Mauricio Handler is one of the industries leading underwater photography instructors and a respected expedition leaders.

For the past eight years, Mr. Handler has been teaching underwater photography to students from all over the world through his SLR housed systems workshops which are held in exotic land based destinations as well as aboard the finest diving vessels worldwide. Handlers goal is to bring to each one of his students the knowledge and unique vision in his photography acquired in the field while working with National Geographic and through his own assignments, empowering them with the tools to create individual and fresh images.

These workshops are intended for housed systems users of all levels, serious amateur as well as professionals wanting to advance their underwater image making skills in both film and digital media. It is an intense week in which up to five hours of underwater time per day is required together with daily lectures and open image critiques. Personal one on one time with Mr.Handler is essential. Lecture subjects include: natural, strobe and mixed lighting photography, wide, splits, macro and extreme macro as well as strong emphasis on composition and aesthetics. Equipment maintenance and field repair is also covered together with basic photoshop and effective image workflow.

This workshop will catapult you to a new level in image-making. This is not a point and shoot week.

Handler will reveal many techniques brought in from the field, that when combined properly make an award-wining image a reality.

For a Biographical review on Mr. Handler please go to the Bio section of this website.

Read an interview of Mr. Handler originally published in Fathoms.

Workshop Pre-requisite:
Must own a housed SLR system (digital or film), arms and strobes. All students are required to have their own laptop and have a working knowledge of photoshop