About the MASTERCLASS

Understand the system in 60 minutes

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Learn how to find and build the subject, then execute it with control — from dive planning and positioning to light, composition, and the final image.

Why most underwater photographers struggle

Underwater photography is difficult because the scene does not behave like the world above the surface.

  • light changes with distance and depth
  • color disappears before the camera records it
  • buoyancy and positioning define the image
  • strobes change only part of the scene
  • strong images require decisions before settings

Most failed images are not caused by wrong settings. They fail because the photographer does not yet understand the system.

What Makes Masterclass Different

MASTERCLASS is built from real dives, real subjects, and real decisions.

It does not teach presets.
It teaches how to read the scene, find the subject, control light, and build the image with intention.

  • 20+ years of underwater photography experience
  • real field scenarios
  • decision-based learning
  • complete workflow from shooting to editing
  • direct access to the author through Ask Martin
Who This Course Is For

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

  • you understand aperture, shutter speed and ISO
  • you can control buoyancy while shooting
  • you want to know why an image works
  • you want to create images intentionally, not accidentally
What You Will Learn

You will learn how to:

  • read underwater scenes as systems
  • locate and build the subject
  • control background and foreground separately
  • use strobes with purpose
  • understand wide-angle, macro, wrecks, reefs, sharks, caves and split shots
  • edit images within the physical limits of underwater light
How To Use The Masterclass

Start with the introduction. Then choose the direction you want to develop.

  • Foundations: Core principles and technical control
  • Wide Angle: Working with space, light and depth
  • Macro & Detail: Precision and controlled composition at close range
  • Light & Atmosphere: Using light as the primary visual element
  • Wrecks: Structure, scale and spatial composition
  • All Editions: Complete MASTERCLASS system
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Pricing / Plans

Basic

Free
  • Access to 5 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.