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NEWS & LINKS

NEWS

We now have a FORUM on our website, where you can ask questions and respond to questions or discussions of others. Access the Forum here, or from the buttons on the home page.

MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN!!! There are two places on the HUPS website, where HUPS members can dispaly their wares:

  • The Photo Gallery features a small selection of your work, a brief biography and your photo. You can have an e-mail and / or website link, so that others can contact you or see more of your work.
  • You can add a link to your personal or business website on this page, and include a short paragraph describing your content.

Check out each of these locations. If you wish to be published, send the webmaster the photos and / or written material (including links) for posting. Photos should be 7"x 5" or 5"x 7" (approximately) and 72 dpi . You can include copyright watermarks, if you wish. The webmaster may resize the photos for posting.

LINKS

Photographic Clubs and Societies

If you would like your club listed here, please send an e-mail to the webmaster containing a link to your site and the text you would like to appear opposite your link.

HUPS Members Photo Web Sites

Jesse Cancelmo

Jesse Cancelmo is an accomplished underwater photographer, author, and photojournalist.  His articles and photographs have appeared in numerous diving and wildlife publications.  He has authored two books, DIVING CAYMAN ISLANDS (1998), and DIVING BERMUDA (1990 and 2005).  His third book TEXAS CORAL REEFS, is due out in January '08. Jesse is a contributing editor/photographer for Dive Training Magazine, contributes regularly to Scuba Diving magazine and he leads groups on Gulf of Mexico and Indo-Pacific dive adventures.
 
Tom Collier Tom is an avid underwater photographer. His website features several galleries and slide shows of his work from his travels around the world.
Karl & Kimberly Dietz

Karl and Kimberly are accomplished photographers who have traveled worldwide. Their work has been displayed at the International Photography Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. The website documents their extensive travel to exotic diving (and topsides) locations.
Kandace Heimer Kandace's goal is to see nature as never seen before through the lens of a digital camera. "Take a dive into the underwater world of our spectacular coral reefs and the creatures that make up our oceans, get a new and refreshing look at the flora and fauna in the places that I have traveled."
Chuck Jensen

Chuck is a nature photographer and avid diver who enjoys and pursues photography, primarily that of marine life and their aquatic environment in the Caribbean Sea and to his favorite dive destinations in the Indo-Pacific. Chuck is past President, Vice President and Membership Coordinator for the Houston Underwater Photographic Society. Since moving to the Dallas area, Chuck has also become a member of the Dallas Underwater Photographic Society.

James Wiseman James Wiseman is an accomplished underwater and topsides photographer who, along with his wife Sarah, display their work on this website.

HUPS Members Underwater Photo & Diving Related Business Sites

Kandace Heimer Kandfoto.com is a gallery of Kandace's work. She focuses on nature photography, both above and below water, and the site also contains information about her current projects. Photos may be purchased through her site. She is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, North American Nature Photography Association, Women in Photography International, and the Nikonians Institute. She has had several photos published in photographic and other magazines.
Ken Knezick Island Dreams Travel Photography Galleries - Ken owns and runs the very successful Island Dreams Travel agency in Houston, Texas, which specializes in trips for the diving community. Ken has been shooting underwater photography for more than 25 years, adn this site contains some of his favorite shots and images by some of his friends and dive buddies...many of whom are counted in the highest echelons of professional wildlife and underwater photographers.
Pat Miller
Pat Miller Photography and Digital Services designs websites for small and medium businesses, clubs and organizations quickly and easily. The website has several different examples, including graphics, photography, menu systems, etc.
Terry Moore Liquid Motion Productions was formed in 2002 to display Terry's professional skills as an Underwater Photo/ Video Pro, and the various services that are available to his clients. With more than 20 years experience in Photography and Videography, Liquid Motion Productions is adept at supplying quality imagery and professional video footage any time, any place. Quality images can be seen in the "Galleries" and video samples are available on request.

US Clubs and Societies

NCUPS

Northern California Photographic Society

The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) promotes interest in underwater photography. The Club has been active since 1957, sponsoring educational events on both underwater photography and video while promoting awareness of the underwater environment and pertinent ecological issues. NCUPS serves the greater San Francisco Bay area, including Silicon Valley

DUPS

Dallas Underwater Photographic Society

DUPS promots underwater photography and underwater videography with the emphasis on education, dive safety, fun, and protection and respect for the marine environment. DUPS does club trips and monthly meetings with educational and entertaining speakers and also a monthly photo contest for members.

LAUPS

Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society

Fifty years ago a collection of recreational and commercial divers with a mutual interest in underwater photography got together and formed the Underwater Photographic Society in Los Angeles with a handful of charter members. Membership in the LAUPS is open to anyone with an interest in underwater photography. Monthly meetings provide a great learning environment with speakers, workshops, and competitions. Beginners can ask questions of the more experienced about equipment, techniques and locales for best results. Local boat charter dive trips are scheduled several times a year, and ad hoc trips to exotic sites are always being put together.

CUPS

Colorado Underwater Photographic Society

The purpose of the Society is to provide a forum for underwater photographers and videographers to share their Work, Knowledge, and Techniques with each other and with the Colorado diving community in general, to encourage an understanding and preservation of the marine environment, and to increase the interest of the diving community and of the public in general in the aquatic environment.

OCUPS

Orange County Underwater Photographic Society

This is a members only website. The link will take you to the events listing for OCUPS, from which a limited number of other pages on the site may be accessed.

UPSH

Underwater Photographic Society of Hawaii

UPSH is dedicated to perfecting photographic skills, increasing marine awareness, and having fun. It meets once a month on the second Wednesday at the Waikiki Aquarium to discuss general business and share pictures, slides, and digital images and video. There are multiple intra-club underwater photography competitions throughout the year.

International Clubs and Societies

KSDC

Kapal Selam Dive Club Underwater Photography

This dive club based in Bali, Indonesia, hosts a large photographic gallery on its web site.

WAUPS

The West Australian Underwater Photographic Society

WAUPS promotes an improvement of underwater photography amongst it's members, underwater photography in the community, an exchange of skills and ideas from within the society and from external bodies, and encourages an understanding and preservation of the marine environment while having fun and enjoying socialising, diving and photography.

BSoUP

British Society of Underwater Photographers

Founded in November 1967, BSoUP is the largest underwater photographic society in Britain, catering for both film and digital photographers, and it is run entirely by volunteers with a passion for underwater photography. BSoUP holds meetings at the Holland Club, Imperial College, South Kensington, London,

PSUC

Photosub Underwater Photography Club

PSUC is located in Southeast England. It places a strong emphasis on improving members photography, providing and participating in photographic competitions, and organizing diving trips tailored to photography. Also, the social side of the club is an important element, which is promoted by having regular meetings and social events.

Underwater Photographic Websites

HUP

Hawaii Underwater Photographic

Hawaii Underwater Photographic is a non-profit web site dedicated to perfecting photographic skills, increasing marine awareness, and having fun.

Dive Clubs and Diving Organizations

Bay Area Divers

Bay Area Divers SCUBA clubs location is in the south Houston / Clear Lake / Galveston Texas area. BAD strives to provide opportunities to dive locally in order to improve skills and offers affordable scuba dive trips abroad.  Our local dives gives new divers the chance to practice and to dive with seasoned veterans, and they provide experienced divers a reason to get wet.

Houston Underwater Club The Houston Underwater Club, Inc. (HUC) was formed in 1957 to further sport diving and activities relating to man’s involvement in the underwater environment.  We are an active club with a diverse membership, bound together by common interests in the underwater world.  Our interests have expanded from sport diving to underwater archaeology, underwater photography, ecology and marine biology.  Diver education, training and safety are our primary concerns.  Because people with common interests quickly become friends, we also have an active schedule of social get-togethers.  Our activities are as diverse as our many interests.
TGCC The Texas Gulf Coast Council of Diving Clubs (TGCC) is a non-profit organization of diving clubs that seeks to promote the safe recreational sport of scuba diving. TGCC member clubs participate in shared activities, learning events, and recreational activities in an effort to promote club participation among new and experienced divers in scuba diving. TGCC is also the sponsor of TrashFest, one of the nations oldest aquatic clean-up projects, after which many other activities have been modeled.

 

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