jay as cameraman and Bradley Ireland's stock footage has appeared in many other venues.

Georgienne's credits include Time Magazine, National Geographic Magazine and BBCMagazine.
Armed with an extensive biology background and fluency in Spanish, Georgienne served as the Latin American Representative for the Cousteau Society. Growing up in Northern California, Jay spent years hiking the forest and free-diving in kelp, giving him an innate sense of animal behavior. Today he uses this honed instinct to precisely position himself to get the payoff shot! Jay is co-founder of the Cayman Islands renowned Stingray City. In 1986, Jay noted a particular behavior in a population of stingrays. By feeding the animals, he habituated them to divers, making Stingray City the single most frequently photographed underwater attraction in the world.

Meet Your Photo Pro

Go Over Rules of Competition and Schedule for the week

Sunday, September 7

• OPENING PARTY - 8:00 pm

• Cocktails and Dessert

• Slide Show of Photo Pros Best Work

• Meet All The Photo Pros: Marty Snyderman, Rick Frehsee, Jay Ireland, Georgienne Bradley, Franklin Viola, and the editor of Sport Diver Magazine Ty Sawyer

• Special Slide Presentation

Monday, September 8

• 7:30 Seminar/Slide Show Given By Photo Pro

Tuesday, September 9

• 7:30 Seminar/Slide Show Given By Photo Pro

Wednesday, September 10

• Dive With Participating Dive Operators

• 8:00 FILM FESTIVAL

• FEATURING THE PHOTO PROS BEST WORK

• QUESTION & ANSWER WITH THE PHOTO PROS

• Cocktails and Dessert - Anthony Key Resort

Thursday, September 11

• Dive With Participating Dive Operators

• Critiques and Tips from your Photo Pro

• Last chance to pick your best photos of the week for the Championship

Friday, September 12

• Turn in your photos to your photo pro by 10:00 am

• 4:30 - 6:30 TOUR THE AGGRESSOR

• Fantasy Island Beach Resort 6:30 CLOSING PARTY / AWARDS BANQUET Fantasy Island

• Photo Pros/Coaches To Pick Winners

• Winners Announced At Closing Party

• Win Prizes and Get Published In Sport Diver Magazine!

Awards to be presented:

PHOTO COMPETITION:

• Best Animal Portrait, Best Macro Image,

• Best Wide Angle Image, Best Topside Image, Best Creative Image,

• Best Diver Image. There will be 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd awards/prizes for each category and one Best of Competition.

VIDEO COMPETITION:

• 1^{st prize}

• 2^{nd prize}

• 3^rd prize

Registration

• PADI Diving Society Members Ask about Special Discounts

• Nightly Seminars, critiques and parties

• Winners get published in Sport Diver Magazine

Book today with participating operators or contact PADI Travel Network at:
800-729-7234, ext. 2, ptn1@padi.com