Underwater photographer and regular Scuba Diver contributor Stuart Philpott is taking to the Inspiration / Photo Stage at GO Diving Show twice over the weekend to showcase the diving in the Maldives and Cyprus.
Stuart Philpott began diving in the late 1980s and progressed to instructor level for BSAC, SSI, PADI and TDI training agencies while working at several UK South Coast dive centres. Underwater photography soon became a passion when he had the opportunity to work for a local diving magazine. Twenty five years later and he has had more than 300 articles published on dive travel destinations and other underwater activities. His roots are still very much grounded in the UK and heโs often seen at the local dive sites, camera in hand.
On Saturday 4 March from 12.30pm-1.15pm, Stuart will be giving a photographerโs perspective of resort diving in the Maldives.
The Maldives Archipelago is a scuba divers dream holiday destination offering a huge variety of marine life species in clear, warm waters all wrapped up with four and five star food and accommodation. Over the past few years Stuart has managed to visit 14 resort islands located at four different atolls, and he will highlight some of the best dive sites and show images of the more-predominant flora and fauna each atoll has to offer.ย
On Sunday 5 March from 1.30pm-2.15pm, Stuart will be providing a photographerโs round up of Cyprusโs wrecks, including a tech diverโs perspective of the Zenโs deep, dark cargo decks.
In September 2022, Stuart was invited by the Deputy Minister of Tourism to do a lightning tour of Cyprusโs wrecks. In six days, he travelled from Paphos to Ayia Napa exploring ten different wrecks sites suitable for beginners right through to experienced tech.
A few years earlier he visited Cyprus to complete his TDI tech courses up to advanced trimix and rebreather so he could delve deeper inside the Zenโs cargo decks and take images of some of the treasures she still possesses.
Inspiration / Photo Stage speakers
Saturdayย 4 March
10.30am-11.15am โ PHOTOย Byron Conroyย โย Underwater photographyย in Iceland โ itโs not just Silfra!
11.30am-12.15pm โ PHOTOย Donovan Lewisย โ Shark behaviour, and the challenges of photographing sharks
12.30pm-1.15pm โ PHOTOย Stuart Philpottย โย Underwater photographyย in the Maldives
1.30pm-2.15pm โ INSPIRATIONย Tiffany Geerย โ Grenada, wreck-diving capital of the Caribbean
2.30pm-3.15pm โ PHOTOย Lawson Woodย โ Starting out โ and when should I edit?
3.30pm-4.15pm โ INSPIRATIONย Nick Lyonย โ The Hannah Brookes Lecture โ Celebrating the fun in diving
Sundayย 5 March
10.30am-11.15am โ INSPIRATIONย Paul Toomerย โ What to look for in a dive centre
11.30am-12.15pm โ PHOTOย Anne and Phil Medcalfย โ The Peaks and Pitfalls of Learningย Underwater Photography
12.30pm-1.15pm โ INSPIRATIONย Jake Davies โ Sharks off the Welsh coast
1.30pm-2.15pm โ PHOTOย Stuart Philpottย โ Shooting wrecks in Cyprus
2.30pm-3.15pm โ INSPIRATIONย Grace Westgarth and Rada Pandevaย โ World Ocean Day
GO Diving Show โ tickets now available!
Tickets are now availableย for theย GO Diving Show, partnered withย Seiko Prospex, which is onย 4-5 March 2023ย and is once again taking place at theย NAEC Stoneleigh, on Stoneleigh Park, slap-bang in the middle of England. Tickets are ยฃ15 per person, and group discounts are available, so rustle up your dive club or dive centre members and plan a great day out to kickstart theย UKย season. Remember, complimentary parking is included in your ticket price!
Nice one, but it’s “Paphos”, not “Pathos”
We missed that typo, thanks – sorted.