Winners Announced for Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition
The Ocean Art 2020 underwater photo competition, which took place this year with participants from 79 countries, has announced its winners. The competition, organised to aid the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC Foundation in their fight against Covid-19, attracted a large number of entries across various categories.
The competition, sponsored by @uwphotographyguide and @bluewaterphototravel, offered prizes and the opportunity to win in various categories such as Wide Angle, Macro, Marine Life Behavior, Portrait, Coldwater, Shipwrecks, Blackwater, Underwater Conservation, Underwater Art, and Compact Category.
In the "Famous Motorcycle of Thistlegorm" category, Taner Atilgan took first place. Scott Gietler, the owner of Bluewater Photo and Travel and the publisher of Underwater Photography Guide, commented on the competition's images.
Gaetano Gargulo won second place in the "In the Net" category, while Stephanie Doniger won the same position in the "Turtle Hair" category. Yi Ping Chang and Yung Sen Wu each took third place in the "Hiding Behind" and "Ocean Overlord" categories, respectively.
Edwar Herreno won the prestigious Best of Show award with his image "Releasing Hope". Barraque Nicolas won second place in the "Panoramic of the Rubis" category, and Elena Markushina took the same position in the "Kiss Under the Sea" category.
Stan Chen won first place in the "Lemon Goby" category, and Joanna Smart took the top spot in the "Curiosity" category. Tobias Friedrich won second place in two categories: "Sub Zero" and "Descending from Above". Chris Gug won third place in the "Geometry" category, and Mark Kirkland took the same position in the "Story of the Shot" category. Celia Kujala won second place in the "Arms Everywhere" category.
Uwe Schmolke won first place in the "Beauty" category, and Eric Hou won first and second place in the "Red" category. Jeff Molder won third place in the "Blackwater Galaxy" category.
The competition also offered underwater photo workshops for those interested in winning in Ocean Art 2020. The Underwater Photography Guide donated 25% of the competition's proceeds to the WHO and CDC Foundation.
The winners were awarded prizes based on totaling points from all their winning photos. The competition would not have been possible without the support of Bluewater Photo and Travel, Ikelite, Paralenz, AquaMarine Diving Bali and the Watergarden Hotel, Sealife, and Atlantis Dive Resorts.
The Ocean Art 2020 competition will be accepting entries in September 2020. For more information and to enter the competition, visit the Ocean Art and Bluewater Photo and Travel websites.
- The underwater photo competition, Ocean Art 2020, was organized to aid the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC Foundation in their fight against Covid-19.
- The competition was sponsored by @uwphotographyguide and @bluewaterphototravel.
- The competition offered prizes and opportunities to win in various categories like Wide Angle, Macro, Marine Life Behavior, Portrait, Coldwater, Shipwrecks, Blackwater, Underwater Conservation, Underwater Art, and Compact Category.
- Taner Atilgan won first place in the "Famous Motorcycle of Thistlegorm" category.
- Gaetano Gargulo won second place in the "In the Net" category, while Stephanie Doniger did the same in the "Turtle Hair" category.
- Yi Ping Chang and Yung Sen Wu each took third place in the "Hiding Behind" and "Ocean Overlord" categories, respectively.
- Edwar Herreno won the prestigious Best of Show award with his image "Releasing Hope".
- Stan Chen won first place in the "Lemon Goby" category, and Joanna Smart took the top spot in the "Curiosity" category.
- The competition also offered underwater photo workshops for those interested in winning in Ocean Art 2020.
- The winners were awarded prizes based on totaling points from all their winning photos.
- The competition will be accepting entries in September 2020. For more information and to enter the competition, visit the Ocean Art and Bluewater Photo and Travel websites. Additionally, those interested can find resources on fashion-and-beauty, food-and-drink, home-and-garden, travel, education-and-self-development, and sports on these websites in their lifestyle sections.
