Press Release

December 31, 2008 is the last day for submitting entries to the 2009 Beneath the Sea Worldwide Underwater Photo/Video Competition.

* Underwater photographers, digital and film, will compete for the coveted David Doubilet award for excellence in underwater photography.

* Underwater Videographers will compete for the distinguished Stan Waterman award for excellence in underwater video.

* Underwater Photographic Artists will compete for the celebrated Jim Church award for excellence in underwater creative photography.

Wherever you live in this wide world, submit your underwater photographic entry to the Beneath the Sea 2009 Worldwide Photo/Video Competition. For contest rules and entry blank visit Beneath the Sea at their Internet site: http://www.beneaththesea.org.  There you may see the images of previous winners, get a set of rules and regulations, and download an application form for this year’s competition.
The winners of the Beneath the Sea 2009 International Imaging Competition are announced at the Film Festival the weekend of Beneath the Sea’s Oceans, Dive and Travel Exposition, March 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2009, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.