Join us on the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia to photograph one of the most unique species of marine life, the Leafy seadragon.  These stunning creatures are found nowhere else in the world except the Great Southern Reef of Australia. No matter what level of photography or videography experience you have, Scott Portelli will be on hand daily to help you get the most out of your photography.

There will be time each evening to review and edit your images to optimise your photography and improve your approach. This will be a small group expedition, maximum 4 people, suitable for certified SCUBA divers with temperate water experience.

We aim to dive 3 different locations across the peninsula during the workshop period and depending on the conditions and the abundance of marine life we may stick to one or two specific dive sites.

Learn about Leafy Seadragons, their behaviour, habitat and ecology as you photographic these endemic marine creatures.

These are some of the rarest creatures on our planet, you won’t want to miss out on this very special experience.

Scott Portelli is an international award winning wildlife, nature and underwater photographer and is regarded as a leading professional in his field. Scott has spent thousands of hours in remote locations across the globe filming and photographing nature, wildlife, the underwater environment and wild places.

Some of his recent accolades include:

• GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 – 1st place winner in the Mammals Category

• HIPA 2023 – 1st place winner in “Diversity” Portfolio Category

• Highly commended at the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the year in London in both 2016 & 2022,

• Winner in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2021, and has previously been awarded winner in the animal behaviour category in 2017 and 2019

• 1st  Place Winner as part of a team representing Australia at the World Photographic Cup 2021.

• Winner at the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2021  in the Other Animals category.

• Winner in the Human & Oceans category at the Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year awards 2021

• Winner at Travel Photographer of the Year 2015 & 2018 and runner up in the landscape category in 2020.

• National winner of the Sony World Photography awards 2016

Scott has spent over a decade working in the polar regions with a focus on Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic areas producing a unique portfolio of fine art photography that showcases the intricate environment and its intriguing inhabitants. Working in extreme conditions, Scott’s photography provides a rarely seen glimpse above and below the surface in some of the harshest places on the planet.