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2015 Imaging Contest Winners
Best-In-Show Prize (Photo): The David Doubilet Award for Excellence in Underwater Photography.
Proud!
Filip Staes
Antwerpen
Equipment used: Nikon D7100, Nikkor 60mm macro, Subsee +10, Inon strobe, snoot
Location: Pulau Pef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
GENERAL/MARINE LIFE
First Place: Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Timothy Dalton
Floral Park, NY
Equipment used: Nikon D800, Nikon 17-35mm, Aquatica Housing
Location: Isla Mujures, Mexico
Second Place: Toward the light
Xavier Mas
Spain
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, Tokina 10-17mm, Ikelite housing, sea & sea D1
Location: Ibiza
Third Place: Tiger Anemone
Patricia Jordan
Fairview, NJ
Equipment used: Nikon D3S, Subal Housing, Inon Strobes
Location: North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Honorable Mention: Take a Sunbath
Bettina Balnis
Germany
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, Sealux housing, Tokina 11-17
Location: Germany
Honorable Mention: Tandem Tigers
Tanya Houppermans
Fredericksburg, VA
Equipment used: Olympus OM-D E-M1, Nauticam Housing, Lumix G 8mm fisheye lens, dual Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes
Location: Grand Bahama
Honorable Mention: Pink Symbiosis
Eric Madeja
Kota Kinabalu Sabah
Equipment used: Nikon D300, Sea & Sea Housing
Location: Alor, Indonesia
Honorable Mention: Hatchling
Steven Miller
New Richmond, Ohio
Equipment used: Canon 50D Ikelite Housing and DS-161 strobes 10-17mm Fisheye
Location: Wakatobi, Sulawesi, Indonesia
GREEN/COLD WATER
First Place: Diver on the Rocks
Tobias Friedrich
Niedernhausen, Hessen
Equipment used: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 8-15mm Fisheye
Location: Greenland (East), Tassilaq
Second Place: Stellar Sea Lion
Greg Lecoeur
Nice, France
Equipment used: Nikon D300s- Tokina 10-17mm
Location: Vancouver Island
Third Place: Leafy Seadragon
Matt Tworkowski
Kyneton Victoria
Equipment used: D7000, Inon Strobes
Location: Rapid Bay, Australia
Honorable Mention: Under the tree
Filip Staes
Equipment used: Nikon D7100, Tokina 10-17mm, Hugyfot housing, Inon strobes
Location: Tirol, Austria
MACRO/CLOSE-UP
First Place: Sitting on my throne
Aldo Costa
Scandiano, Italy
Equipment used: Nikon D800 + Nikon 105mm in Seacam housing and Seacam 150 with a retra snoot
Location: Tulamben (Bali)
Second Place: Perfect Egg Laying
Aldo Costa
Equipment used: Nikon D800 + Nikon 105mm in Seacam housing and Seacam 150 with a retra snoot
Location: Tulamben (Bali)
Third Place: Lace
Marchione Giacomo
Italy
Equipment used: Nikon D800E, 60mm Nikon lens. Seacam housing, two sea and sea 120Ys
Location: Gangga Island, Indonesia
Honorable Mention: Wet Flower
Alberto Gallucci
Milano, Italy
Equipment used: Canon G12, Inon Z240 and Inon UCL 330
Location: Capo Noli, Ligurian Sea, Italy
UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR
First Place: Dragonet In Full Dress
Suzan Meldonian
Boca Raton FL
Equipment used: Nikon D200, Sea & Sea Housing, 105mm + 10x Subsee diopter, Dual Inon Z220 strobes
Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Second Place: Time for a Dental Cleaning
Judith Townsend
Boca Raton FL
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, 2 Inon Strobes
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Third Place: Manatee Nursing Two
Gloria Freund
McLean, Virginia 22101
Equipment used: Nikon D300S, Subal Housing, no strobes
Location: Crystal River, FL
Honorable Mention: No Escape
Bettina Balnis
Velbert, Germany
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, Sealux housing, Nikon 60
Location: Indonesia
Honorable Mention: Iguana feeding on Algae
Timothy Dalton
Equipment used: Nikon D800, Nikon 17-35mm, Aquatica Housing
Location: Isla Fernandina, Galapagos, Ecuador
Honorable Mention: Lunchtime
Steven Kovacs
Loxahatchee, Florida
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, 105mm lens, Ikelite housing, 2 x Ikelite DS160
Location: Riviera Beach, Florida
Honorable Mention: Help
Marco Chang
Taipei, Taiwan
Equipment used: Nikon D610
Location: Necoast, Taiwan
CONSERVATION
First Place: Last Dance
Claudio Stoppato
Ortona, Italy
Equipment used: Nikon d80 fisheye 16 mm
Location: Ortona, Italy
Second Place: Whale Shark Drags A Net
Gregory Sweeney
Bokeelia, FL
Equipment used: Canon 5D Mark III EF16 - 35mm f2.8L
Location: Gulf of Mexico off Isla Mujeres
Third Place: Drag
Gregory Sweeney
Equipment used: Canon 5D Mark III EF16 - 35mm f2.8L
Location: Bahamas
Honorable Mention: The Cage
Alessio Viora
NO Italia
Equipment used: Canon Eos 5 D Seacam housing 2 Seacam Flash
Location: Micronesia
Honorable Mention: The Last Fly
Yenyi Lee
Taipei City, Taiwan
Equipment used: Canon 5DMK3, 16-35mm L, Inon Z-240
Location: NE Coast, Taiwan
NOVICE/POINT & SHOOT
First Place: Together
Massimo Giorgetta
Latina, Italy
Equipment used: Nauticam Housing - Canon G12 + subsee+10
Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Second Place: Manta Ray Feeding At Night
Brent Barnes
Edmond OK
Equipment used: Olympus 350, Olympus Housing, Inon fisheye lens, dual S&S 110 alpha strobes
Location: Kona, Hawaii
Third Place: Bouquet
Karen Dancheck
Bradley Beach, NJ
Equipment used: Canon S100 in Fisheye Fix housing
Location: Palau
Honorable Mention: Ray Vacuum
Russell Lincoln
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Equipment used: Canon
Location: Key West, FL
Best-In-Show Prize (Creative): The Jim Church Award for Excellence in Underwater Creative Imaging.
Best In Show Prize: Anemone Orb
Jim Squires
Saint Simons Island, GA
Honorable Mention: Spiral
Alex Varani
Imola, Italy
Best-In-Show Prize (Video): The Stan Waterman Award for Excellence in Underwater Videography.
Nothing Is What It Seems
Gino Rosiers
Antwerp, Belgium
Second Place: Our Wonderful World
Diane Randolph
Greenacres, FL
Third Place: Shadow Reef
Elke Specker
Poway, CA
VIDEO SNAPSHOT
The Hunt
Lutfi Tanriover
Mugla Fethiye, Turkey
Second Place: Growing Pains
Diane Randolph
Honorable Mention: Feather Fun
Laura Howard
Lutz, FL
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