Members of The Underwater Club enjoy exclusive deals and benefits from our Club partners, which will be revealed over time.
As of July 2023, we are pleased to announce our first partner: Mozaik UW Cameras.
When a Club partner needs to verify the validity of your Club membership, simply provide them with your Member username.
Equipment retailers
Reef Photo & Video: 5% off pre-owned gear and workshops
Reef Photo & Video is one of the leading retailers of underwater imaging equipment. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (US), they run local and international photography workshops, and ship globally.
Members of TUC enjoy a 5% discount on all pre-owned gear and on all photography workshops.
Media
Ocean Geographic Society
Ocean Geographic Society is a global community of explorers, scientists and visual storytellers, and publisher of the prestigious Ocean Geographic Magazine — a beautifully produced quarterly publication renowned for its powerful conservation storytelling and world-class imagery. Beyond the magazine, OG runs expeditions, awards programs and initiatives designed to elevate impactful ocean photography.
Through our partnership, members of The Underwater Club can enjoy complimentary OG E-Membership, as well as USD $5 off entry to the OGPICOTY 2026 photo competition. To redeem both benefits, use the following coupon code:
Diving operators and resorts
Jordan: Deep Blue Dive Center
Deep Blue Dive Center is located in beautiful Tala Bay Resort in Aqaba, Jordan. Aqaba is renowned for its photogenic wrecks, but also offers great macro and CFWA opportunities to keen image makers (read our trip report), with over 20 dives sites. Deep Blue Dive Center is a PADI IDC Center, PADI Eco Center and a Certified Green Fins Silver member.
They also love photography and decided to offer a 10% discount to Members of The Underwater Club. For more information on diving in Jordan and Deep Blue Dive Center, read our trip report.
Philippines: Atlantis Dive Resorts
The luxurious Atlantis Dumaguete resort boasts 44 newly renovated rooms, built around a tropical garden. Located on a long sandy beach, Atlantis Dumaguete is minutes away from some of the world’s best critter diving. Up North, Atlantis Puerto Galera offers easy access to excellent coral reefs. Well known for its numerous scuba diving spots, Puerto Galera was designated a Man and Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO in 1973. Both resorts are well equipped to cater for underwater photographers, offering large camera rooms, specialty dives such as fluorescence, and hosting multiple workshops every year.
Members of The Underwater Club will receive a free room upgrade (if available) or a free massage, when booking a trip with Atlantis Dive Resorts directly: [email protected]
Located in Dauin, one of the Philippines’ best macro regions, Silver Reef Dive Resorts offers Valet photographer services before, during and after diving. These include a camera room, trained specialist spotters, flexible dive times and… an underwater scooter/taxi service, to get you quicker to the next macro subject! For a wide-angle treat, Apo island’s reefs and Siquijor can be reached during a day trip. Travelling with kids? The resort offer child minding services too. Last but not least, the resort makes efforts to minimise its environmental impact and they are a Blue Oceans official partner.
Members of The Underwater Club will enjoy free nitrox and longer dives (70+ minutes), when booking with Silver Reef Dive Resorts directly.
Thailand/Myanmar: The Smiling Seahorse Liveaboard
The Smiling Seahorse is a photographer-friendly and reef-friendly liveaboard, covering the waters off Thailand and Myanmar.
Built and operated by a professional photographer, it features a dedicated camera room, offers blackwater diving on every cruise, photo coaching, and regular photography workshops, such as those led by award-winning photographers Alex Tyrrel and Mike Bartick. The boat caters to all levels of photography enthusiasts. Spacious decks and comfortable cabins for up to 16 guests ensure a relaxing experience between dives while the staff’s focus on underwater imaging guarantees a memorable and productive trip for capturing the beauty of the Andaman Sea.
Members of The Underwater Club receive a 5% discount on all cruises led by a photo-pro (photo clinics and blackwater-focused cruises) when booking a trip with The Smiling Seahorse directly: [email protected]