Underwater Photography Guide's 2013 Anilao Underwater Photo Workshop & Shootout
Join Bluewater Photo and UWPG in May 2013 for the third annual Anilao workshop, and some amazing reef and critter diving
Anilao boasts some of the richest reefs in the world. Whether at 10ft or 100ft beneath the surface, you will be inundated with photo subjects that will fill up your memory card before the day is over. Almost all species on our critter list can be found in Anilao - such as Rhinopias, blue-ring octopus, hairy frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish & Bobbit worms, along with huge schools of jacks, great barracuda, sharks, and beautiful soft corals. Anilao is also the nudibranch capital of the world!
Two workshops offered!
April 25th - May 5th, 2013 (SOLD OUT!)
May 5th - May 15th, 2013
$1,875 USD for 10 days
$1,425 USD for 7 days
Your hosts are Bluewater Photo owner Scott Gietler, and Anilao expert Mike Bartick. Mike and Scott know the Anilao reefs inside and out, and will show you where to take that perfect wide-angle, macro or critter behavior shot.
- $1875 includes an amazing 36 dives, including all meals night dives, and transport to/from Manila. Nitrox is just $99 more. This is an awesome deal! You just need to purchase airfare to Manila
- 10 nights, 11 days, 4 dives a day
- Deluxe accommodations in sealed rooms with air-conditioning
- Small 'dive guide to diver' ratios and long dives
- Daily photo clinics and workshops to help you improve your photography
- We will visit the best dive sites early and often! Most sites are just 10-20 minutes from the resort
- May is the best time to dive Anilao, with warm water and great visibility
- Prizes for photographing the most critters, the most nudibranch species, best video, and the best macro, wide-angle, and behavior shots
- Single rooms are available, please email us for rates
- 1 week stays are available for $1,425
- Photographers with even the smallest point and shoot camera will feel very welcome here, and you will go home with some great shots!
- We will have several boats, so you can dive the type of sites you like
Trip Testimonials
To get a little insight as to what the workshop is like, read some detailed testimonals from our 2012 trip, here!
"This was the best organized and informative photo trip that I have been on, and I’ve been on a few.” - Harry O'Neil, Anilao workshop 2012
Trip Itinerary
Day one of the trip will include two dives in the afternoon. It is recommended that you arrive either the day before and spend the night at an airport hotel, or arrive before 10am on the morning of the first day. There are no refunds for missed dives if you arrive late!
Each subsequent day of the trip includes four dives, two in the morning and two in the afternoon! There will be underwater photo seminars in between dives.
On the last day there will be two morning dives and departure will be on the following day.
Flight Information
Arrive at the Manila airport the morning of first day of the workshop, and leave on the afternoon/evening of the last day. Manila's airport code is MNL. Please email us for exact recommended departure/arrival times. We will arrange your transport to the resort.
Deposit
A 25% deposit holds your spot. Final payment must be made by March 1st, 2013.
Contact Information
Please email us at trips@uwphotographyguide.com to sign up, or if you have any questions!
Here are the rooms at Crystal Blue Resort, near Anilao's best dive sites. The resort has a bar, restaurant, spa, jacuzzi, awesome food and great rooms - along with a great dive center that pumps Nitrox!
From the 2012 Anilao workshop
From the 2012 Anilao workshop
From the 2012 Anilao workshop
From the 2012 Anilao workshop
Photograph giant seahorses in soft coral
Mating mandarin fish, from the Anilao 2011 workshop
Lionfish, from the 2011 workshop
Mantis shrimp with eggs, from the 2011 workshop
Rare pipehorse, from the 2011 workshop
Goby on a sea pen, from the 2011 workshop
Bumblebee shrimp, from the 2011 workshop
Common scene on an Anilao reef, from the 2011 workshop
Flamboyant cuttlefish from 2011 workshop
Spawning anemone, from 2011 workshop, photo by Ingrid Jensen.
Lacy rhinopia, photo by Annika Persson, from the 2011 workshop.
Mimic octopus, from 2011 workshop, photo by Jim Willoughby
Anilao is full of healthy reefs like this one
It's a great place to see the Bobbit worm
Lots of frogfish in Anilao!
We'll find lots of these guys for sure
It's not uncommon to find over 100 nudibranch species on a trip, like these grazing Ceratosoma trilobatum
We also will see tons of crinoids, giant barrel sponges, mantis shrimp, garden eels, gobies, shrimps, crabs, seahorses, pipefish, several octopus species, and every kind of fish imaginable. Our group collectively will probably also find over 100 nudibranch species. There are calm sites, and sites with currents and pelagics. Muck and lush coral sites.
See more photos from Anilao at the Anilao 2011 shootout page, and on our Guide to diving Anilao