Our ultimate goal has always been to help you and fellow underwater photographers fulfill their full potential.
The Underwater Photo Contest
Our underwater photography contest is the Worlds largest - online or off! We have more u/w photos in one place than anywhere else online!
What makes our competition special?
- We award winners in over 15 categories thus promoting young talent.
- We choose weekly and monthly winners so photographers don't have to wait long to get acclaimed for their work.
- Our competition is also an incredible photo database with over 100,000 entries since 1996 that can be searched by category, location and more...
- You can enter your photo completely for free, once you are a member, you are part of the community and that entails many benefits, for example, get tips from our experts on how to improve.
- Our Contest gets featured year after year in so many publications (examples below)
We've seen many newbies beat the pro's in the past...
Gold Medal Winner By Allen Walker
Silver Medal Winner By Brenda De Vries
Gold Medal Winner By Christian Llewellyn
Bronze Medal Winner By Hamid Rad
Bronze Medal Winner By Henley Spiers
Gold Medal Winner By Alex Varani
Gold Medal Winner By Geo Cloete
Gold Medal Winner By Craig Mcinally
Gold Medal Winner By Reinhard Arndt
Silver Medal Winner By Tony Cherbas
Why not upload your images too? Don't be put off by the high standards, many newbies have beaten the pro's in recent years! Enter the contest now!
Latest Contest entries
By Connor Finlen
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By Connor Finlen
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By Connor Finlen
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By Connor Finlen
posted Sunday, January 11, 2026 | 
By Lowrey Holthaus
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By Mary Demetillo
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You can get featured in major publications, this happens every year since 1996 as the press appreciate the standards and authority of our competition.
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Become a member and enter the contest, vote, post on the forums and be the first to see the winning shots (usually 1-2 months before the press).