Ambassador - Filip Staes

Filip Staes

Filip's diving career began at the age of 23. A few years later, he was bitten by the underwater photography microbe when he took his first pictures in the Red Sea. He bought his first Sea & Sea Motormarine II underwater camera immediately afterwards and expanded his set with Sea & Sea front lenses and flash units. He still uses his very first YS-30 Sea & Sea flash today. According to him, it is the ideal slave flash to expose subjects from behind. In 2000, he started participating in photo competitions and has since won more than 200 national and international podium places.

Some of his greatest achievements include: 4x winner of the Open Belgian Championship and winner of the Open Dutch Championship. First place 'Creative Vision' at Ocean Geographic in Australia, the David Doubilet prize and the Jim Church prize for excellence and creativity in photography at Beneath The Sea (USA). in 2019 and 2021, he won a silver and bronze medal at the CMAS World Championships, and in 2022, he won first places at the Open Dutch Championships in the 'Freshwater' and 'No limits' categories. At the Open Belgian Championships that same year, he was on the podium eight times.

Filip loves to pass on his knowledge. He writes for magazines, sells his photos and travels the world with underwater photographers. His passion and constant hunger for new and creative visions and his years of experience make him the ideal teacher. In 2020, he started his own academy: the Underwater Photography Academy. There, he teaches webinars, workshops, personal coaching and is behind the camera at underwater model photo shoots. He is proud of the many talented photographers who trained with him and became successful in their further photography careers.

Facebook: Filip Staes

Instagram: Filip_staes and Underwater_photography_academy

Underwater Photography Academy website:  www.o-f-a.be

Own website: www.FSfotografie.be

Contact

Sea & Sea Europe
Nijverheidstraat 6G-Red
3144 CL Maassluis
Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)10 25 404 55

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