There is an entire world beneath the surface that most people will never experience.
Creatures that rise from the abyss only after dark. Extraordinary moments captured on a single breath. Discoveries in places so remote that few will ever reach them.
But what happens when someone finds a way to show us that hidden world?
At Diving Talks 2026, three extraordinary speakers will explore how underwater photography, exploration and storytelling can make the invisible visible.
📸 DAAN VERHOEVEN — Freediving Style: How a Restriction Leads to an Aesthetic
What happens when the photographer must hold their breath too? Daan explores how the limitations of freediving photography — breath-hold, natural light and time — become the very elements that define its unique visual language.
🌌 JIALING CAI — When the Deep Sea Comes to Me
Every night, billions of tiny marine organisms rise from the depths towards the surface, returning before dawn.
At just 19, Jialing decided to witness this extraordinary migration for herself. That curiosity became a personal journey into the fascinating world of blackwater photography.
🌊 FAITH ORTINS — Exploration Is Just the Beginning
Discovery is only the first step. What happens next?
Faith explores how underwater exploration can inspire people far beyond the diving community, bringing extraordinary places and experiences to audiences who may never see them firsthand.
Three different journeys. One shared purpose: revealing a world that deserves to be seen, understood and appreciated.
Because sometimes the greatest adventure isn’t discovering something new.
It’s allowing the rest of the world to discover it too.
📅 Sunday, October 25 · 09:30
📍 Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon
🎟️ BE THERE.
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