About the MASTERCLASS

Learn how to intentionally create photographic opportunities and execute them with control — from dive planning and finding compelling subjects to positioning, light, composition, and the final image.

Why most underwater photographers struggle

Underwater photography is more than camera settings. Most divers struggle because:

  • Colors vanish at depth, light behaves differently
  • Buoyancy and positioning interfere with composition
  • You end up with flat, blue images
  • You don’t know why some shots work and others don’t
What Makes This Course Unique

This is not a YouTube tutorial. This is 20+ years of experience distilled into practical lessons.

  • Real dives, real scenarios, no studio theory
  • Decision-based learning — understand why a shot works
  • Complete workflow: shooting, positioning, lighting, editing
  • Direct access to the course author (Ask Martin)
Who This Course Is For

This course is for underwater photographers who already know their camera and want to move beyond trial and error.

  • Comfortable with camera settings (aperture, shutter speed, ISO)
  • Can maintain buoyancy and positioning while shooting
  • Want to understand why an image works, not just copy settings
  • Want to intentionally create strong underwater images
What You’ll Learn

After this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Control light underwater instead of fighting it
  • Shoot clean wide-angle reef and macro images
  • Execute intentional composition and motifs
  • Make better decisions on when to use strobes
  • Edit underwater images naturally
How You’ll Learn

Step-by-step, practical, actionable

  • Lesson breakdowns of real images
  • Camera settings explained clearly
  • Practical assignments
  • Optional personal feedback via Ask Martin
Course Modules

Structured for practical learning

  • Foundations: Light, color, camera handling, buoyancy
  • Wide Angle: Reefs, sunbursts, ambient light
  • Macro & Details: Focus, strobes, composition
  • Creative Techniques: Motion blur, minimalism, negative space
  • Post-processing: Lightroom workflow, color correction
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Pricing / Plans

Basic

Free
  • Access to 3 free written course lessons
  • Access to Martin's video summaries for all lessons
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Free Lessons

Standard

290 € per year
  • Full access to all course content
  • New lessons every month
  • Practical assignments & community access
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MASTERCLASS

Premium

890 € per year
  • Everything in Standard Plan
  • 5× 60-minute 1:1 online mentoring sessions
  • Personal feedback on your images and guidance
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MASTERCLASS + Mentoring

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Biography

Martin Strmiska

Although Martin has been working as full-time underwater photographer and journalist since 2005, completed thousands of dives in variety of environments, he is still obsessed with capturing underwater emotions. Discoveries of horizons beyond recreational diving and the ambition to document technical diving stories inspired him so strongly that he got certified as cave, rebreather and advanced trimix diver. As wide angle photography is his favorite discipline, he has developed skills in lighting up the dark spaces and capturing the “big scenes” with a fine-tuning accent.