We are running an underwater photography workshop at Roots Red Sea resort in Egypt. This workshop is primarily aimed at users of manual compact, mirrorless and DSLR users rather than Olympus/OM TG users for whom we have a separate workshop running the week before.
Roots is a lovely British run dive resort near El Quseir with an excellent house reef.
From a photography point of view the diving is ideal. You can do long dives and get lots of practice and the variety of subject matter is extensive. For macro photographers the range of little fish such as gobies and blennies is superb along with plenty of critters such as shrimps, crabs and molluscs. Turtles, rays, reef scenes and whole gangs of lionfish make for plenty of wide angle opportunities. There are also some great excursion sites within a short journey of the resort.
The workshop will include talks each day starting on Sunday 21st June up to Friday 26th, around a range of underwater photography subjects including exposure, lighting and composition. We’ll both be on hand to give advice and answer questions throughout the trip and we’ll have a range of demo equipment available for attendees to have a try with such as wet lenses and strobes.
There’s a range of rooms available including some specially setup for people with mobility problems. The food is excellent and the bar is well stocked by Egyptian dive resort standards, they even have Heineken on draft!
The laid back atmosphere is helped by there being plenty of space with comfortable seating to chill out after a day diving, a swimming pool to relax by and lots of loungers down near the dive shade.
The staff are brilliant at looking after all your needs and the onsite dive centre Pharaoh Dive Club is professional and safe while keeping things fun
The accommodation and diving packages are on offer if you book before 1st November 2025 at £845 per person sharing
That includes
7 Nights at Roots Red Sea in an air conditioned chalet with ensuite bathroom
Soft all Inclusive board
Return airport transfer Hurghada
6 Days Unlimited Unguided House Reef Package
Extra Nights £110 [x 7 if staying the second week]
Single Supplement £25 per night
After 1st November it will increase to £985 per person sharing for a week.
Extra nights and single supplement will be the same.
The workshop fee of £150 for one week or £250 if you do this week and the previous week which is primarily for TG users.
Flights aren’t included but a number of airlines fly regularly to Hurghada from the UK and Europe.
Contact us for more information by emailing info@alphamarinephoto.com and email info@rootsredsea.com to book accommodation packages.