This March, Singapore will play host to the inaugural Wildlife Asia Film Festival. The festival will include a trade show, film screening and photo exhibition. It will feature environmental films and presentations by leading filmmakers and conservationists.

Seminars and workshops will provide up-to-date information on techniques and trends in wildlife filmmaking. In addition, awards will be presented to entrants of the best films in various wildlife categories.

Unfortunately, the submission deadline of February 10th has just passed, but if you happen to be in Singapore in March, this festival looks worth attending.

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Kona Honu Divers has announced their package for the 2007 Kona Classic Underwater Photography/Videography Workshop and Contest, held in Kona, Hawaii from May 5-12 of this year.

The package includes nine dives (including the famous Manta Ray Night Dive), access to a photo pro on every charter, and covers event registration for the photo festival. Bottom Time Hawai and are also participating dive operators.

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Wetpixel lighting moderator Julian Scheunemann (Jolly) is the last in a series of Wetpixel members to have visited the 2007 BOOT diving show and written about the experience.

While “time was obviously too limited to see all of the underwater-related photo and video gear,” Julian’s report includes a short summary of the offerings from the major manufacturers represented at the show and a wealth of product photos.

We at Wetpixel appreciate the contributions of any member willing to send us information from a particular dive show. Keep reading for Julian’s thoughts and images from BOOT 2007...

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X-Ray, an excellent (and free) online magazine oriented towards diving and underwater photography, has just announced the availability of issue #15:

Travel Mexico’s Riviera Maya—Discover the secrets of the ancient Mayan underworld as we explore the cenotes of the Yucatán. Another adventure takes us to the deepest cave in the world—Voronya Cave of the Caucasus.

We also take a closer look at Regulators. How do they work, what to look for when buying a new regulator, how to avoid and handle free flow. And much, much more!

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Simon Klaiber (Simon K.) is another Wetpixel member who visited the 2007 BOOT diving show in Düsseldorf, Germany. Simon summarized each of the new products he encountered, took a number of photos at the event, and made sure to question each company’s plans for additional viewfinders. Offerings included 3D-video for the masses:

The main attraction at [the Gun-Lux] booth was a stereovideo housing for 3D Movies like they show in IMAX Cinemas. It consists of a housing with two Sony HD cameras and a synchronized control electronic. The video can be shown on special stereoscopic LCDs (they had two of them at their booth) or in a special theater with a setup with two beamers.

Continue for Simon’s full report… 

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