A monthly hotshot is an entry that was shortlisted by 2 or more judges. The monthly winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd and Runner Ups) are chosen from this short list by our editor (no medals, just your name in the lights for a month!). They are chosen according to the number of judges votes with some reference to the peoples votes and the editor’s choice. It is no coincidence that many of the Hotshots end up in the annual awards!
To get a chance to feature your photo in next month’s winners, enter your best underwater photo here.
The monthly winners for June have been announced. Thank you all for entering and Congratulations to the winners and runners up!
Check out May’s well deserved winners:
1st Place:
Moray Eel
Editor’s Comment:
In Category: Macro – Super macro | Taken in: Philippines
I’m Penn from Batangas City, Philippines. I have been taking underwater photos for 15+ years. I usually dive around Anilao, Batangas City, and Puerto Galera. Most of my photos are taken using an Olympus TG4.
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2nd Place:
This is a photo of a yellow goby (Gobiodon Okinawae) found inside a beer bottle. Taken in Anilao, Philippines.
Editor’s Comment:
In Category: Macro – Super macro | Taken in: Philippines
I’m Glenn from the Philippines. I regularly dive in Anilao, Batangas which is famous for diverse tiny critters. I shoot with Sony A7R in Nauticam housing. Obviously, I love shooting macro.
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3rd Place:
Old slate mine ‘Christine’ in Germany.
Editor’s Comment:
In Category: Wide Angle – Divers | Taken in: Germany
I am an avid diver from the Netherlands. I really like cavediving and technical diving. I started underwaterphotography because I wanted pictures of my cavedives. After using some years actioncams to take pictures that gave bad quality, I decided it was time to get some more quality and bought the Olympus OMD EM5 mk2 about 3 years ago. Now I also take pictures of fish or whatever I find interesting under water. But caves and flooded mines are still my preferred subject. I use the housing of Isotta, because I needed a housing that can do at least 100m depth. I have a housing for the em5 mk2 and one for the em1 mk2 which I bought last year.
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Runner Up:
Ceram blenny (Salarias ceramensis)
Editor’s Comment:
In Category: Macro – not swimming | Taken in: Philippines
I am Jose and I was born in Spain but actually, I live in Moalboal Philippines.
I’m a very active amateur photographer and diver since 1980.
Actually, I am ACUC Instructor, SDI instructor, and 3 stars diver of FEDAS CMAS .
In Underwater Photography I started around the year 1992 with film and a Bonica Snapper camera with macro lens , then I switched to The Sea & Sea Motormarine II EX camera with its accessory macro and a flash YS- 60 of the same brand, I have very good memories equipment.
Later I was shot With another reflex cameras by film (Nikon F60 and F100 with film Fujifilm Velvia and Provia) and digital reflex cameras(Nikon D70s D200 D300s and D700).
Actually, sometimes I use Nikon d700 but also, the more light cameras Olympus System EM1 Mark2, Panasonic GX1 and the very small compact camera Olympus TG6 with different models of Inon , Sea Sea and Seafrogs strobes. Housing Nauticam.
I like especially macro shots and I always try to capture the subject is alive.
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