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Underwater Photography | Sandra Stalker

05 September 2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Alice Ellen Cooper Dean Community Space

Capturing Dorset’s marine life through underwater photography

Explore the wonderful marine wildlife of the Dorset coastline through the underwater photography of Sandra Stalker in this afternoon’s talk.

Sandra Stalker is a lecturer at Weymouth College and an award-winning underwater photographer. Sandra learnt to dive off the stormy Portland coastline 24 years ago, having been inspired by tropical underwater imagery in books and films.

Sandra’s talk will look at how her incredible underwater shots were achieved, how she tells a story through her photography, and tips on how spot often overlooked marine life along the Dorset coast.


Photograph © Sandra Stalker

 

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