Many people love the art of photography. And what's better than a photography contest that allows you to explore mind-blowing pictures from all over the world?
Underwater Photography Guide announced the winners of their 2019 Ocean Art Contest. Photographers from 78 countries entered images, and over $85,000 in sponsor prizes have been awarded, making the Ocean Art prize value among the highest in the world.
With 16 different categories, two of which new (Conservation and Blackwater diving), the final count of photos boiled down to a solid hundred, including prize winners and honorable mentions.
The 2019 contest winners were selected by Martin Edge, Marty Snyderman, Tony Wu, and Scott Gietler. Read their commentary here.
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Honorable Mention - Enrico Somogyi - Compact Wide Angle Category - "Coconut Octopus"
5th Place - Tianhong Wang - Blackwater Category - "Bride"
3rd Place - Steven Kovacs - Blackwater Category - "Lionfish"
3rd Place - Dave Johnson - Macro Category - "The Hyponotist"
3rd Place - George Kuo-Wei Kao - Novice Macro Category - "Who Is It?"
1st - Paula Vianna - Marine Life Behavior Category - "A Friendly Ride"
2nd Place - Paolo Bausani - Blackwater Category - "Blanket Octopus"
4th Place - Greg Lecoeur - Reefscapes Category - "Biodiversity"
1st Place - Greg Lecoeur - Coldwater Category - "Crab-Eater Seal"
3rd Place - Fabien Martinazzo - Compact Macro Category - "Telle Une Torpille Pelagia Cherche Sa Proie"
4th Place - Jake Wilton - Novice Wide Angle Category - "Beauty Spots"
2nd Place - Andrea Pescarolo - Nudibranchs Category - "The Sheep"
Honorable Mention - Naomi Strong - Novice Macro Category - "What Are You Looking At?"
2nd Place - Nicholas More - Reefscapes Category - "Mangrove Soft Coral"
4th Place - Johan Sundelin - Coldwater Category - "Catch"
1st Place - Virginia Salzedo - Portrait Category - "Gaspare"
4th Place - Emry Oxford - Portrait Category - "Cuba Croc"
Honorable Mention - Celia Kujala - Coldwater Category - "Welcoming Committee"
1st Place - Fabien Michenet - Blackwater Category - "Snaketooth Swallower"
1st Place - Jules Casey - Novice Macro Category - "Seahorse Bus"
1st Place - Francisco Sedano - Underwater Art Category - "Psychedelic Seahorse"
Honorable Mention - Aia Mar - Underwater Art Category - "The Air Of Jupiter"
1st Place - Shane Gross - Conservation Category - "Victim"
Honorable Mention - Lawrence Wu - Compact Behavior Category - "Fighting For The Female"
Honorable Mention - Jay Clue - Marine Life Behavior Category - "Gigantic Aggregation Of Munk Devil Rays In Baja California Sur"
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