Both amateurs and professionals, as well as creative groups (unions and associations), can participate in the largest exhibition of underwater photography.
Photograph requirements:
— Subject and creative concept: any.
— Recommended format for underwater photographs: 60 x 90 cm.
— File resolution for high-quality printing must be at least 200 dpi.
— Photographs must be on foam board or another rigid base and have fasteners for hanging. —
The width of the panel for hanging the photograph is 100 cm, the height is 250 cm. Works are hung on hooks from the upper edge of the panel.
— A rigid plate measuring 10 x 15 cm must be attached under the photograph. It must contain: the title, author, location, a brief description/explanation of the plot, a description of the photographic equipment (camera, optics, housing, lighting, accessories, etc.), settings, and, possibly, the author’s contact information, the QR code of the author’s website with the terms of purchase of the work.
It is possible to form a separate author's block of photographs in the gallery area under special conditions (send your request in advance in November-December in a request letter by e-mail or by phone number published below).
Conditions of participation in the photo exhibition: The photographs you have selected for the exhibition (500 KB each) must be sent no later than February 1, 2026 to gudzev_foto@mail.ru .
Please wait for confirmation from the curator of the photo exhibition, Vladimir Gudzev, that the photographs have been accepted for participation in the exhibition before printing your works.
** For participants of the Moscow Dive Show from February 1 to 28, 2026, the FOTOLAB laboratory provides a 15% discount on printing works. Applies to wide-format printing with the Lightjet 430 device (all papers) and the production of plastifications of any format. To receive the discount, please tell the manager "I am a dive show participant."
You can place an order online on the website or at the laboratory at the following address: st. 11 Rozhdestvenka Street, on the grounds of the Moscow Architectural Institute (MARCHI), by emailing the manager (contact us on the website) www.fotolab.ru
. The photographer must participate in the hanging and installation of the photographs (February 18th, starting at 1:00 PM) and the dismantling (February 22nd, after 4:30 PM). Authorized representatives are permitted. Participants must proceed through the list from Varvarka Street and receive a badge after the hanging.
The maximum possible number of panels for one author is 6.
Lighting for a panel with an exhibition photograph is subject to a fee: 2000? per panel (in cash).
Once the exhibition space is full, applications will no longer be accepted.
Please send questions and applications to Vladimir Alekseevich Gudzev:
gudzev_foto@mail.ru
+7 (916) 659-93-47.
The Moscow Dive Show 2026 will be held at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow from February 19 to 22, 2026.
Ticket sales begin November 15! For more details, please visit our website; stay tuned for updates –
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