{"id":119,"date":"2014-01-09T11:37:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T11:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/?p=119"},"modified":"2014-06-09T20:00:57","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T20:00:57","slug":"january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2014 – UW Photo Contest Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

A monthly hotshot<\/strong> is an entry that was shortlisted by 2 or more judges. The monthly winners<\/strong> (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<\/a><\/strong> end up in the annual awards!
\nTo get a chance to feature your photo in next month’s winners, enter your best underwater photo here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The monthly winners of this month have been announced. Thank you all for entering and Congratulations<\/strong> to the winners and runners up!<\/p>\n

Check out January’s well deserved winners:<\/strong><\/h1>\n

1st Place:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

“WAI: THE UNDERWATER QUARTER”
\nRaja Ampat, Marti model shot<\/p>\n

Editor’s Comment:<\/p>\n

Beautiful over and under shot. It is so difficult to catch such a perfect shot, well done Isabella!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Category: <\/strong>Over\/Under (shots half topside, half U\/W) | Taken in:<\/strong> Indonesia<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
Isabella Maffei <\/strong>
\nI use Nikon D300s and Nikon D700
\ni’m uw photographer from 8 years, my favorite dive site is in Italy, in Portofino protected area
\nFull Profile<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

2nd Place:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

My first encounter with a stunning silky shark.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Comment:<\/p>\n

Very impressive Paul, the angle and the shark’s silky texture makes this shot one of my favorite shark shots of the month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Category: <\/strong>Sharks | Taken in:<\/strong> Cuba<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
Paul Colley <\/strong>
\nI 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.
\nFull Profile<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

3rd Place:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

B.Lenny<\/p>\n

Editor’s Comment:<\/p>\n

Cute Blenny nicely taken slightly from above.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Category: <\/strong>Macro – Super macro | Taken in:<\/strong> Guam<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
Tony Cherbas <\/strong>
\nI 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.
\nFull Profile<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

Runner Up:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Portrait of a manatee<\/p>\n

Editor’s Comment:<\/p>\n

In Category: <\/strong>Freshwater | Taken in:<\/strong> United States<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
Ellen Cuylaerts <\/strong>
\nFrom Belgium, living in Grand Cayman since 2009.
\nTraveler, adventurer, in awe of nature’s beauty.
\nRecently 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:-).
\nFull Profile<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

Runner Up:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

A whale shark in contact with a underwater photographer at the Silver Banks.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Comment:<\/p>\n

The sun rays make all the difference. My favorite whale shark of the month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Category: <\/strong>Wide Angle – Natural Light (no strobe) | Taken in:<\/strong> Dominican Republic<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
Christian Schlamann <\/strong>
\n38 years old from the northern part of Germany. Diver since 1991 with a long break and started again 2001. u\/w photographer since 2007.
\nI\u00b4m 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.
\nMost of my dives i did in asia and the red sea.
\nFull Profile<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

Runner Up:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Labyrinth
\nNikon D800E,105 macro, two strobo
\nLembeh strait<\/p>\n

Editor’s Comment:<\/p>\n

Beautiful colors and great composition with an accurate focus and depth of field. Lovely.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Category: <\/strong>Macro – swimming | Taken in:<\/strong> Indonesia<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
Marchione Giacomo <\/strong>
\nI 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
\nFull Profile<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A monthly hotshot is an entry that was shortlisted by 2 or more judges. The monthly winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[57,7],"yoast_head":"\r\nJanuary 2014 - UW Photo Contest Winners - UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"January 2014 - UW Photo Contest Winners - UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A monthly hotshot is an entry that was shortlisted by 2 or more judges. The monthly winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd […]\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/underwater.cameras\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-01-09T11:37:46+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-06-09T20:00:57+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/89684.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"532\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tal Mor\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@uwphotos\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tal Mor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog\",\"description\":\"Promoting Underwater Photography since 1996\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/89684.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/89684.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":532},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/\",\"name\":\"January 2014 - UW Photo Contest Winners - UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-01-09T11:37:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-06-09T20:00:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/83510c0e61458098e85be4127056b20b\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"January 2014 – UW Photo Contest Winners\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/83510c0e61458098e85be4127056b20b\",\"name\":\"Tal Mor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8aff3c27e55c1fa3000a1d900128ef63?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8aff3c27e55c1fa3000a1d900128ef63?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tal Mor\"},\"description\":\"I am 36 years old, diving since I was 15 and shooting underwater in the last 10 years. I am the Co-Founder of Mozaik Underwater Cameras , one of the leading underwater photography stores in the world. I am originally a web developer and programmer and specialize in Internet marketing. 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.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/underwater.cameras\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uwphotos\"],\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/author\/uwp\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"January 2014 - UW Photo Contest Winners - UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"January 2014 - UW Photo Contest Winners - UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog","og_description":"A monthly hotshot is an entry that was shortlisted by 2 or more judges. The monthly winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd […]","og_url":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/","og_site_name":"UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/underwater.cameras","article_published_time":"2014-01-09T11:37:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2014-06-09T20:00:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":532,"url":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/89684.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tal Mor","twitter_card":"summary","twitter_creator":"@uwphotos","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tal Mor","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#website","url":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/","name":"UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog","description":"Promoting Underwater Photography since 1996","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/89684.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/89684.jpg","width":800,"height":532},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/","url":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/","name":"January 2014 - UW Photo Contest Winners - UnderwaterPhotography.com Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2014-01-09T11:37:46+00:00","dateModified":"2014-06-09T20:00:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/83510c0e61458098e85be4127056b20b"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/january-2014-uw-photo-contest-winners-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"January 2014 – UW Photo Contest Winners"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/83510c0e61458098e85be4127056b20b","name":"Tal Mor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8aff3c27e55c1fa3000a1d900128ef63?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8aff3c27e55c1fa3000a1d900128ef63?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tal Mor"},"description":"I am 36 years old, diving since I was 15 and shooting underwater in the last 10 years. I am the Co-Founder of Mozaik Underwater Cameras , one of the leading underwater photography stores in the world. I am originally a web developer and programmer and specialize in Internet marketing. 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.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/underwater.cameras","https:\/\/twitter.com\/uwphotos"],"url":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/author\/uwp\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124,"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions\/124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}