The Underwater Photography Guide magazine has been holding the Ocean Art photography contest for 8 years. The most amazing pictures of underwater beauties and inhabitants of the seas and oceans are evaluated by a competent jury in 16 nominations. This year, photographers from 78 countries of the world took part in the prestigious competition. The prize fund (including sponsorship nominations) amounted to 85 thousand dollars.
The winner in the main category was French photographer Greg Lecour with a picture of a seal taken in Antarctica.
Wide angle, 1st place, Nicholas More
Wide angle, 2nd place, Tobias Friedrich
Wide angle, 3rd place, Adam Martin
Macro, 1st place, Stefano Cherbay
Macro, 2nd place, Wu Jung-sen
Macro, 3rd place, Dave Johnson
Behavior of marine life, 1st place, Paula Vianna
Behavior of marine life, 2nd place, Paolo Bausani
Behavior of marine life, 3rd place, Stephen Kovac
Portrait, 1st place, Virginia Salzedo
Portrait, 2nd place, Davide Lombroso
Portrait, 3rd place, Claudo Zori
Nudibranchs, 1st place, Jenny Stock
Nudibranchs, 2nd place, Andrea Pescarolo
Nudibranchs, 3rd place, Andrey Savin
Super Macro, 1st place, Paolo Isgro
Super Macro, 2nd place, Leon Zhao
Super Macro, 3rd place, Paolo Isgro
Riffschaft, 1st place, Eduardo Acevedo Fernandez
Riefschaft, 2nd place, Nicholas More
Riffschaft, 3rd place, Enrico Shomodi
Black water, 1st place, Fabien Target
Black water, 2nd place, Paolo Bausani
Black water, 3rd place, Steven Kovac
Preservation, 1st place, Shane Gross
Preservation, 2nd place, Alessandro Grasso
Preservation, 3rd place, Brooke Laurie Pike
Underwater art, 1st place, Francisco Sedano
Underwater art, 2nd place, Enrico Shomodi
Underwater art, 3rd place, Jenny Stock
Newcomer, Wide Angle, 1st place, George Kuo-Wei Kao
Newcomer, Wide Angle, 2nd place, George Kuo-Wei Kao
Newcomer, Wide Angle, 3rd place, George Kuo-Wei Kao