DPG GRAND MASTER
Short Film Gold
Eiko Jones
Prize
7-night liveaboard trip with Dive Damai
Various lighting equipment from Ikelite
Traditional
Gold
Vanessa Mignon
Australia
"Mobula Dance"
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Prize
7-night trip to the Solomon Islands aboard the Solomons Master
Silver
Renata Romeo
Italy
"The Dark Side "
Location: Marsa Alam, Red Sea
Prize
7-night packages at Crystal Blue Resort, Anilao, Philippines
Bronze
Isaac Szabo
United States
"Largemouth Love"
Location: Levy County, Florida, USA
Prize
Backscatter Hybrid Flash Package or Backscatter Mini Flash 2 Ultimate Package
Honorable Mention
Chris Gug
United States
"An Anemone with a View"
Location: Lembeh
Honorable Mention
Jean-A. Luque
Switzerland
"Swirling frenzy"
Location: Maldives (chumming)
Macro
Gold
Andrea Michelutti
Italy
"Werefish"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Prize
7-night packages at Crystal Blue Resort, Anilao, Philippines
Silver
Wen Chou Wu
Taiwan
"The little devil in the mouth"
Location: Northeast corner of Taiwan
Prize
7-night package at Atlantis Puerto Galera or Atlantis Dumaguete, Philippines
Bronze
Enrico Somogyi
Germany
"Froggies on Fire"
Location: Anilao,Philippines
Prize
Marelux Apollo S Strobe or SOFT Lite Snoot or Other Accessories
Various lenses and accessories from Inon
Honorable Mention
Enrico Somogyi
Germany
"Bubble"
Location: Dauin,Philippines
Wide Angle
Gold
Massimo Zannini
Italy
"Donatello's Larder"
Location: Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
Prize
7-night dive package at Walindi Dive Resort, Papua New Guinea
Silver
Brittany Ilardi
United States
"Big Baby"
Location: French Polynesia
Prize
5-night package at Siladen Resort & Spa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Bronze
Yazid Shaari
Libya
"Synchronous Serenity"
Location: Dimaniyat Islands, Muscat, Oman
Prize
Various lighting equipment from Ikelite
Honorable Mention
Martin Broen
United States
"Blue Crab in cave"
Location: Yucatan, Mexico
Honorable Mention
Jules Casey
Australia
"One in a Million "
Location: Port Phillip Bay, Australia
Over-Under
Gold
Luc Rooman
Belgium
"Frog"
Location: Antwerp
Prize
7-night package at Solitude Lembeh Resort, Indonesia or Solitude Acacia Resort, Anilao, Philippines
Silver
Martin Stevens
United Kingdom
"Pink on Yellow"
Location: Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Prize
5-night package at Coral Eye Bangka, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Bronze
Anton Sorokin
United States
"Hellbender Heaven"
Location: North Carolina, USA
Prize
Various lighting equipment from Ikelite
Honorable Mention
Grant Thomas
United Kingdom
"Into the darkness"
Location: Tonga
Honorable Mention
Anita Verde
Australia
"Coming in to Land"
Location: French Polynesia
Conservation
Gold
Matthew Mak
"Suffocating"
Location: Baja Mexico
Prize
9-night liveaboard trip with MV Oceania, Papua New Guinea
Silver
Pasquale Vassallo
Italy
"the last splash of ink"
Location: Ischia Island, Italy
Prize
7-day packages at Gulen Dive Resort, Norway
Bronze
Jason Gulley
United States
"100% Mortality"
Location: Looe Key, Florida, USA
Prize
Various lighting equipment from Ikelite
Vouchers for use in the Isotta online shop
Honorable Mention
Andrea Michelutti
Italy
"Shoehorse"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Honorable Mention
Marco Schulze
"Human Impact"
Location: Lembeh Strait
Blackwater
Gold
André Moyo
France
"The Ascent of the Argonaut"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Prize
10-day dive packages at Lembeh Resort and Murex Bangka, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Silver
Dennis Corpuz
"Hungry Octopus"
Location: Anilao
Prize
7-night packages with Eco Divers Lembeh, Indonesia
Bronze
Keigo Kawamura
Japan
"Yellow goosefish"
Location: ose japan
Prize
Backscatter Hybrid Flash Package or Backscatter Mini Flash 2 Ultimate Package
Honorable Mention
Jin Gao
"Bite"
Location: Anilao, Philippine
Honorable Mention
Boz Johnson
United States
"Angry Snake Blenny"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Portfolio
Gold
Filippo Borghi
Italy
"Around the World"
Location: Giannutri Island, Italy; Wyalla, South Australia; Antarctic Peninsula, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia; Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; Réunion Island
Prize
10-day dive packages at Lembeh Resort and Murex Bangka, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Silver
Vanessa Mignon
Australia
"Gentle Giants"
Location: Indian Ocean; Tonga; Indian Ocean; Argentina; Australia; Spain
Prize
Various lighting equipment from Ikelite
Bronze
Martin Broen
United States
"The colors in the flooded caves"
Location: Yucatan, Mexico
Prize
Marelux Apollo S Strobe or SOFT Lite Snoot or Other Accessories
Honorable Mention
Laura Gourgas
"Ningaloo Blues"
Location: Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Honorable Mention
Martin Broen
United States
"Rusty Environments"
Location: Truk Lagoon
Compact
Gold
Andrea Michelutti
Italy
"Inside"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Prize
7-day packages at Gulen Dive Resort, Norway
Silver
Enrico Somogyi
Germany
"Ghostpipes"
Location: Dauin,Philippines
Prize
7-night package at Solitude Lembeh Resort, Indonesia or Solitude Acacia Resort, Anilao, Philippines
Bronze
Andrea Michelutti
Italy
"Flame Ballet"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Prize
Various lighting equipment from Ikelite
Vouchers for use in the Isotta online shop
Honorable Mention
Kate Jonker
South Africa
"Gasflame Nudibranch"
Location: False Bay
Honorable Mention
Andrea Michelutti
Italy
"Oops! I Dropped My Egg!"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Short Film
Gold
Eiko Jones
Canada
"The Journey"
Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Silver
Alfred Schaschl
Austria
"Magic of the Macroverse"
Location: Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Bronze
Jacob Guy
United Kingdom
"Paradise in Peril"
Location: Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Honorable Mention
Lara González and Xaime Beiro
Spain
"The Ocean Is Not Ours"
Locations: Galicia, Canary Islands, and Cabo de Palos, Spain; Azores, Portugal
Honorable Mention
Lionel Pawlowski
France
"Cosmogony"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Mentor Prizes
Finalist (Macro)
Dawn Strohmeyer
USA
"Swim Shady"
Location: Curaçao
Mentor
Nicolas Remy
Finalist (Traditional)
Mark Chang
Philippines
"Expectant Parents"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Mentor
Steven Kovacs
Finalist (Macro)
Simon Biddie
UK
"Expectant Parents"
Location: Marsa Alam, Egypt
Mentor
Shane Gross
Finalist (Wide Angle)
Guillermo Viveros
Mexico
"CCR Diver in Cenote"
Location: Tulum, Mexico
Mentor
Tanya Houppermans
Finalist (Blackwater)
Kat Zhou
USA
"Blanket Reflection"
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Mentor
Imran Ahmad
Finalist (Conservation)
Fabi Fregonesi
Brazil
"S.O.S. (Sargassum Out of the Sargassum)"
Location: Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Mentor
Andy Sallmon