Hosted by Backscatter and NCUPS, the 2019 Monterey Shootout was held from 22 to 25 August. It attracted 172 contestants to dive in excellent conditions in Monterey Bay and socialize at the infamous Backscatter party that rounds off the event. Congratulations to Maxwel Hohn for his winning video and to all the entrants for their stunning imagery
The 2019 Think Pink underwater imaging competition has announced its winners. The contest is run by Dive Into the Pink, a charity that uses the proceeds from various diving events, including this contest to support survivor support and breast cancer research
Backscatter Photo and Video recently held their annual Digital Shootout at Little Cayman Beach Resort. It attracted 70 participants and 20 staff who had the opportunity to discuss photography gear, shooting techniques and best editing practices with each other and the instructional team. An important part of the Digital shootout is the end-of-event photo and video contest. Congratulations to all the participants and to the winners.
Underwater photographers from around the globe submitted their amazing images to the 2019 DEEP Indonesia contest. The judges had a tough time selecting their shortlists and ultimately, the winners. With this in mind, congratulations are definitely due to Grant Thomas for his very beautiful winning over-under image from Papua New Guinea and to all of those that are among the placings.
The results of the 2019 Underwater Photographer of the Year competition were announced live on stage today at the Go Diving Show in Coventry, UK. All 48 of the finalists’ images were also on show at the event. Many congratulations to all the winners. The 2019 Yearbook featuring all the images in the placings is available to download as a pdf.
Wetpixel and DPG are proud to announce the winners of this year’s Our World Underwater International Underwater Photography and Video Competition. Heraty congratulations to overall winner Luc Rooman and to all the other winners. The image quality was particularly high this year and the judges found it very difficult to select their favorites. Click through to see the amazing winning images and video.
The 2018 World Shootout announced its results at the BOOT show in Dusseldorf. Entries were received from 641 photographers representing 37 countries, and the overall winning image was Andy Schmid’s image of a marine iguana. Wetpixel contributor Mike Bartick won the “5 Best Image” category. Congratulation to all the winners and those amongst the placings
The 2019 Ocean Art Contest has released its results. The overall winner was Duncan Murrell with a lovely image of 3 devil rays feeding in loops. Congratulations to him and to all the other Wetpixel members among the placings.
Santi has announced the results of their 2018 Photo Awards. The winning images were selected from short list via a public vote. Wishing Aire Eder hearty congratulations for her winning image, and to all the other participants for their lovely entries.
Michael Patrick O’Neill has won the Under Water Category of the 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. Announced at a gala dinner at London’s Natural History Museum, his superb image of a flying fish shot with a slow shutter speed giving it a stunning motion blur.