Let’s Do Some Diving!
As you may have read recently, DWF has been working with photo pros at a couple of different resorts over the last year and it has really helped to develop
some new techniques and push my underwater photography skills to the next level. And I gotta tell you, some of the photos I’ve taken over the last year are images that I simply wouldn’t have imagined could have come from me before.
So guess what? DWF has set up a week-long photo workshop at CoCo View (CCV) Resort in Roatan, Honduras October 4-11th, 2025! This will be a week of scuba diving, photo seminars, learning new techniques, and real-time practice of those techniques to build some muscle memory!
This photo workshop is hosted by Mickey Charteris (resident photo pro at CCV and author of Caribbean Reef Life)
To be clear, this isn’t JUST a trip for photographers. The diving down at CCV is amazing and we are all going to see some stunning sights, but you definitely don’t need to be a “hard core photographer” to enjoy this trip. For those of you who are photographers, you will have the opportunity to work on whatever aspects of photography you wish to improve. From composition to lighting, from working the exposure triangle, to improving your buoyancy to get where you want to be to take that shot you’ve been hoping for.
But if you want to just come down and do some great diving…well that’s definitely the plan! Don’t let the phrase “photo workshop” preclude you from just wonderful and relaxing diving.
I’ve taken multiple trips down to Coco View and there’s a reason I keep coming back! In addition to the amazing dive sites we will be visiting each day, the CCV house reef (which includes a wreck, a plane, as well as a couple of walls with a wide variety of aquatic life) allows us to do as much shore diving as you wish. This provides us with an opportunity to practice and experiment with the new skills we will be picking up during our photo workshop. You can do as many dives as you want (including night dives) on the house reef.
Trip Details
- Dates: October 4th-October 11th, 2025
- Location: Coco View Resort, Roatan, Honduras
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Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrival, check-in, and orientation
- Day 1-5: Daily (optional) photo clinic, including seminars and photo review, and 4 scheduled boat dives per day (with lunch in-between).
- Day 6: Free day – let’s visit the sloth farm!
- Day 7: Departure.
Accommodation
- Hotel/Resort: DWF has booked several bungalows (beachfront houses) where our group will stay. I have found that houses make for a more comfortable stay and are infinitely better for the socializing our group will inevitably want to do when we’re not in the water.
- Room Details: Rooms (and rates) are based on double-occupancy.
- Note: If you would rather have a “regular room” or prefer a room by yourself just let DWF know and we’ll make it happen.
- CCV Amenities: In addition to the awesome diving you’ll be doing at CCV, they have a lot of other amenities
- Dining – 3 Meals a day
- Clubhouse – Dining area, bar, entertainment area, or just a place to socialize
- Gear Lockers
- WiFi
- Dive Shop
- On-Site Photography Resources (aka the photo hut)
- Boutique/Local Vendors
- Beach & Swimming
- Workout Room
- In Room Spa Treatments
- Camera Editing Room
- Nightly Entertainment
- Hammocks
- Kayaks
- Considering bringing your non-diving significant other? There are a lot of activities for your non-diving other half
Equipment and Gear
- Rental Options: You can rent anything you need while at CCV, but this will need to be requested prior to arrival.
Classes
- Upon request, DWF may teach a class or two while we’re on this trip (including but not necessarily limited to)
- Coral Reef Conservation
- Project (PADI) Aware
- Enriched Air Nitrox
- Deep
- Wreck
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
Cost and Payment
- Booking: $250 (non-refundable) deposit is due at time of booking. Space is limited.
- Accepted: Zelle, Venmo, Paypal, Check, Cash
- Cost does not included transaction fees (if applicable) ~3%
- Deposit – Due at signup
- 50% – Due Feb 1st 2025
- Balance – June 1st, 2025)
- Price: $2299 per person (double occupancy)
- What’s Included:
- Room
- Board
- Transfers to/from airport
- Air (the kind you breathe)
- Weights
- Diving (3x per day scheduled) + unlimited shore diving
- What’s Not Included:
- Nitrox
- Gear Rental
- Gratuities
- Additional Night (Boat) Dives
- Excursions (shopping, wildlife, other off-site activities)
- Airfare
- Alcohol
Registration Process
- How to Register: Contact DWF (201-66-SCUBA) and let him know you want to sign up for his 2025 CCV Photo Workshop!
Additional Information
- Travel Insurance: Travel insurance is recommended, but not required
- Schedule: As we get closer to our departure date DWF will conduct a trip briefing
- Preparations: If it’s been awhile since you’ve been in the water DWF will be conducting multiple scuba reviews to get you prepped to get back into the water
Come join DWF and let’s make this an amazing week!
