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UnderwaterPhotography.com is the longest running and most visited resource for underwater photographers on the internet.

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...

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Steven Anderson
Gold Medal Winner By Steven Anderson
Lucie Drlikova
Silver Medal Winner By Lucie Drlikova
Plamena Mileva
Gold Medal Winner By Plamena Mileva
Filip Staes
Bronze Medal Winner By Filip Staes
Conor Culver
Gold Medal Winner By Conor Culver
Jérome Mirande
Silver Medal Winner By Jérome Mirande
Roy Spraakman
Gold Medal Winner By Roy Spraakman
Uwe Schmolke
Gold Medal Winner By Uwe Schmolke
Uwe Schmolke
Silver Medal Winner By Uwe Schmolke
Alp Baranok
Gold Medal Winner By Alp Baranok

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
Coral fish_Andamans_April2024
 Canon100 1/200 f10 iso100
By Antonio Venturelli
posted 08:27 CST Today (4 hours ago)
Coral crab _Havelock Island_April 2024
 Canon60 1/200  f6.3 iso100
By Susanna Randazzo
posted Yesterday
Reticulidia suzanneae has typical yellow body  with raised white yellow lattices enclosing black spots. Rhinophores yellow  lamellate  no gill tuft. Photographed during diving in Havelock island _April 2024
 Canon100 1/200 f13 iso100
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
A diver watching a glass fish ballet inside a wreck
By Diogo Benchimol
posted (3 days ago)
What splendid eyes these little gobies have  They hide in small crevices in rocks. They are shy but curious and it is easy to photograph them when they lean out to scrutinize the external environment. Havelock Is._April2024
 Canon100 1/200 f9 i.100
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
Red anemone with sparkling dust above.
By Diogo Benchimol
posted (3 days ago)

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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