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 for January 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:
Gobi on a seapen
Editor’s Comment:
Captures nature in all its beauty and glory. I would hang this in my living room without hesitation.
In Category: Macro – not swimming | Taken in: Indonesia
I was certified in 1995 on Maui/Hawaii and I started with UW/Photography at WAKATOBI in 2004.
I do also cold water /Drysuit Diving.
I like all the different dive spots like Bonaire, Hawaii , Mediterranian sea , Red sea, SulawesiSea and the Bohol Sea and of course our Freshwater lakes in Germany!
My first camera equipment was a Canon S70 and a Canaon housing WPDC 40, with a macro lens and Inon Strobe Z240.
Currently I’m using a Canon G12 with a Recsea housing.
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2nd Place:
San Diego has a very small, roughly 60, population of Eastern Pacific green turtles, also known as Black turtles. There reason for calling San Diego home is a bit of a mystery but many believe they are escapees from a cannery for turtle meat that use
Editor’s Comment:
Beautiful colors on this image…
In Category: Wide Angle – Marine Life | Taken in: United States
5d ii
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3rd Place:
Caribbean reef shark
Editor’s Comment:
In Category: Wide Angle – Marine Life | Taken in: Bahamas
Nikon D7000 , Fav dive site is Ras Mohammed in Egypt . Have been taking pics for 2 years
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Runner Up:
Say ah ! Tiger beach
Editor’s Comment:
Crazy shot!! Really captures the action here.
In Category: Wide Angle – Divers | Taken in: Bahamas
Nikon D7000 , Fav dive site is Ras Mohammed in Egypt . Have been taking pics for 2 years
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Runner Up:
Ready and willing father to be! Banded Jawfish at Blue Heron Bridge FL USA.
Editor’s Comment:
Fabulous closeup! Tack sharp focus.
In Category: Macro – Close-Up | Taken in: United States
Use a Nikon D80 w/sea+sea housing, twin YS110 strobes. Have been diving since 1985. I was a critter guy before (I found everything rooting around in the shallows with a magnifying glass). I had a 1000 dives before I started lugging the camera around, found a clingfish on a night dive in Bio-Luminesence Bay P.R. and decided right there I needed a camera. Shooting for about 5 years now. Dive mostly in the carib. Spend most of my time in Bonaire, south end of Bonaire is my favorite, but it is all good!
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Runner Up:
H I D I N G
Yellow hairy goby (Paragobiodon xanthosoma)
Anilao, Philippines. August 2014
Editor’s Comment:
Fantastic composition, capture and lighting!
In Category: Macro – Close-Up | Taken in: Philippines
All Images © Copyright by IRWIN A
I’m IRWIN ANG as a Underwater Photography.
Started become UW Photographer since 2011.
Go Dive with IRWIN A It was great. I mean, it’s a blast directing underwater stuff. Captured everywhere you go, take a smile with you =]
Current underwater camera setup
. Camera: Nikon D7000
. Housing: Nauticam NA-D7000V
. Lens: Nikon 60mm f/2.8 AF-S Mirco-Nikkor
. Lens: AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
. Lens: Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX Fisheye
. Diopter: Subsee +5/+10, i-Das +8
. Diopter: Aquako III 2.2x & IV 2.5x
. Focus Light: F.I.T PRO LED 2400 Lumen
. Strobe: 2x Inon Z240 Type 4
Past
. Camera: Canon PowerShot S100
. Housing: Fisheye FIX S100
. Diopter: Subsee +5/+10, i-Das +8/+16, Fisheye UWL-04 Wide Angle
. Strobe: 2x Sea&Sea YS110-a, 2x Inon Z240 Type 4
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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.
I helped and advised thousands of underwater photographers from beginners to the most professional.
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