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Underwater Photography

In Sporthelix, underwater photography is treated as a CMAS visual competition for underwater photo and video. Safe diving or snorkelling base, camera/housing handling, subject distance, light, environmental care and judged categories are decisive.

LevelMain sport FamilyAquatics Family CategoryWater sport / underwater visual competition

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Classification

Category Water sport / underwater visual competition

Family Aquatics Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Underwater photo/video as diving and visual competition with category and judging score.

Geeignet für Suitable for safe divers or snorkellers who want to combine image-making, technique and calm behaviour underwater.

Cost As a hobby with simple action camera moderate; as diving/competition photography quickly high due to housing, lights, courses and dive costs. Diving/snorkelling costs, camera, housing, seal maintenance, lights, workshop, travel and competition fees. Dive club, photo workshop, CMAS/Visual-adjacent competition information or local dive shop. Camera is additio…

First progress Sharpness and subject distance improve quickly; light, composition and calm buoyancy take longer.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

diving/snorkelling base
buddy
camera
underwater housing
possible light
buoyancy
environmental rules

First steps

stabilise buoyancy
master camera on land
test small housing
practise short subjects with buddy
expand lights/rig later

Dive club, underwater-photo workshop, dive shop, CMAS visual information or guided photo dives.

Never put the photo before gas, depth, buddy, buoyancy or environmental care; treat new camera gear like new dive gear.

Weitere Angaben

Tags underwater-photography, water-sport, underwater-visual-competition, aquatics-familie, wassersport-unterwasser-bildwettbewerb, underwater-photography-visual, water-sport-underwater-visual-competition

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Create and submit strong underwater photos or videos in the announced categories within dive/competition rules.

Teilnehmer

Photographers/videographers plus buddy/team by event brief.

Teamgröße

individual or team by photo/video category.

Spielfeld

dive/snorkel site or competition area.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

judged scoring by category and rule compliance.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

dive/snorkel gear
camera
housing
light
buddy
safety

Wichtige Regelpunkte

submission breach
environment/subject-rule breach
safety breach
category error

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

CMAS
Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques (CMAS)

HOW TO/REGULATIONS CMAS · official-rules · high
About Underwater Photography CMAS Archives · official-guide · high
Beginner's Guide to Underwater Photography Scuba.com · beginner-guide · medium
Ask DAN: Four Safety Tips for Underwater Photographers Scuba Diving / DAN · safety-guide · medium