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Having the opportunity to spend a month in Mozambique, learning the art of Underwater Photography, was well and truly one of the most inspiring experiences I've ever had. Mentored from Fiona Ayerst, a world-renowned underwater photographer, I managed to cultivate the skills and understanding of Underwater Photography in a friendly and positive environment. The course is set in Guinjata Bay, a remote bay near the town of Inhambane, providing the perfect setting to really live and breathe the course. You'll wake up to the sounds of the ocean, spend all day in the ocean and then spend the night watching it; there's really not an experience like it and you'll find a place that at first, felt strange and surreal, becomes like home very quickly. Everything was very well organised, right from the communication prior to the trip, to the daily activities and schedule, to even now being supported as an alumni of the course. I learnt a lot about myself during this experience and there was so so many things I didn't get right or felt I wasn't great at. However, the support throughout your learning here is incomparable and through getting out there day after day, you will soon find you're making some amazing progress from when you first started. The honest truth is, I started the course with 6 open water dives (4 of them were in my OW course). Since completing this underwater photography internship, I then went on to become an Open Water Instructor, working in the dive industry in several dive destinations around the globe and now work as a professional underwater photographer. I put this all down to the experience, learning and teaching that I had in Mozambique. I highly recommend this course for those with either a passion for marine life or photography. Using myself as an example, you don't have to have a tonne of dives to partake on this course, you will quickly develop those skills too except it will be way better as you'll have a full underwater camera set-up in your hands. No question, I would love to go back and do it all again!

My month spent in Mozambique was truly one of the best of my life.

The program was well organised and structured, building from foundational skills to more advanced techniques as the weeks went by. I felt completely supported in my learning - I joined the program with no underwater photography experience, but quickly developed a deep passion, and I felt confident and skilled to take this forward at the completion of the course. The support to alumnis of the program is also fantastic.

Fiona was an amazing teacher and mentor - exceptionally talented, incredibly generous with her time and wonderfully critical. Her passion for the ocean and its animals is so infectious and inspiring.

Guinjata Bay is a beautiful location with amazing marine life. During my stay, humpback whales, mantas and whalesharks were all regular visitors to the bay and on our dives. There's also a huge diversity of tiny critters - nudis, shrimps, crabs - which are great practice for macro techniques. The accommodation, food, dive shop and staff were all exceptional - it quickly felt like home, and it was very hard to leave at the end of the month.

The program included a number of excursions - both diving and land-based - which were great for exploring more of the local area and learning more about the culture of Mozambique.

I loved everything about this internship and would do it again in a heartbeat!

I spent a month doing the underwater photography internship program, and it was one of the most amazing experiences in my life! The course was taught well, from the basics of handling and care for underwater photography gear, to complex subjects such as composition and editing. Regardless of if you are a beginner or have been taking photos for years, this course has much to teach and catered a lot to individuals Diving in South Africa was phenomenal and is one of the best places I've dived in my life. The diversity of macro life to the thrill of diving with ragged-tooth sharks, there was plenty of subjects for us to hone our photography skills on. To top it all off, everyone was incredibly friendly, from the dive operators to fellow interns, and you almost immediately feel at home. Leaving after month almost felt like leaving a place I have lived in for a while. Overall, the month spent as an underwater photography intern was one of the best times in my life, 10/10 would recommend 🙂

Home safe and sound, wishing I was back in guinjata! I really met some amazing people out there and had an incredible experience. I suppose all good things must come to an end but I will be back! These two months have been awesome, I’ve seen humpbacks, whale sharks, mantas, elephants, giraffe and zebra to name a few! Thanks to all the Campfire lot for letting me come with you and thank you to everyone at guinjata for being so totally awesome, showing me what I really want to do with my life. I’m going to keep in touch with all of you, don’t worry I’ll be back soon enough! Love you all so much