The 2024 competition opens for entries on October 31st. Underwater photographers and videographers of all levels, from novice to professional, compete in what has become the “World Championship” of international underwater imagery events.
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An annual competition for accomplished and aspiring photographers, cinematographers and artists to showcase their best work. Winners and runners-up are chosen by a panel of professional judges in front of a live audience at the Asia Dive Expo 2025 in Singapore. Submissions open on January 1, 2025.
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The winners of the 2024 edition of the competition have been announced! Entrants competed for prizes in 8 categories, with the top photo or video among the category winners receiving the distinction of “Best of Show.” Congratulations to Gabriel Guzman, whose 1st place image in the Portfolio category earned him the grand prize.
The winners of the 2023 edition of the competition have been announced! Entrants compete for prizes in 8 categories, with the top photo or video among the category winners receiving the grand prize of $1000 in cash. Congratulations to Suliman Alatiqi, whose 1st place image in the Wide Angle category earned him the grand prize.
The winners of the 2022 edition of the competition have been announced! Entrants compete for prizes in 6 categories, with the top image among the category winners receiving the grand prize of $1000 in cash. Congratulations to Martin Broen, whose 1st place image in the Black & White category earned him the grand prize.
The 2021 competition winners have been announced! The competition celebrates the splendor of the oceans, the skill of the entrants, and the intricate and challenging art of underwater imaging. Congratulations to Martin Broen, who won “Best of Show” for his 1st place image from the Black and White category, taking home the $1,000 cash prize.
The winners of the 2020 DEEP Indonesia imaging competition have been announced! With more than $45,000 in prizes, this year’s contest attracted thousands of entries in several themed categories. The Best of Show was awarded to Enrico Somogyi for a creative capture of a golden jellyfish in Palau.
The 2020 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition is one of the most prestigous international underwater imagery events, and over $55,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the “Best of Show” winner—Scott Portelli.
The winners of the 2019 DEEP Indonesia imaging competition have been announced! With more than $45,000 in prizes, this year’s contest attracted thousands of entries in several themed categories. The Best of Show was awarded to Grant Thomas for an impressive split shot titled “Papuan Sunset.”
The 2019 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The Our World Underwater competition has become one of the most prestigous international underwater imagery events, and over $55,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the “Best of Show” winner—Luc Rooman.
The winners of the 2018 DEEP Indonesia imaging competition have been announced! With more than $45,000 in prizes, this year’s contest attracted thousands of entries in several themed categories. The Best of Show was awarded to Yung-Sen Wu for a jaw-dropping image of a blue-ring octopus tending its eggs in Lembeh, Indonesia.
The 2018 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The Our World Underwater competition has become one of the most prestigous international underwater imagery events, and over $55,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the Best of Show winner—Shane Gross.
The winners of the 2017 DEEP Indonesia imaging competition have been announced! With more than $45,000 in prizes, this year’s contest attracted thousands of entries in several themed categories. The Best of Show was awarded to Ralph Pace for a fantastic image of a pelagic feeding frenzy in the waters of Mexico’s Revillagigedo Islands.
The 2017 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The Our World Underwater competition has become one of the most prestigous international underwater imagery events, and over $55,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the Best of Show winner—Yatwai So.
The winners of the 2016 DEEP Indonesia imaging competition have been announced! With more than $45,000 in prizes, this year’s contest attracted thousands of entries in several themed categories. The Best of Show was awarded to Mathieu Foulquié for his stunning image of mating toads.
The 2016 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The Our World Underwater competition has become one of the most prestigous international underwater imagery events, and over $55,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the Best of Show winner—Fabien Michenet.
The winners of the 2015 DEEP Indonesia imaging competition have been announced! With more than $40,000 in prizes, this year’s contest attracted thousands of entries in several themed categories. The Best in Show was awarded to Eduardo Acevedo for his stunning image of a fish captured in the tentacles of a man-o’-war.
The 2015 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The Our World Underwater competition has become one of the most prestigous international underwater imagery events, and over $50,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the Best of Show winner - Anthony Berberian.
The 8th annual DEEP Indonesia is now complete. The 2014 competition has seven themed categories and over $40,000 in prizes, including underwater photo equipment and premium dive travel packages to some of the top photo destinations in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and The Maldvies.
The 2014 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The Our World Underwater competition has become one of the most prestigous international underwater imagery events, and over $50,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the Best of Show winner - Sumer Verma.
The 2013 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The Our World Underwater competition has become one of the most prestigous international underwater imagery events, and over $40,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the Best of Show winner - Sam Cahir.
The prestigious DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition is part of a unique series hosted by DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel, in association with DEEP Indonesia, Indonesia’s first and premier diving, adventure travel and extreme sports expo. Photographers competed in seven themed categories to win over $40,000 in prizes, including underwater photo equipment and premium dive travel packages to some of the top photo destinations in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Congratulations to Dale Sanders who won Best of Show for his 1st place image from the Reefscape category. This is the second time Dale has taken home the Best of Show award in the DEEP Indonesia contest, after winning it in 2008 as well.
The 2011 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the talented underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The Our World Underwater competition has become the “Superbowl” of international underwater imagery events, and over $75,000 of world-class prizes have been awarded, including a $1,000 cash prize to the Best of Show winner - Anatoly Beloshchin from Russia.
The winners of the 5th annual DEEP Indonesia competition have been announced! The 2011 competition had seven themed categories and over $40,000 in prizes, including underwater photo equipment and premium dive travel packages to some of the top photo destinations in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Congratulations to Erin Quigley for taking Best in Show...
DivePhotoGuide.com and Wetpixel.com are proud to announce the winners of the 5th annual Our World Underwater international underwater photography & video competition. The competition is in held in association with Our World Underwater and part of a joint series often referred to as the "Super Bowl" of international underwater imagery events, with world-class prizes, esteemed celebrity judges, and significant global media support.
DivePhotoGuide.com and Wetpixel.com are proud to announce the winners of the 4th annual DEEP Indonesia international underwater photography & video competition. The competition is in held in association with DEEP & Extreme Indonesia and part of a unique joint series of international underwater photography competitions, with world-class prizes, esteemed judges, and significant global media support.
DivePhotoGuide.com and Wetpixel.com are proud to announce the winners of their 4th annual underwater photography & video competition in association with Our World Underwater. The competition is part of a joint series often referred to as the “Super Bowl” of international underwater imagery competitions, with world-class prizes, esteemed celebrity judges, significant media support, and the opportunity to have your images showcased to the world as some of the planet’s best.
On the heels of announcing the winners of the prestigious US-based international underwater photo and video competition in association with Our World Underwater, DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel are proud to announce the winners of the 2009 DEEP Indonesia competition. Part of a unique series of international competitions, DEEP Indonesia is one of two international competitions in association with major dive expos on opposite sides of the world, which have been organized to provide a complementary series of categories and prizing opportunities. The series has attracted some of the best underwater photographers in the world and in 2009 has collectively awarded over $80,000!
On the heels of announcing the winners of the prestigious US-based international photo and video competition in association with Our World Underwater, Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide are proud to announce the winners of the unique joint collaboration with a second international competition in association with DEEP Indonesia , Indonesia’s first-ever Diving, Adventure Travel and Water sports expo. 2007 marked the first time two international competitions associated with dive expos on opposite sides of the world cooperated to establish a complementary series of categories and prizing opportunities. This year brings us another batch of breathtaking winning images. Congratulations to the winners!
Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com are proud to announce the winners of their 3rd annual underwater photography & video competition in association with Our World Underwater, which celebrates the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment. The competition has become the “Superbowl” of international underwater imagery competitions, with world-class prizes, celebrity judges, and the opportunity to have your images showcased to the world as some of the planet’s best. Congratulations to the winners!
We are pleased to announce the winners of the newest addition to the series of UnderwaterCompetition.com underwater imagery events, and on the heels of the popular Our World Underwater & DEEP Indonesia competitions. Wetpixel, DivePhotoGuide and the 2007 SCUBA Show are proud to present the winners of “UNDER THE BLUE 2007”. Congratulations to the winners!
Winners have been announced! Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have teamed up again in association with Our World Underwater to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment with the 2nd annual international underwater photography and video competition. Photographers competed in six still image categories plus one video category, to win more than $35,000 in prizes! Congratulations to the winning photographers!
It is with much excitement and honor that we present to you the winners of the first annual Wetpixeland DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photography Competition. The two popular underwater imaging websites have teamed up to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment by developing the first instance of a new, annual, international underwater photography competition. For our inaugural event, only digital entries were accepted, including both images taken from digital cameras or scanned from film. Over $25,000 in prizes were awarded and we congratulate the winners from around the globe!
