Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition announces Winners

The 7th Annual Ocean Art underwater photography competition winners were announced this week. The competition sorted through thousands of entries from across 70 countries and consisted of 16 categories ranging from Wide-Angle and Super Macro to Cold Water and Marine Life Behavior. The Best of Show image was awarded to Duncan Murrell for capturing an image of three giant devil rays in the midst of an underwater ballet.

While some of the usual names in the underwater photography community were awarded this year, there are a lot of new names on the list, which is refreshing to see. As a diver and underwater photographer myself, I am always in awe of the amazing creatures our seas are home to. Certainly, all of the awarded images do a wonderful job at encapsulating the beauty of our oceans. If underwater photography isn’t your thing, these images may just change your mind. Enjoy!

Macro Category Winner — Jeff Milisen

Wide-Angle Category Winner — Francois Baelen

Underwater Art Category Winner — Bruno Van Saen

Compact Marine Life Behavior Category Winner — PT Hirschfield

Nudibranch Category Winner — Flavio Vailati

Compact Wide-Angle Category Winner — Melody Chuang

Cold Water Category Winner — Greg Lecoeur

You can find the full list of the Winners and their pictures here

Culled from FStoppers