ADEX 2016
APRIL 15–17 SUNTEC SINGAPORE
CHINA
Richard Meng
Book Festival Speaker
Richard Meng is a member of the Chinese
Photographers Association, the China
Art Photography Association, the China
International Marine Photography
Association, the Beijing Photography
Art Association and the Chinese Artists
Association of Underwater Photography. He
is one of the few professional photographers
in China officially certified by Olympus,
and he also serves as a judge of the China
Underwater Photo Competition. Richard
recently published a new book in China
entitled Sea World.
TOPICS
Photo Video Zone
IMAGING THE COLOURFUL UNDERWATER
WORLD: Showcasing the beauty of the ocean
and the diversity of its inhabitants.
TURKEY
Rico Besserdich
Voice of the Ocean Judge
Rico Besserdich is a professional underwater
photographer, lecturer, artist and journalist,
and the International Director of Underwater
Photography at DIWA, the Diving Instructor
World Association. He has been involved
in photography since 1978. Rico has been
running seminars on “Artistic Underwater
Photography” at the prestigious HBK SAAR
Fine Arts University, and is also a member of
the Ocean Artists Society. His photographic,
artistic and journalistic works have been
published in numerous magazines, books
and online publications around the world.
www.maviphoto.com
TOPICS
Photo Video Zone
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY & ARTS – THE
STEP TO THE NEXT LEVEL: Can an underwater
photograph be considered art, and if yes, how
does it compare to “normal” images?
Photo Video Zone
MINDSET DEVELOPMENT FOR UNDERWATER
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Learn how to stay
organised and get the most out of your
underwater photography dives.
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