Winners medal
Winning here (or even just being placed) is Underwater Photography's most coveted accolade because it says you succeeded in the most competitive environment there is, against the top talent of the moment.
Every year a panel of judges select the best images entered in our online photo contest from the previous year. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded for the top three from each category in order of merit.
The judges comprise of industry professionals, previous year's World Champions, our site moderators - anyone we can rope in! They are unpaid, non-affiliated, and (of course) cannot vote for themselves.
You may not agree with the judges. You may think you have 'better shots' at home - prove it! Enter this year's contest.
| World Champion 2007/08 |
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The judges award the photographer who submits the most consistent and complete portfolio over the year World Champion.
Other photographers of distinction are awarded Grand Master.
 The overall 2007/08 World Champion is...
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Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
shots that cross the surface boundary (so under/overs like Snells Window too)
Gold Medal Winner
Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
camel's safari
Location: Egypt
Silver Medal Winner
Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
this shot was taken during a surface interval at sipadan. whilst looking for some soft coral to use as my underside subject i stumbled across this great barracuda being cleaned by wrasse in 3 foot of water
Location: Malaysia
Bronze Medal Winner
Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
practice o/u of my labrador in our pool
Location: United States
Runner Ups
Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
shots taken using ambient light i.e. unlit by flash or continuous lighting like HID but filters on the lens are allowed if declared
Gold Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
Reflection
Location: Greece
Silver Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
Vicissitudes. 26 life size statues of children in grenada.weighing 6 tons and covering 25sq metres.Aiming to create a artificial reef after tropical storm damage.
Location: Grenada
Bronze Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
Dos Ojos Cenote. Snorkellers from downearth. Natural Light
Location: Mexico
Runner Ups
Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
Wide Angle - Wrecks
anything man-made that is sunk including cars, tanks, planes etc. - oh and ships!
Gold Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Wrecks
Ships Telegraph - Chuuk/Truk Lagoon.
Location: Micronesia
Silver Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Wrecks
Flying Dutch
Location: Spain
Bronze Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Wrecks
Wreck of the Gaskin, in the St. Lawrence River just off Brockville, Ontario. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens on manual exposure in natural light with 800 ASA film.
Location: Canada
Runner Ups
Wide Angle - Wrecks
Wide Angle - Divers
Divers doing what divers do - underwater or on the surface
Gold Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Divers
Dive Master and Mr. Big
Location: Ecuador
Silver Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Divers
Diver viewing vibrant sunstar. nikon d70 with 10.5mm lens.
St. Abbs Scotland
Location: United Kingdom
Bronze Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Divers
The onlooker
Location: Maldives
Runner Ups
Wide Angle - Divers
Wide Angle - Marine Life
wide angle shots with no divers in frame
Gold Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Marine Life
white shark incoming
Gans Bay
South Africa
Location: South Africa
Silver Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Marine Life
"Turtle Time" shot in Sipadan, South Point, spring 2007
Location: Malaysia
Bronze Medal Winner
Wide Angle - Marine Life
Whale Shark
Location: Mexico
Runner Ups
Wide Angle - Marine Life
Macro - not swimming
Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are NOT MOVING usually on the bottom (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Gold Medal Winner
Macro - not swimming
From Tenerife, one of a sequence of photos showing a Lizardfish catching and swallowing an Ornate Wrasse alive. The photos had to be taken in between bouts of thrashing by the Lizardfish. The whole sequence can be seen on my Flickr site.
Location: Spain
Silver Medal Winner
Macro - not swimming
photo by sipadan..
CASIO EX-Z1000; 8mm;F/5.6;1/60sec
2007/09/08 12:26
Location: Taiwan
Bronze Medal Winner
Macro - not swimming
loving couple.... Olympus C5060, Puerto Galera.
Location: Philippines
Runner Ups
Macro - not swimming
Macro - swimming
Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Silver Medal Winner
Macro - swimming
Clownfish and sunburst taken at Campsite 3, Ras Mohamed Park with E300.
Location: Egypt
Bronze Medal Winner
Macro - swimming
Truly Free and Swimming. A very rare opportunity, caught in a split second for all to see - Blue Ring Octopus. Nikon D2x,105mm lens, 125th F29, Hartenberger strobes, manually exposed.
Location: Malaysia
Runner Ups
Macro - swimming
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
Shots that have been digitally edited outside of the camera for creative reasons (not brightness/contrast etc.) in a program like PhotoShop
Gold Medal Winner
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
Mystic Clown
Location: Fiji
Silver Medal Winner
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
Magritte style
Location: Ireland
Bronze Medal Winner
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
Alien... composition of a Gonionemus murbachii and the eyes of a lemon sole, Microstomus kitt. Looks a little eerie :-)
Nikon D200 in Nexus housing.
Location: Norway
Runner Ups
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
Topside (above water but marine related)
shots above the surface. Can be on land but with relevance to the marine environment
Gold Medal Winner
Topside (above water but marine related)
From Tavolara to Golfo Aranci (6 miles) in two hours: a true torpedo! Canon 400D with 75-300 lens
Location: Italy
Silver Medal Winner
Topside (above water but marine related)
Photo is taken in Florida with Nikon D80
Location: United States
Bronze Medal Winner
Topside (above water but marine related)
Minneapolis bridge recovery
Navy diver surfaces after rigging car off the bottom of the Mississippi River.
Location: United States
Runner Ups
Topside (above water but marine related)