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Cathy Church Underwater Photo Center & Gallery

Must Do: Visit Cathy Church Gallery, less than 2 miles from George Town, with a star marking the spot on Map 1 of Grand Cayman. Cathy is one of the most popular and widely published underwater photographers of our time. Her husband Herb works with Cathy and they sell cameras, housings and accessories at prices much lower than in the US and with full US warranties. Cathy also gives a FREE lesson with each camera purchase, which is absolutely priceless!

Fast Facts:

Location: Sunset House, South Sound.

Five minutes from town. See Activity Guide Map 1.

Offering: Breathtaking underwater images by world-famous Cathy Church, spectacular duty free prices on underwater and land digital cameras, strobes, housings and more.

Special: Look for coupons in Activity Guide.

Tel: 1-345-949-7415

Brief Bio:

Cathy Church has been photographing the beautiful underwater world since 1967. She has a Masters degree in Marine Biology, and is recognized as one of the world's foremost teachers and authors on underwater photography. She received the NOGI award for the arts (a national U.S. award) in 1987, the DEMA "Reaching Out Award" in 2000 and was inducted into the Woman Divers Hall of Fame in 2000. She was on the founding board of governors of the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame to be housed in the Cayman Islands, and was inducted into the Woman Diver Hall of Fame in March 2000. She is also a member of the Explorer's Club.

Extended Bio

Editor's Review:

Visiting the Cayman Islands and not going to see the Cathy Church gallery would be like going to Paris and not seeing the Louvre. This is a true Cayman must-do if ever there was one.

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:17 am Post subject:

Hey Joe... Nice job!!! I like how you dissolved in and out of the moving video. It really does smooth out the transitions. Makes for good flow, especially with the mellow music. Keep up the good work!! ThumbsUp

-Paul

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:02 am Post subject:

Joe...LOVED IT..........definitely getting digital underwater camera there in October......not that my $5.00 throwaway hasn't brought laughter and amusement to many.....but y'all just WATCH what happens when I get one of those baby's in my hand! Rolling Eyes

Loving the videos....hope you forgave my

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throw it away

comment on the 7MB one Wink

Celine

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:22 am Post subject:

Paul - Thanks, I took your advice about not letting the shots "land". Very Happy

Celine - That 7MB video was garbage and I am thankful to you and the others for pointing out what should have been obvious to me.

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:05 am Post subject:

Cathy Church's gallery is a wonderful place to visit and we make a point to stop in there every year to see what's new.....the video is great, Joe! Cathy's enthusiastic personality comes across so well!

I did have some trouble getting the video to play till the end, and I had to ask Joe for help and be a little creative in order to see the whole thing. I'm wondering if anyone else has also had this problem or knows what I might be doing wrong. computerbash

I have a Mac and am using the newest OSX operating system (Tiger), and I have a high speed connection with a cable modem. I have absolutely no problem watching any of Joe's other videos except for this one and the one of Pappagallo's restaurant. In both cases, they stop after about 40% has played. They get kind of jerky and then stop. Always in the same place. The only way I was able to watch it was to copy the URL address of the video and paste that into a new browser window. Then, that opened up Windows Media Player and I could watch it. That was Joe's suggestion (thanks!), but he's not sure why I'm having this trouble to begin with. :?

Is anyone else having the same problem or does anyone have any suggestions for something I can check on my computer?

Thanks, Char

Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 2

These videos are excellent. I remember meeting Herb and its good to see him again. He gave me a good deal on a Nikon, nice guy and Cathy too. Smile

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:37 am Post subject:

Joe.....some of us are nice and are tactful.....I was in a "different" category Rolling Eyes

I am sooooooooo walking the edge with that title! rolllaugh

Celine

Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 4

Love, love, love this store! Had a great time, and bought a great camera that I am so happy with. I highly recommend them!

Newbie Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Durham, NC

Look forward to stopping by on our visit!

Newbie Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Posts: 6

I wanted to try out a digital underwater camera for taking reef and stingray pictures. We drove out to Sunset House and went downstairs to the shop. It was very, very busy but someone helped us. I asked to rent a digital camera. They offered me one of the expensive ones first, but I asked for the one for $40 a day. However, they were going to make me bring it back before I went to stingray city on Saturday. They eventually allowed me to use it Friday and Saturday just as I was about to give up and walk out the door. I now wish I had simply bought one of their underwater cameras because I had so much fun snapping pictures. I was doing it blindly a lot, but I probably got one fantastic shot out of every 10 shots I took. I was just getting the hang of it when I had to return it. I also made the mistake of using the flash a lot that drained the battery faster and only allowed me to get about half the pictures I would have otherwise.

When we later returned the camera, it took quite a while to burn the CD, but we spent the time buying Cathy’s prints. Her husband also let my 4-year-old son hold their parrot on his arm and he told me their stories of meeting James Cameron, Gene Hackman, and Clive Cussler. I’m looking forward to going back and trying more underwater photography.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject:

We just bought a camera at Cathy Church's and were very impressed with the whole experience. We bought a pretty good point and shoot, not a real expensive outfit but more than sufficient for our needs. The staff was great and it was as if we were buying the most expensive camera outfit they had.

Cathy's prices are indeed as low as anywhere. An online shop might come close or maybe even match, but at Cathy's they sell you the camera, then give one-on-one coaching and a full briefing on the camera and its functions. When we walked out of the shop, all settings were properly set, we knew how to change settings if needed, we knew how to care for and inspect our housing and we were comfortable with the entire setup. You simply cannot get that service online.

If you need (or simply want Wink

) a new camera, you can't go wrong buying it from Cathy Church.

DS