Underwater Photography Workshop - Paradise Taveuni - Fiji - August 4-15, 2026
Improve your underwater photography skills with Backscatter photo James Emery at Paradise Taveuni, Fiji. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW Known as the Soft Coral Capital of the World, Taveuni is home to the legendary Rainbow Reef, with one of the Top 10 Dive Sites in the World, The Great White Wall, which is diveable only when conditions are right. We planned our trip dates specifically at the best time to be there! The Somosomo Strait (Fijian for ‘good water’) has strong tidal currents, which provide a constant flow of nutrients and are idyllic for soft coral growth and diverse fish life. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW Taveuni is indeed a paradise, where you will experience some of the best warm water diving in the world, with incredible visibility of up to 330 feet/100 meters year-round. The great majority of the dives you will enjoy are drift dives, where you are dropped off at one end of the dive site and drift through your dive to be met by the dive boat at the end of your dive. You will experience a multitude of hard and soft corals, schools of barracudas, beautiful trevallies, manta shrimps, lionfish, manta rays, turtles, blue ribbon eel, and, of course, the always magnificent reef sharks. Paradise Taveuni Resort is located in the southwest of Taveuni Island, one of the island’s most beautiful areas. Set on 5 acres of elevated oceanfront land, Paradise offers impressive sea and sunset views and many strategically placed hammocks and sun lounges from which to enjoy them. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOWParadise Taveuni offers Luxury Diving. The Team takes care of your dive gear and sets it up for you each dive. All you have to do is make your way to the Dive Boat each day after a hearty breakfast. The only Resort on Taveuni offering Shore Diving. With a unique deep water frontage, Paradise is home to 3 unique shore dives featuring a multitude of tropical fish, reef creatures as well as hard and soft corals. Paradise shore dives are the underwater photographers' dream, and have many opportunities to capture those macro shots. Shore diving is FREE to divers in our group. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOWAir-conditioned Camera Room. Paradise has a dedicated Camera Room for underwater photographers, an ideal location for rinsing, cleaning, and charging. Who should attend the workshop? Beginner and intermediate underwater photographers who are looking to improve their UW images. If you have a new camera or are just starting out, this course will cover all the basics. If you have been shooting for a while but aren’t happy with the results, we can help. Do you struggle with focus or exposure? Composition? Strobe position? Isolating your subject from the background? Then this is the course for you. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOWDaily classes and one-on-one help from the Photo Pros The best way to learn is by shooting, and our photo pros will be on location with you to help you improve your technique and correct mistakes. Daily seminars throughout the trip will cover wide-angle and macro shooting techniques such as: Focus techniquesExposure techniquesStrobe placementCompositionClose focus wide angleAvoiding backscatterSnootingLightroom Tutorials(Exact curriculum will be tailored to the group)Pricing:Starting at $3,999 based on double occupancy in an Oceanfront ValePackages Include:11 nights accommodationsAll meals, water, coffee, tea9 days of 2 tank boat dives, shore diving, 1 night diveWelcome foot rub30-minute Paradise massageFiji Night Cultural eveningRound-trip airport transfers Photography Workshop with James EmeryAdditional costs:Airfare to Taveuni (TVU)Single supplementAdditional nightsAdditional boat or night divesAdditional spa visitsDrinksOn-site purchasesGratuitiesTrip InsuranceTravel info:August 2: Depart USA and arrive in TVU on August 4.August 15: Depart TVU, arrive in USA same dayRESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW Contact us for more travel details. We can help you book flights, tours, transfers, and any other arrangements you may need. Please note that medical evacuation insurances such as Dive Assure or Divers Alert Network (DAN) is mandatory on all trips. Additionally, comprehensive Cancellation, Accident, Medical and Baggage insurance such as DAN, Dive Assure, or Generali Global Assistanceis highly recommended. James Emery serves as the Marketing and Media manager at Backscatter. Before joining Backscatter, he spent 12 years across Southeast Asia working as a Photo Pro, with his final role being the manager of the Authorized Backscatter Photo Center at Lembeh Resort in Indonesia. With extensive knowledge in underwater photography and videography, James enjoys sharing his expertise with others. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOWRelated PostsFIJI – Bligh Water & Beyond aboard the NAI’A Underwater Photo Workshop Sept. 4-14, 2027. 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