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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.

Best of Show by Gabriel
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Gabriel Guzman

CATEGORY
Portfolio
Gold
Environmental Winner by Emma

PHOTOGRAPHER
Emma Turner

CATEGORY
Environmental
Gold
Smartphone Winner by Selanie

PHOTOGRAPHER
Selanie Waddilove

CATEGORY
Smartphone
Gold
Over-Under Winner by Jenny

PHOTOGRAPHER
Jenny Stock

CATEGORY
Over-Under
Gold
International Waters Winner by Luc

PHOTOGRAPHER
Luc Rooman

CATEGORY
International Waters
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Suliman
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Suliman Alatiqi

CATEGORY
Wide Angle
Gold
Conservation Winner by Yinan

PHOTOGRAPHER
Yinan Liu

CATEGORY
Conservation
Gold
Black & White Winner by Martin

PHOTOGRAPHER
Martin Broen

CATEGORY
Black & White
Gold
Over-Under Winner by Grace

PHOTOGRAPHER
Grace Pempek

CATEGORY
Over-Under
Gold
Blackwater Winner by Magnus

PHOTOGRAPHER
Magnus Lundgren

CATEGORY
Blackwater
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Martin
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Martin Broen

CATEGORY
Black & White
Gold
Wide Angle Winner by Raffaele

PHOTOGRAPHER
Raffaele Livornese

CATEGORY
Wide Angle
Gold
Over-Under Winner by JillAnne Ward

PHOTOGRAPHER
JillAnne Ward McCarty

CATEGORY
Over-Under
Gold
Traditional Winner by Renata

PHOTOGRAPHER
Renata Romeo

CATEGORY
Traditional
Gold
Macro Winner by Nicolas

PHOTOGRAPHER
Nicolas Remy

CATEGORY
Macro
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Martin
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Martin Broen

CATEGORY
Black & White
Gold
Wide Angle Unrestricted Winner by Tom

PHOTOGRAPHER
Tom Shlesinger

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Julian

PHOTOGRAPHER
Julian Hsu

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Enrico

PHOTOGRAPHER
Enrico Somogyi

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Sander

PHOTOGRAPHER
Sander van der Heijden

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Enrico
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Enrico Somogyi

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Animal Portrait Winner by Eric

PHOTOGRAPHER
Eric Hou

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Divers Winner by Petr

PHOTOGRAPHER
Petr Polách

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
Animal Behavior Winner by Jenny

PHOTOGRAPHER
Jenny Stock

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by Fressia

PHOTOGRAPHER
Fressia Peng

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
More Winning Images >

The 2020 competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all the underwater photographers who participated, and to the winners from around the world. The 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.

Best of Show by Scott
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Scott Portelli

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Yung-Sen

PHOTOGRAPHER
Yung-Sen Wu

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Keigo

PHOTOGRAPHER
Keigo Kawamura

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Yatwai

PHOTOGRAPHER
Yatwai So

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.”

Best of Show by Grant
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Grant Thomas

CATEGORY
Over-Under
Gold
Divers Winner by Henley

PHOTOGRAPHER
Henley Spiers

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by Tyler

PHOTOGRAPHER
Tyler Schiffman

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Ipah

PHOTOGRAPHER
Ipah Uid

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Animal Behavior Winner by Jinggong

PHOTOGRAPHER
Jinggong Zhang

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Luc
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Luc Rooman

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Virginia

PHOTOGRAPHER
Virginia Salzedo

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Songda

PHOTOGRAPHER
Songda Cai

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Black & White Winner by Henley

PHOTOGRAPHER
Henley Spiers

CATEGORY
Black & White
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Todor

PHOTOGRAPHER
Todor Dimitrov

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Yung-Sen
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Yung-Sen Wu

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by David

PHOTOGRAPHER
David Salvatori

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Animal Portrait Winner by Pedro

PHOTOGRAPHER
Pedro Carrillo

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Francesco

PHOTOGRAPHER
Francesco Pacienza

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Over-Under Winner by Grant

PHOTOGRAPHER
Grant Thomas

CATEGORY
Over-Under
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Shane
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Shane Gross

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
Wide Angle Unrestricted Winner by Greg

PHOTOGRAPHER
Greg Lecoeur

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Shane

PHOTOGRAPHER
Shane Gross

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Enrico

PHOTOGRAPHER
Enrico Somogyi

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Songda

PHOTOGRAPHER
Songda Cai

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Ralph
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Ralph Pace

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by Damien

PHOTOGRAPHER
Damien Mauric

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Animal Portrait Winner by Liang

PHOTOGRAPHER
Liang Fu

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Surf Winner by Beau

PHOTOGRAPHER
Beau Pilgrim

CATEGORY
Surf
Gold
Divers Winner by Pekka

PHOTOGRAPHER
Pekka Tuuri

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Yatwai
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Yatwai So

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Ron

PHOTOGRAPHER
Ron Watkins

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Jorge

PHOTOGRAPHER
Jorge Marco

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion Winner by Alicia

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alicia Franco

CATEGORY
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by J.R.

PHOTOGRAPHER
J.R. Sosky

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Mathieu
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Mathieu Foulquié

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by Alfonso

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alfonso Expósito

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Virginia

PHOTOGRAPHER
Virginia Salzedo

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Animal Portrait Winner by Yen-Yi

PHOTOGRAPHER
Yen-Yi Lee

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Surf Winner by Chase

PHOTOGRAPHER
Chase Darnell

CATEGORY
Surf
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Fabien
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Fabien Michenet

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Octavio

PHOTOGRAPHER
Octavio Aburto

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Jeff

PHOTOGRAPHER
Jeff Milisen

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion Winner by Lucie

PHOTOGRAPHER
Lucie Drlikova

CATEGORY
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Bert

PHOTOGRAPHER
Bert Willaert

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Eduardo
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Eduardo Acevedo

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Divers Winner by Luc

PHOTOGRAPHER
Luc Eeckhaut

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Dragos

PHOTOGRAPHER
Dragos Dumitrescu

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by Alfonso

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alfonso Exposito

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Surf Winner by Rodney

PHOTOGRAPHER
Rodney Bursiel

CATEGORY
Surf
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Anthony
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Anthony Berberian

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion Winner by Steffen

PHOTOGRAPHER
Steffen Binke

CATEGORY
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Francis

PHOTOGRAPHER
Francis Pérez

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Joe

PHOTOGRAPHER
Joe Daniels

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Marc

PHOTOGRAPHER
Marc Casanovas Felix

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Bert
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Bert Willaert

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Animal Portrait Winner by Eduardo

PHOTOGRAPHER
Eduardo Acevedo

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Divers Winner by Parnupong

PHOTOGRAPHER
Parnupong Norasethkamol

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
Animal Behavior Winner by Martin

PHOTOGRAPHER
Martin Strmiska

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Sharks Winner by Vincent

PHOTOGRAPHER
Vincent Truchet

CATEGORY
Sharks
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Sumer
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Sumer Verma

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Michele

PHOTOGRAPHER
Michele Davino

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Hani

PHOTOGRAPHER
Hani Bader

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Bert

PHOTOGRAPHER
Bert Willaert

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion Winner by Shawn

PHOTOGRAPHER
Shawn Heinrichs

CATEGORY
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Sam
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Sam Cahir

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Todd

PHOTOGRAPHER
Todd Bretl

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by federica

PHOTOGRAPHER
federica bambi

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Octavio

PHOTOGRAPHER
Octavio Aburto

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion Winner by Shawn

PHOTOGRAPHER
Shawn Heinrichs

CATEGORY
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Dale
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Dale Sanders

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Marcus

PHOTOGRAPHER
Marcus Commodore

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Divers Winner by Dale

PHOTOGRAPHER
Dale Sanders

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
Animal Behavior Winner by Alex

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alex Tattersall

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Environment and Conservation Winner by Carlos

PHOTOGRAPHER
Carlos Villoch

CATEGORY
Environment and Conservation
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Anatoly
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Anatoly Beloshchin

CATEGORY
Commercial, Conceptual & Fashion
Gold
Novice Winner by Bruno

PHOTOGRAPHER
Bruno Moors

CATEGORY
Novice
Gold
Compact: Macro Winner by Marcus

PHOTOGRAPHER
Marcus Commodore

CATEGORY
Compact: Macro
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Uwe

PHOTOGRAPHER
Uwe Schmolke

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Keri

PHOTOGRAPHER
Keri Wilk

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
More Winning Images >

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...

Best of Show by Erin
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Erin Quigley

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by Anthony

PHOTOGRAPHER
Anthony Plummer

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Divers Winner by Damien

PHOTOGRAPHER
Damien Siviero

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
Environment and Conservation Winner by Juanmi

PHOTOGRAPHER
Juanmi Alemany

CATEGORY
Environment and Conservation
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Marcus

PHOTOGRAPHER
Marcus Commodore

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
More Winning Images >
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.

Best of Show by David
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
David Barrio

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Keri

PHOTOGRAPHER
Keri Wilk

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Luc

PHOTOGRAPHER
Luc Eeckhaut

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Unrestricted Winner by Keri

PHOTOGRAPHER
Keri Wilk

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Novice Winner by Jeremy

PHOTOGRAPHER
Jeremy Kozman

CATEGORY
Novice
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Magnus
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Magnus Lundgren

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
Indonesia Residents Winner by Michael

PHOTOGRAPHER
Michael McEvoy

CATEGORY
Indonesia Residents
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by Adriano

PHOTOGRAPHER
Adriano Morettin

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Animal Portrait Winner by Debi

PHOTOGRAPHER
Debi Henshaw

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Environment and Conservation Winner by Borut Furlan

PHOTOGRAPHER
Borut Furlan

CATEGORY
Environment and Conservation
Gold
More Winning Images >

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.

Best of Show by Justin
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Justin Gilligan

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Traditional Winner by Alexander

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alexander Safonov

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Novice Winner by Helmut

PHOTOGRAPHER
Helmut Theiss

CATEGORY
Novice
Gold
Super Macro Traditional Winner by Keri

PHOTOGRAPHER
Keri Wilk

CATEGORY
Super Macro Traditional
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Christian

PHOTOGRAPHER
Christian Skauge

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
More Winning Images >

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!



Best of Show by Gabriele
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Gabriele Donati

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Animal Portrait Winner by Marina

PHOTOGRAPHER
Marina Kochetova

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Reefscapes Winner by Marchione

PHOTOGRAPHER
Marchione Giacomo

CATEGORY
Reefscapes
Gold
Environment and Conservation Winner by John

PHOTOGRAPHER
John Trone

CATEGORY
Environment and Conservation
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Edvin

PHOTOGRAPHER
Edvin Eng

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
More Winning Images >
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!
Best of Show by Dale Sanders
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Dale Sanders

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Roger Beeden

PHOTOGRAPHER
Roger Beeden

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Indonesia Residents Winner by Hermawan Wong

PHOTOGRAPHER
Hermawan Wong

CATEGORY
Indonesia Residents
Gold
Animal Portrait Winner by Dale Sanders

PHOTOGRAPHER
Dale Sanders

CATEGORY
Animal Portrait
Gold
Divers Winner by Shen

PHOTOGRAPHER
Shen Collazo

CATEGORY
Divers
Gold
More Winning Images >

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!

Best of Show by Borut Furlan
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Borut Furlan

CATEGORY
Environment and Conservation
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Mike Roberts

PHOTOGRAPHER
Mike Roberts

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Julie Lucas

PHOTOGRAPHER
Julie Lucas

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Anders

PHOTOGRAPHER
Anders Salesjö

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Unrestricted Winner by Dale Sanders

PHOTOGRAPHER
Dale Sanders

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
More Winning Images >

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!

Best of Show by Yeang Chng
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Yeang Chng

CATEGORY
Majesty of the Oceans
Gold
California Winner by Rick Coleman

PHOTOGRAPHER
Rick Coleman

CATEGORY
California
Gold
The Macro World Winner by Alessio

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alessio Viora

CATEGORY
The Macro World
Gold
Man and Sea Winner by Noam

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Noam Kortler

CATEGORY
Man and Sea
Gold
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Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide are pleased to announced the winners of the 1st annual DEEP Indonesia Underwater Photo Competition. This is the second international competition hosted by Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide, and hosted in association with Indonesia’s first Diving, Adventure Travel and Water sports expo, DEEP Indonesia.  Photographers competed in 7 categories to win premium dive travel packages to some of the top photo destinations in the world, photo equipment, dive gear and more! Dive packages included trips to Wakatobi, South Africa, Vietnam, Malaysia, Bali, Palau, Philippines, Grand Cayman and the Red Sea! The contest included a category for images that focus on conservation and the marine environment, one specifically for entries taken by compact digital cameras, and one specifically for Indonesian entrants.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Best of Show by Magnus
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Magnus Lundgren

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
Gold
Indonesia Residents Winner by Agung Rachwan

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Agung Rachwan

CATEGORY
Indonesia Residents
Gold
Divers Winner by Todd Essick

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Todd Essick

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Divers
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Lawrence Alex Wu

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Lawrence Alex Wu

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Environment and Conservation Winner by Linda Blanchard

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Linda Blanchard

CATEGORY
Environment and Conservation
Gold
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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!

Best of Show by Jose Alejandro
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Jose Alejandro Alvarez

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Wide Angle Unrestricted Winner by Aaron

PHOTOGRAPHER
Aaron Wong

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Environment and Conservation Winner by Marco Caraceni

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Marco Caraceni

CATEGORY
Environment and Conservation
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by Filip Staes

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Filip Staes

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Macro Traditional Winner by Noam

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Noam Kortler

CATEGORY
Macro Traditional
Gold
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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!

Best of Show by Chris
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Chris Gug

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Traditional
Gold
Wide Angle Unrestricted Winner by Tibor Dombovari

PHOTOGRAPHER
Tibor Dombovari

CATEGORY
Wide Angle Unrestricted
Gold
Compact Cameras Winner by John Johnson

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John Johnson

CATEGORY
Compact Cameras
Gold
Macro Unrestricted Winner by Cor Bosman

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Cor Bosman

CATEGORY
Macro Unrestricted
Gold
Environment and Conservation Winner by Martin Oernroth

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Martin Oernroth

CATEGORY
Environment and Conservation
Gold
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