In early 1990 Len Deeley discussed with a few individuals\u00a0the idea of forming an underwater photography club. Publicity was mainly\u00a0word of mouth and sufficient interest was shown to get the club off the ground.<\/p>\n
In addition to Len, the other founder members of the club were Andy Austin,\u00a0Bert Lee, Dave Ledger, Keith Webster, John Benn, Shirley Murray, Michael\u00a0Maher, Roger Nash and Bob Bradley.<\/p>\n
The intention was to form a club which complemented rather than replaced\u00a0members own diving clubs and also, for those who were members, The British\u00a0Society of Underwater Photographers (BSOUP).<\/p>\n
The club was intended to be as informal and non-bureaucratic as possible\u00a0with a strong emphasis on improving members photography, providing and participating\u00a0in photographic competitions, and organizing diving trips tailored to photography.\u00a0Also, the social side of the club was an important element, which was to\u00a0be promoted by having regular meetings\/social events in members houses.<\/p>\n
A couple of meetings later, the club became official with a committee<\/a> and\u00a0a constitution<\/a> and activities were planned for 1991. Since then we have not\u00a0looked back, with a growing membership and very active program of events\u00a0providing the main forum for most members diving.<\/p>\n The core activities for each year are :<\/p>\n In addition to the above, various members organize dive trips both\u00a0in the UK and overseas, as well as supplementing other photographic expeditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" About Photosub In early 1990 Len Deeley discussed with a few individuals\u00a0the idea of forming an underwater photography club. Publicity was mainly\u00a0word of mouth and sufficient interest was shown to get the club off the ground. In addition to Len, … Continue reading \n