Dive Photo Fest is a dedicated underwater photography company founded and operated by Mike Veitch and Simon Buxton.  Based in the tropical paradise of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia at the NAD Lembeh Resort, Dive Photo Fest offers photographic tuition, workshops, and rental equipment for the discerning underwater photographer.  With a combined 15 years of full time work in the underwater photography business, Mike and Simon offer a unique way of learning underwater photography. 

With the perfect location in the world to learn photography at our doorstep, we are able to offer custom tailored classes to everyone.  From a personalized two day class to a one week group workshop, we can meet the needs of most, with two full time professionals on hand, we offer a great deal of flexibility when teaching.  

We also offer a full line of rental camera equipment and retail sales for those who don’t have their own gear.  Need an external strobe to try out?  How about a macro adaptor for your Canon G9?  Don’t have a camera at all?  No problem, we offer all of these services on site in Lembeh.  We offer a full selection of Sea and Sea underwater photography products in our rental and retail selection.  If we don’t have what you need, we can source it from within Indonesia given enough lead time.

For 2010 we are offering two great trips on the Dive Damai Liveaboard in Eastern Indonesia.  The Dive Damai Liveaboard is a custom built Phinisi Schooner designed with photographers in mind.  With just four over sized cabins on the ship, Dive Damai offers the latest and greatest liveaboard in Indonesia.  We will be taking the entire ship for back to back trips in the famed Raja Ampat area of Papua as well as the little visited islands of Halmahera.  These trips are specially geared toward the underwater photographer with plenty of space for cameras, independent dive times, and a professional crew who have worked with photographers for years.  Our first trip starts in Kaimana on the 16th of March 2010 and ends in Sorong on the 28th of March.  Our second trip starts on the 30th of March from Sorong and ends 11 April in Ternate.  Both of these trips offer outstanding diving and photographic opportunities not to be missed.  As there is only room for 8 people on each trip, please inquire directly to Simon or Mike for more information as soon as possible as spaces are filling quickly.  For more information on the ship please visit www.dive-damai.com