2018 Underwater Photo Contest Winners Dive Into Another World
With over 2,100 international entries, the winners of Scuba Diving Magazine’s Underwater Photo Contest have been announced and the photos will take your breath taken away. Scuba Diving Magazine has been hosting this contest for the past 14 years and every year photographers of all skill levels are encouraged to submit their best photos. Their underwater photography skills were put to the test as they had the ability to showcase their work in four categories – compact, wide-angle, conceptual, and macro.
The Grand Prize award went to Rodney Bursiel’s incredible photo of a humpback whale leaping above the ocean surface in Tongo. Aside from gaining the overall winning title, he received $1,000 in cash and a liveaboard trip with Aggressor. Below, you can also take a look at the other winners of each category to see the magical world they encounter every time they dive into the water.
PHOTO OF THE YEAR
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
RODNEY BURSIEL
Tonga
COMPACT
1ST PLACE, COMPACT CAMERA
JAMIE HALL
Tiran Island, Red Sea
2ND PLACE, COMPACT CAMERA
YAP KATUMBAL
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
3RD PLACE, COMPACT CAMERA
FERENC LORINCZ
Marsa Shagra, Egypt
WIDE-ANGLE
1ST PLACE, WIDE-ANGLE
ALEX DAWSON
Tala Bay, Jordan
2ND PLACE, WIDE-ANGLE
KAREN SMITH
Tulum, Mexico
3RD PLACE, WIDE-ANGLE
TOM ST. GEORGE
Tulum, Mexico
CONCEPTUAL
1ST PLACE, CONCEPTUAL
CONOR CULVER
Beangabang, Indonesia, and Naples, Florida
2ND PLACE, CONCEPTUAL
LUCIE DRLIKOVA
Prague, Czech Republic
3RD PLACE, CONCEPTUAL
CHRISTIAN VIZL
Quintana Roo, Mexico
MACRO
1ST PLACE, MACRO
CAI SONGDA
Janao Bay, Anilao, Philippines
2ND PLACE, MACRO
CHRISTIAN BACHMANN
Bunaken, Indonesia
3RD PLACE, MACRO
RAFAEL FERNANDEZ CABAELLERO
La Herradura, Spain
From portraits of marine life to underwater caves, this beautiful and colorful life isn’t something you see every day. The Underwater Photo Contest challenges sea and ocean photographers to transport people to another world. These photos give an insight of the ambiance below us.
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