1st-8th August 2026. Bookings for this workshop are direct with Ocean Frontiers, please contact Carol: reservations@oceanfrontiers.com for bookings and any further information.
“I am heading back to Cayman in August 2026 to run my popular controlling light workshop. The controlling light workshop is the best wide angle workshop I run. Through the week-long course we deconstruct the process of shooting wide angle photography, allowing you to understand and optimise each element, leaving you perfectly placed to shoot stunning wide angle pictures of any subject. Grand Cayman offers really diverse diving and we make use of this variety to focus on different skills and techniques. The benign diving conditions and excellent visibility, combined with the quality operation run by Ocean Frontiers, allows us to pack a huge amount into this workshop week, sending you home packed with knowledge, but also with a diverse mix of wide angle pictures of walls, reefs, caverns, wrecks, stingrays, sharks, turtles and hopefully lots of silversides – a speciality that can be served up by Cayman in the summer.”
You can read a detailed introduction to all of Alex’s Cayman Workshops here.
Ocean Frontiers is once again hosting Cayman Digital Madness, at Compass Point Dive Resort, their long-running underwater photography workshop with Alex Mustard. Be sure to book now to join a workshop jammed with specialized diving tailored for enthusiastic underwater photographers and a workshop under the expert guidance of Alex Mustard.“I am excited to launch my first summer Cayman workshop for 3 years, which I hope brings us good encounters with summer silversides. Silverside blooms cannot be predicted or guaranteed, but the timing of this trip is my best guess for catching them. The last big bloom at the East End was at Ironshore Gardens in summer 2024, so fingers crossed. But with Ocean Frontiers’ fast boats we have the ability to catch the silversides wherever they show up on Cayman (or Little Cayman, weather allowing for the crossing).”
Alex says, “this wide angle photography class is themed on Understanding and Mastering Light Underwater. The workshop is dominated by my favourite photogenic dive sites, with every trip out being fully focused on photography. The workshop aims to reconstruct the way you shoot wide angle, both from technical and artistic point of view, while you enjoy great dives, shooting reef walls, coral caverns, colourful sponges and impressive corals, the Kittiwake wreck, stingrays, reef sharks, turtles and much more. Although, if the silversides are in residence, we will devote plenty of our attention to them. Two of the days include three-tank trips, giving the chance to roam further, such as visiting the Kittiwake wrecks, and even to Little Cayman, which we’ve managed during my workshops in 2022, 2023, 2025 and already in 2026 (I didn’t run a workshop in 2024). But do note that going to Little Cayman is weather dependent.”
Alex continues “I do not teach underwater photography by just telling you what to do. Of course, I will always explain ‘How to get the shot’, but I want you to understand Why you need to apply that technique in that way to get the killer image. I want you to leave my workshop with a collection of great images and also as a more knowledgeable and better underwater photographer. I want you to understand what goes into stunning shots, so that you can take them on dives, whether I am there to help you on your next trip or not. That is the aim of this workshop, we go into detail and deconstruct and rebuild your approach to wide angle photography. These are core skills in underwater photography and many photographers return to this workshop time and again for the great photographic diving and to keep polishing up their core technique.”
Alex adds “Digital Madness definitely puts the work into workshop! I plan a busy schedule to really make the most of the whole week to make it as productive as possible. But while I take the photography seriously, I don’t take myself too seriously. So we’re busy, but it is always fun. Nothing is compulsory too, so if you want to skip a dive or talk to have some vacation-time, that is fine. There is also no competition element to the week, which everyone always says helps promote a friendly and sharing atmosphere, and many images from this workshop have gone on to pick up awards in international underwater photography contests. I hope that you can join me (and hopefully lots of silversides) in Cayman.”
THE PACKAGE
Dates: Saturday 1-8th August 2026.
Workshop includes 7 nights accommodation at the luxurious Compass Point Dive Resort. Enjoy the luxury of rolling out of bed and onto the dive boat!
All rooms are Condo style, with kitchen, living room and washing machine/dryer. The two bedroom units have 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a large shared communal area. You can see the rooms in detail on the Compass Point website.
6 days of action packed diving with Alex Mustard and Ocean Frontiers, almost every dive trip we make is exclusive to this workshop in some way
Group Size: Limit 14 Photographers plus Alex Mustard
Presentations, image review sessions, 1:1 teaching in the pool; and pre-dive tips & local knowledge from Alex. Nitrox for whole trip
Breakfasts all week at Eagle Rays (takeaway easy). Lunches on the 3-tank days. Dinner buffet on final evening for the end of workshop presentation.
Free High Speed Wi-Fi Internet Access for your entire stay
Scheduled diving finishes Friday lunchtime, but we offer an optional, shallow (18ft/6m max) Macro Mania dive on Friday afternoon (not in package).
Rental Car for entire stay
Note the workshop is booked direct with Ocean Frontiers in Cayman and is priced in US Dollars.
Package Prices (depending on room options):
US $3,560 per person double occupancy in a one-bedroom condominium, inc tax.
US $4,785 per person single occupancy in a one-bedroom condominium, inc tax.
US $4,015 per person double occupancy in a two-bedroom oceanfront condominium, inc tax.
US $3,410 per person triple occupancy in a two-bedroom oceanfront condominium, inc tax. (this package works for a couple plus single traveller).
The workshop will commence at about 4:30pm on 1st August a welcome to Ocean Frontiers cruise (not compulsory), followed at 7:00pm with the welcome lecture from Alex. Therefore, if you are planning on flying in on this day we would suggest and recommend arriving on the earlier flights so as not to miss out on the welcome talk, at least. Give yourself minimum of 2 hours from landing to arriving at Ocean Frontiers. If you are coming from Europe or The West Coast perhaps consider arriving a day earlier and adding a night to your package.
Please note that, while we will endeavor to find a roommate for those who are single travelers and would prefer to share a two-bedroom accommodation, in the event of a roommate not being available the single occupancy pricing will apply.
BOOKING
In order to confirm your spot for this workshop for this summer, Ocean Frontiers require a deposit of 50% of your package price. The final 50% due 90 days prior to arrival.
Cancellation policy: Full refund with more than 90 days notice prior to first day of arrival. No refund with less than 90 days notification.
For Bookings and further information please contact Carol at reservations@oceanfrontiers.com
You can also call Toll Free from the USA on 1 800 348 6096.
Those wishing to come with diving or non-diving partners please check with Carol or Amanda, in Ocean Frontiers Reservations, for a variety of package options.
