Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria, To Host Underwater Photo Festival

Puerto Mogán, Gran Canaria, will host next week's launch of the FotoSub festival where dozens of international photographers will gather to photo the waters around the port.

Two prominent photographers attending the event will be Charles Hood, holder of the BBC Wildlife Award, and Samantha Bean, prizewinner at the British Underwater Image competition. Other underwater champion photographers from France, Spain and Portugal will attend the event.

which begins formally on the 29th September and runs through to the 4th October. FotoSub will also be showing films on underwater themes on a giant screen for the public from the 30th to the 3rd at 9-30pm