Layang Layang Underwater Digital Photo Shootout 2008 Results
Layang Layang, 27 July 2008 - Congratulations to the winners of the Layang Layang Underwater Digital Photo Shootout 2008!
After six days of friendly competition among 34 competitors from 10 countries, a panel of three internationally acclaimed underwater photographers (Settimio Ciprianni, Stephen Wong and Rod Klein) selected winning images from entries submitted by contest participants.
Each of the participating divers undertook the challenge of creating beautiful and creative images during their dives around Layang Layang, with contest rules permitting everyone to submit up to three images in each of two categories — macro and wide-angle.
Given the world-renowned, rich waters around Layang Layang, as well as the determination and skill of the contest participants, it’s no surprise that the top images from this year’s event are simply amazing!
Winning images will also be published via the FiNS Magazine iTunes Podcast.
Layang Layang Island Resort is a man-made atoll located in the deep, blue waters of Sabah, Malaysia. The resort is world-famous for providing some of the best diving that the Asia-Pacific region has to offer — including everything from encounters with large pelagics like hammerhead sharks and manta rays to smaller reef residents like pygmy seahorses.
For more information on Layang Layang or on next year’s Digital Photo Shootout, see www.layanglayang.com
The Results
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First Prize
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Wide Angle
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Macro
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| George Russel Childress USA Prizes received:
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Adam Daniel Butler United Kingdom  Prizes Received:
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Second Prize
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Wide Angle
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Macro
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| Francisco Javier Ibanez Tejero Spain  Prizes Received:
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George Russel Childress USA  Prizes Received:
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Third Prize
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Wide Angle
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Macro
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| Yu Chuan China  Prizes Received:
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Dominic Peter Barrington Australia  Prizes Received:
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Forth Prize
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Wide Angle
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Macro
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| Louisa Jane Reid Butler United Kingdom  Prizes Received:
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Oscar Alfredo Rulli Chalela Spain  Prizes Received:
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Fifth Prize
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Wide Angle
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Macro
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| Oscar Alfredo Rulli Chalela Spain  Prizes Received:
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Leander Maree Wiseman Australia  Prizes Received:
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Sixth Prize
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Wide Angle
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Macro
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| Leander Maree Wiseman Australia  Prizes Received:
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Patricia Sibajas Narvares Spain  Prizes Received:
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Lucky Draw Winner
Tahrim Kamarulzaman-Hess received a Patima Housing for a Sony Handycam HDR-HC7 video camera and a Patima/ Scubacam Underwater Lighting set sponsored by Scubacam Singapore.
Layang Layang Island Resort Malaysia and Avillion Hotel Group would like to thank;
Asia Divers with El Galleon Resort, Blue Horizon Travel, Borneo Divers and Sea Sports (Sabah), Coral Redang Island Resort, FiNS Media, HK Discovery Limited, Malaysian Sport Diving Association, NAUI Pacific Rim, Nautica Watches, Nikon Malaysia, Oceanic Asia Pacific, Piccolo Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Sabah Tourism, Sam’s Tours Palau, Scubacam Singapore, Sipadan Mabul Resort, The Philippines-Micronesia Alliance, Tourism Malaysia, Truk Lagoon Dive Center.