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World Champion 2010/2011
Gold Medal 2010 
Bronze Medal 2008 Gold Medal 2007
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Camera Equipment:-
Currently I am using a Canon Powershot G9 and WP-DC21 housing with a DIY modification to allow me to fit filters and Inon UCL-165 macro lens. Click For Details
Before Jan 08, I used a Canon G7 with modified WP-DC11 housing
Between Feb 07 and Apr 05 the photos were taken with a Canon Powershot A70 with Canon WP-DC700 housing.
Prior to this I used a Nikon Coolpix 990 in Ikelite housing with Ikelite Pro Video-Lite.
It cost a fortune,scared the fish, weighed 9Kg and gave me tendonitis in my wrists. Consequently I have now limited myself to small camera systems with acceptable underwater performance using only the internal flash.
Whilst this approach has it's limitations it gives me greater freedom underwater and provides me with the challenge to try and do as well as those with expensive DSLR systems the size of spaceships and the performance of the Hubble telescope.
Here's some other underwater photography sites you may find interesting.
Zubi's Frogfish for frogfish identification.
Nudipixel for nudibranch identification.
Seashell Collector David Touitou's wonderful world of seashells.
Stromboidea gastropods by Ulrich Wieneke and Han Stoutjesdijk
Edvin Eng An amazing collection of photographs by one of the World's best underwater photographers.
Reeflections Reeflections offers underwater digital photo Workshops on Maui, private photo dives, and sales of Ikelite products.
Moussetitik's photos Feel free to scroll though my gallery, jump from one country to another one, on the dry or below the waves. I promise great encounters, a rainbow of colours and natural wonders. Happy wandering!
Mona and Chris' travelblog Our world travels : Topside and underwater. Be part of our travels, lay back and enjoy our stories, photos, videos and wallpapers from all over the world. Take a plunge into the big blue and discover our underwater world. Happy reading!
Jim C's Underwater & Topside Photography A collection of underwater and surface images from Jim Chambers the author of the best selling novel Recollections: A Baby Boomer's Memories of the Fabulous Fifties
Photos of Brian Mayes (3)
Brian Mayes' favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,064)
Contacts (277)
Groups (19)
- Wildlife Contest Gold (Nov-Jan winner announced) 114 photos, 50 members
- Wildlife Contest: Injured, HORNS + Voting 22,999 photos, 1,690 members
- DoF 621,397 photos, 51,550 members
- Interestingness - Top 500 (READ THE RULES!) 38,035 photos, 4,501 members
- Flatworms 397 photos, 94 members
- Wetpixel Underwater Photography 53,658 photos, 2,518 members
- Nature's Best Photography Flickr Contest 4,493 photos, 2,285 members
- FiNS Group 34,434 photos, 1,150 members
- National Geographic Channel: Are you good enough? (Videos) 3,610 photos, 957 members
- *ABW* Gallery ~ by invitation only 1,059 photos, 1,401 members
- Nudibranch 12,860 photos, 839 members
- Underwater Videos Group COIS 317 photos, 209 members
- Nudibranchs and sea slugs COIS 6,932 photos, 354 members
- Diving COIS 9,631 photos, 348 members
- Underwater fish portraits 7,807 photos, 539 members
- Weird and Wonderful Wild Fish- NO aquarium shots please 13,059 photos, 882 members
- Matava - Fiji's Premier Eco Adventure Resort 825 photos, 28 members
- Crustaceans - Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps 8,229 photos, 1,756 members
- Underwater Photos 84,930 photos, 6,830 members
Testimonials (3)
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Rico Besserdich says:
"When Brian Mayes got awarded as "World Champion 2010" at underwaterphotography.com (UWP) he posted to his Facebook wall that he always believed, only photographers with tons of uw photo equipment and thousands of bored dollars on the bank account ( well, that's my free interpretation ) can become world winners.
When I readed this, I thought by myself "well, he probably has some similiar stuff as me : A normal mid-class D-SLR, normal housing, 1 or 2 strobes and that's it". Nothing too fancy, but good and sufficent.
Now I see, that "Champ Mayes" took all this great pics with compact camera systems ! This improves for me personally the value of Brian's abilities and my respect is now even bigger.
For ages, I am teaching my students that the photographer shoot the pics, not the camera. Well, here again, Brian proofed it. If Brian Mayes shoot this winning photos with a compact camera, we all others should safe our money and buy our darlings some flowers instead of lurking around photography equipment stores...as we see again : making it big, heavy & expensive is not the key to success :-))
I unfortunetly didn't had the honor to meet Brian Mayes personally, yet, but during our "virtual" contacts I discovered him as a nice character with a great sense of humour. Quality of his underwater photos are defenitly far beyond the standard and Brian is a inspiration for all of us and it feels good to have him as buddy and familiy member of the blue planet. I wish you the very best, "Champ Mayes" !
Izmir/Turkey -3rd February 2011
Rico Besserdich
Head of the Underwater Photography Department
Association of Fine Arts Photography (IFOD), Izmir-Turkey
CMAS Underwater Photography Instructor
CMAS/BARAKUDA Instructor Trainer ( Moniteur 3 )
UWP.com Site Moderator
Underwater Photographer"3rd February, 2011
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Jeff de Guzman says:
"Until today, I don't know how Brian manages to take images far sharper and better than my DSLR camera and strobes. Did I forget to mention he does not use an External strobe! But his ability to light up his subjects are to die for. Aside from being a wonderful and talented underwater photographer. Brian is one of the nicest guys I've ever met in my life. Truly an Honor and Pleasure to call you my friend."
18th September, 2008
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Matava - Fiji's Premier Eco Adventure Resort says:
"Brilliant underwater shots from Fiji!
Richard
Mad Fish Dive Centre
Matava
Kadavu
Fiji Islands
www.matava.com
www.divingfiji.bl..."5th July, 2007
- Name:
- Brian Mayes
- Joined:
- December 2006
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Underwater Photographer
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