{"id":48,"date":"2014-03-10T13:36:21","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T13:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2014-03-10T13:38:46","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T13:38:46","slug":"underwaterphotography-com-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/blog\/underwaterphotography-com-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UnderwaterPhotography.com In the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2013 annual competition received quite a bit of news coverage, here are some of the noted pieces.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/travel.aol.co.uk\/2014\/02\/28\/underwater-photography-competition-2014-amazing-pictures\/\">Underwater photography competition unveils amazing pictures<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;: {&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;article-header&quot;}}\">\n<ul>\n<li>By\u00a0<a title=\"Browse posts by AOL Travel\" href=\"http:\/\/travel.aol.co.uk\/editors\/aol-travel\/\" rel=\"author\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;: {&quot;lnid&quot;:&quot;lnk1&quot;}}\">AOL Travel<\/a>, Feb 28, 2014<span style=\"font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;: {&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;article-body&quot;}}\">\n<p><img alt=\"ununderwater-photography-competition-photos\" src=\"http:\/\/o.aolcdn.com\/hss\/storage\/adam\/e4a47f080660a991bbb15def29832540\/dugong.jpg\" data-credit=\"underwaterphotography.com\" data-mep=\"149708\" \/>Underwaterphotography.com\/Ellen Cuylaerts<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/stunning-photography-shows-deep-blue-3194384\">Stunning photography shows off the deep blue sea&#8217;s most amazing creatures<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"row1\">\n<div id=\"row1\">\n<div>\n<ul data-widget=\"tm.omniture.omniLinkTracking\" data-context=\"tools-bar-2230655\" data-friendly-name=\"Tools Bar Link Clicks\" data-max-times-to-track-links=\"5\">\n<li><time itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-03-01T00:00:54\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/by-date\/01-03-2014\" data-type=\"pub-date\" data-action=\"archive:Mar 01, 2014 00:00\">Mar 01, 2014 00:00<\/a><\/time><\/li>\n<li>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/authors\/rachel-flint\/\" data-type=\"hdln-auth\" data-action=\"author:Rachel Flint\">Rachel Flint<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Oscars can have their matinee idols &#8211; underwater the Manatee is the real idol of the camera lens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"gallery-3193750\" data-lightboxid=\"lightbox-3193750\">\n<figure>\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article3193463.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1023\/%C2%A3%C2%A3-Great-White-Shark-3193463.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The greatest underwater photographs from around the world: Winning entries selected from thousands of amazing aquatic images<\/h3>\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">DAILY MAIL REPORTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PUBLISHED:<\/strong>\u00a000:14 GMT, 28 February 2014\u00a0|\u00a0<strong>UPDATED:<\/strong>\u00a001:03 GMT, 28 February 2014<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5;\">From a the wreck of a Japanese warplane to grinning great white sharks, these are just some of the thousands of entries in the largest underwater photography competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nearly 8,000 pictures were entered for the underwaterphotography.com competition with 17 categories from above water, to wrecks, sharks and even underwater fashion featuring models<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And after the judging was finally completed, Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, who is based in the Cayman Islands, was declared World Champion after only three years of diving<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img id=\"i-5f260d4f\" alt=\"Hello: This incredible image of a marine mammal earned Ellen Curlaerts first place in the Freshwater category\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2014\/02\/27\/article-0-1BDF997300000578-714_964x963.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hello: This incredible image of a marine mammal earned Ellen Curlaerts first place in the Freshwater category<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/stunning-photography-shows-deep-blue-3194384#ixzz2vZBBjHtK\">Read more:\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2569692\/The-greatest-underwater-photographs-world-Winning-entries-selected-thousands-amazing-aquatic-images.html#ixzz2vZBJVz9n\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2569692\/The-greatest-underwater-photographs-world-Winning-entries-selected-thousands-amazing-aquatic-images.html#ixzz2vZBJVz9n<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rw?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&amp;u=MailOnline\" target=\"_blank\">@MailOnline on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rf?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&amp;u=DailyMail\" target=\"_blank\">DailyMail on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Breathtaking underwater images&#8221; secure world title for Antwerp diver<\/h3>\n<div id=\"mastermedia\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.deredactie.be\/polopoly_fs\/1.1903039!image\/4284234419.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/landscape670\/4284234419.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"376\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Ellen Cuylaerts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"intro\"><small id=\"pubdate\">Fri 07\/03\/2014 &#8211; 10:56<em>Update: Sat 08\/03\/2014 &#8211; 12:25<\/em><\/small>\u00a0<small>Michael Torfs<\/small>Ellen Cuylaerts has been declared World Champion Underwater Photography. Originally from Deurne, in Antwerp province, she now lives on the Cayman Islands. The Belgian snapped up the trophy after only three years of diving, the Daily Mail reports.<\/div>\n<div id=\"articlebody\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.underwaterphotography.com\/photo-contest\/Awards.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">underwaterphotography.com<\/a>\u00a0competition boasts 17 different categories including sharks, wrecks, over\/under pictures, and even underwater fashion featuring models. Nearly 8,000 pictures were entered for the annual contest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ellencuylaerts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ellen Cuylaerts<\/a>\u00a0came out on top as overall World Champion, after winning some subcompetitions (such as the Freshwater and the Wide Angle Wrecks categories, see abstract below) and taking second place in others, like the Macro Not Swimming Category. The British photographer Paul Colley claimed the first prize in the Wide Angle Marine Life category.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2013 annual competition received quite a bit of news coverage, here are some of the noted pieces. 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