A monthly hotshot is an entry that was shortlisted by 2 or more judges. The monthly winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd and Runner Ups) are chosen from this short list by our editor (no medals, just your name in the lights for a month!). They are chosen according to the number of judges votes with some reference to the peoples votes and the editor’s choice. It is no coincidence that many of the Hotshots end up in the annual awards!
To get a chance to feature your photo in next month’s winners, enter your best underwater photo here.
The monthly winners of this month have been announced. Thank you all for entering and Congratulations to the winners and runners up!
Check out January’s well deserved winners:
1st Place:
“WAI: THE UNDERWATER QUARTER”
Raja Ampat, Marti model shot
Editor’s Comment:
Beautiful over and under shot. It is so difficult to catch such a perfect shot, well done Isabella!
In Category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W) | Taken in: Indonesia
I use Nikon D300s and Nikon D700
i’m uw photographer from 8 years, my favorite dive site is in Italy, in Portofino protected area
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2nd Place:
My first encounter with a stunning silky shark.
Editor’s Comment:
Very impressive Paul, the angle and the shark’s silky texture makes this shot one of my favorite shark shots of the month.
In Category: Sharks | Taken in: Cuba
I now use a Nikon D4 SLR with Inon Z240 strobes, but also a compact Olympus Z-2. I love the Red Sea but have soft spots for a number of other locations, including Cuba, the East End of Grand Cayman, Bonaire and Ascension Island.
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3rd Place:
B.Lenny
Editor’s Comment:
Cute Blenny nicely taken slightly from above.
In Category: Macro – Super macro | Taken in: Guam
I started diving in 2008 and have been taking photographs underwater since 2010. I now shoot with a Nikon D7000 in a Nauticam housing with two Inon Z240 flash guns. I use a Scubacam fiber optic snoot on occasion as well. I recently upgraded from a Canon t2i in a Sea & Sea housing that I used for about a year, before that it was a Panasonic compact. I live in Guam and have traveled around SE Asia in the past couple of years. The best diving I have experienced has been in Indonesia; Raja Ampat, Lembeh, Bali, Komodo.
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Runner Up:
Portrait of a manatee
Editor’s Comment:
In Category: Freshwater | Taken in: United States
From Belgium, living in Grand Cayman since 2009.
Traveler, adventurer, in awe of nature’s beauty.
Recently started diving (June 2011) and can’t get enough: Master Scuba diver and very eager underwater photographer since August 2011. There’s no way back:-).
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Runner Up:
A whale shark in contact with a underwater photographer at the Silver Banks.
Editor’s Comment:
The sun rays make all the difference. My favorite whale shark of the month.
In Category: Wide Angle – Natural Light (no strobe) | Taken in: Dominican Republic
38 years old from the northern part of Germany. Diver since 1991 with a long break and started again 2001. u/w photographer since 2007.
I´m using a Nikon D7000 in a Hugyfot Housing in combination with a Subtronic Nova. My favorite lenses are the Sigma 10-20, Nikon 10,5 and Nikon 105 macro.
Most of my dives i did in asia and the red sea.
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Runner Up:
Labyrinth
Nikon D800E,105 macro, two strobo
Lembeh strait
Editor’s Comment:
Beautiful colors and great composition with an accurate focus and depth of field. Lovely.
In Category: Macro – swimming | Taken in: Indonesia
I use Nikon D800E and Nikon D200 with two strobo Sea and Sea 120 , both in housing Seacam. Before I had use the Nikon F90x with slide Fuji 50 My lens: 10,5 ;16 mm ;17_35mm, 60 macro-, 105 macro. 12-24mm.I use memory card :sundisk 16 Giga CF and SD 64 Giga
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In the past 20 years, I dived in many places: Red Sea, Mediterranean, Thailand, The Maldives, Florida, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and others.. I was lucky enough to dive with all the latest equipment, that includes high end compacts, Mirrorless, DSLR's, almost every strobe in the market and many different lenses and accessories.
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