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2017 Imaging Contest Winners
Best-In-Show Prize (Photo): The David Doubilet Award for Excellence in Underwater Photography.
Sharky Sunset
Renee Capozzola
Palos Verdes Estates CA
Equipment used: Canon 5D Mark iii, Nauticam housing, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8, dual Sea&Sea YS D1's
Location: French Polynesia
GENERAL/MARINE LIFE
First Place: Busy
Ellen Cuylaerts
Bodden Town, Grand Cayman
Equipment used: Nikon D800 Nikkor 16mm YS250
Location: Devil's Grotto, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Second Place: Blankey
Ellen Cuylaerts
Equipment used: Nikon D800 Nikkor 16mm Sola 3000
Location: Sandbar Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Honorable Mention: Whale Trail
Beau Pilgrim
Caves Beach NS AU
Equipment used: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon 8-15mm f/4, housed in AquaTech DC5-V3 water housing & large dome port
Location: Vava'u, Tonga
GREEN/COLD WATER
First Place: Giant Sea Basses
Furlan Borut
Ljubljana, Slovenija
Equipment used: Nikon D800 / Seacam
Location: Catalina, California
Second Place: Anglerfish
Fredrik Ehrenstroem
Västra Götaland, Sweden
Equipment used: Nikon D200 with 10-24 mm Nikkor in a Hugyfot housing and 2 Sea&Sea YS110a strobes.
Location: Örnvika, Kristiansund, Norway
Third Place: Sun Touched
Ellen Cuylaerts
Equipment used: Nikon D800 Nikkor 16mm Sola 3000
Location: Farne Islands, United Kingdom
MACRO/CLOSE-UP
First Place: Garden Eel Couple
Steven Kovacs
Loxahatchee, FL
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, 105mm, Ikelite housing, dual Ikelite DS160 strobes
Location: Dumaguete, Philippines
Second Place: Larval Moray Eel
Steven Kovacs
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, 60mm, Ikelite housing, dual Ikelite DS160 strobes
Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Third Place: Acrobat Snake Eel and Shrimp
Marchione Giacomo
Torino, Italy
Equipment used: Nikon D800E , 105 macro , 1 strobo with Retra snoot
Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Honorable Mention: Larval Lionfish
Steven Kovacs
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, 60mm, Ikelite housing, dual Ikelite DS160 strobes
Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Honorable Mention: Lophiodes Fimbriatus
Jeffrey Milisen
Kailuakona HI
Equipment used: Canon T1i, Canon 60mm lens, Ikelite housing
Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Honorable Mention: Scopionfish
James Squires
Saint Simons Island, GA
UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR
First Place: The Couple
Pasquale Vassallo
Napoli, Italy
Equipment used: Canon 5dsr 8/15mm, Seacam housing, Inon flash
Location: Miseno, Napoli, Italy
Second Place: Pike Swallows Trout
Uwe Schmolke
Ruesselsheim, Germany
Equipment used: Nikon D800
Location: Germany
Third Place: Mating Moyers Dragonets
Steven Kovacs
Equipment used: Nikon D7000, 105mm, Ikelite housing, dual Ikelite DS160 strobes
Location: Bali, Indonesia
CONSERVATION
First Place: Oceanic White Tip With Hook In Mouth
Brent Barnes
Edmond, OK
Equipment used: Nikon D7000 in Aquatica Housing with Dual Sea and Sea 110 alpha strobes and Nikor 10-24 mm lens
Location: Cat Island, Bahamas
Second Place: Freedom
Isabella Maffei
Varese, Italy
Equipment used: Nikon D800E Sigma 15mm f2.8 Nauticam Housing +dome port + 2 X Sea&Sea YS250 pro strobe
Location: Camogli, Genoa, Italy
Honorable Mention: Trapped
Isabella Maffei
Equipment used: Nikon D800E Sigma 15mm f2.8 Nauticam Housing +dome port + 2 X Sea&Sea YS250 pro strobe
Location: Camogli, Genoa, Italy
Best-In-Show Prize (Creative): The Jim Church Award for Excellence in Underwater Creative Imaging.
Best In Show Prize: Outer Space
Uwe Schmolke
Second Place: Blenny in a Bottle
Robert Banchard
Milton, DE
Honorable Mention: Disc World
Aha Van Beeck
Weert Limburg, Netherlands
Honorable Mention: Breaking Through
Aha Van Beeck
Best-In-Show Prize (Video): The Stan Waterman Award for Excellence in Underwater Videography.
The Not So Silent World
Evan Sherman
Aliso Viejo CA
Equipment used: Nikon D7200, 105mm, Sea&Sea Housing, Nauticam SMC, Light & Motion Sola 4000 x2
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Second Place: Costa Rica
Edwar Herreno
Valensole Provence, France
Honorable Mention: Stay With Us
Dustin Adamson
Kaysville UT
Equipment used: Canon 5d Mark II
Location: Bali, PNG, Lembeh, Philippines
VIDEO SNAPSHOT
Humpback Breach
Beau Pilgrim
Caves Beach, NSW, Australia
Equipment used: GoPro Hero4 Black mounted to the top of 1DXII AquaTech water housing
Location: Vava'u, Tonga
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