Best of show: Juvenile lionfish by Jose Alejandro Alvarez from the Dominican Republic
Popular underwater photography websites Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have announced the results of the 2nd Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photo & Video Competition, held in association with the 37th annual Our World Underwater dive show in Chicago. Photographers from around the world competed in still and video categories. In the true spirit of an international competition, winners across both competitions hailed from numerous countries.
The competition included technical and themed categories, including images that focus on conservation and the marine environment, compact cameras.
Esteemed judges Eric Cheng (Wetpixel), Stephen Frink, Dr. Alex Mustard, Tony Wu (FiNS Magazine) and Berkley White (Backscatter) had the difficult task of selecting winners from entries that flooded in from all over the world.
Competitions such as this are not possible without the support of generous sponsors. Winners were awarded premium dive travel packages to some of the top photo destinations in the world, photo equipment, dive gear, signed books, DVD’s and more. Dive packages included trips to South Africa, Socorro Island, Raja Empat, Komodo, Galapagos, Bora Bora, the Solomon Islands, Palau, Manado, Lembeh Strait, Yap, Cocos (Keeling) Island and the Bahamas. Special offers from competition sponsors can be found on the competition website.
As a competition that celebrates the beauty and delicacy of our oceans and reefs, 15% of entry proceeds are being donated to vital marine conservation efforts.
For more information visit the competition’s official website: www.UnderwaterCompetition.com
