I am sure you will agree that this year we have had some unique winning entries, unusual subjects and rarely seen behaviour. This year, more than ever, the difficulty with which the photographer had to contend was factored in by the judges.
It’s the year of the comeback kid! In the topside category previous medal winner Ugo Gaggeri captures ‘the moment’ with a superb study of a swimmer. Israeli Ran Marom takes Gold in the Over/under section with a very similar shot to his Silver Medal winner of 2005, but better! Brian Mayes finally strikes Gold with his shot of one greedy Lizardfish. Jeff Deguzman also wins macro Gold with a pregnant Pygmy seahorse about to give birth! There’s plenty of Newbies in there too. Larissa Roorda, Aza Taza, and Mike Clark make a splash (to name but three).
This year we are introducing new awards (Grand Master), a new portfolio feature, and more categories. So get shooting, next year will be even bigger and even better!
Benny Sutton (Editor)
Topside (above water but marine related)shots above the surface. Can be on land but with relevance to the marine environment  click images to zoom
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Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)shots that cross the surface boundary (so under/overs like Snells Window too) click images to zoom
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Macro - static subjectsSmaller subjects shot (between 1:1 and 1:3) on macro settings or with macro equipment that are NOT MOVING, typically on the bottom click images to zoom
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Macro- free swimmingSmaller subjects shot (between 1:1 and 1:3) on macro settings or with macro equipment that are in MID WATER i.e. not touching the bottom click images to zoom
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Wrecksanything man-made that is sunk including cars, tanks, planes etc. - oh and ships! click images to zoom
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Natural Light (no strobe)shots taken using ambient light i.e. unlit by flash or continuous lighting like HID but filters on the lens are allowed if declared click images to zoom
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Fantasyshots with a predominantly artistic, imaginative subject N.B use the manipulated category if edited outside of the camera click images to zoom
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DiversDivers doing what divers do - underwater or on the surface click images to zoom
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Marine Life (wide angle)wide angle shots with no divers in frame click images to zoom
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