Diverse Dumaguete

Troy Mayne · Issue 83, Mar/Apr 2015 · pp. 68–73

Products mentioned: Nikon D800E, Sea and Sea housing, Inon Z240 strobes, Nikon 105mm VR, Sigma 10-20mm

Dumaguete, located in Negros Oriental in the Visaya’s, Philippines, is a true diving mecca, and as convenient as diving of such caliber can be. With plenty of world class diving sites boasting the most sought after critters, without sounding like a dodgy TV sales network presenter, Negros Oriental has it all. I have been living in the Philippines for a number years and have travelled extensively to dive and photograph underwater Philippines. There is some great diving here, and some great dive areas, but each has been an effort. There is nothing simple here. Well that’s what I thought until I found, then relocated to Dumaguete. With critter dives surpassing Anilao and Coral Reef diving rivalling Tubbataha Reef, Dumaguete has everything here in a small easy to get to bundle, that makes a photography dive excursion rewarding and hassle free. There are as many varying photo opportunities as…