Turn your dives into photos you are proud to share.

The Digital Underwater Photographer specialty teaches you how to choose and handle a camera underwater, get your colours and composition right, and take better photos from your very next dive.

What you will learn

  • Choosing and caring for an underwater camera system.
  • The PADI SEA principles: shoot close, get the exposure right, angle up.
  • Composition, light and colour underwater.
  • Photographing marine life responsibly — without touching or chasing it.

How the course runs

  • Knowledge development: PADI eLearning at your own pace, or a classroom session with your instructor.
  • 2 open water photography dives with your instructor. Open water dives take place in the sea in Jeddah or Dammam.
  • On completion you receive the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer certification.

What's included

  • PADI eLearning materials.
  • All diving equipment — you can bring your own wetsuit or buy one at the center.
  • Sea (beach) entry fees.
  • Training with certified PADI instructors.

Before you start

  • Minimum age: 10 years.
  • Prerequisite: PADI Open Water Diver (or Junior Open Water Diver), or an equivalent certification.
  • Bring your own underwater camera (or a camera with an underwater housing) — the course is taught on your camera.

Why train with Diving Secrets Center

  • PADI 5-Star IDC Center (#28495) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
  • Small groups: up to 4 divers per instructor.
  • PADI instructors who teach in Arabic and English.

Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp: 920035162.

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