Best-In-Show Prize (Photo): The David Doubilet Award for Excellence in Underwater Photography.
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WAVE
Yung-sen Wu
Keelung City, Taiwan
Equipment: ONY a7RIII + FE 12-24mm F4 G
Location: Adams River, Canada
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GENERAL/MARINE LIFE:
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First Place: ECLIPSE
Edwar Herreno
Sainte Tulle OT
Equipment: Nikon D800, Sea&Sea 250 pro Strobes, Tokina 15mm
Location: Bat Island, Costa Rica
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Second Place: SQUADRON
Anthony Cherbas
Kapaa HI
Equipment: Canon 7d mk 2
Location: French Polynesia
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Third Place: OCEANIC WHITE TIP SHARK IN BLACK AND WHITE
Brent Barnes
Edmond OK
Equipment: Nikon D7000 with Nikor 10-24 mm Lens in Aquatica Housing and Dual Sea and Sea 110 alpha strobes
Locations: Cat Island, Bahamas
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Honorable Mention: ZERO PLANE
Noam Kortler
Eilat, Israel
Equipment: Nikon D850 with Nikkor 8-15mm lens set on 8mm with Seacam Housing + 2, X Seacam D150 Digital strobes
Location: Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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GREEN/COLD WATER
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First Place: MATING FROGS
Luc Rooman
Belgium
Equipment: Nikon D810+815 fisheye
Location: De Melle, Turnhout, Belgium
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Second Place: CORNELIA B WINDIATE
Michael Thornton
Lehi UT
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark ii, Subal Housing, Sea&Sea YS-D2 Stobes
Location: Lake Huron
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Third Place: THRONE OF KELP
Ellen Cuylaerts
Miami FL
Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikkor 16mm, Sola 3000, Subal Housing
Location: Farne Islands, UK
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Honorable Mention: POD
Gregory Sweeney
Bokeelia FL
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D MKIII, Nauticam Housing, Canon EF17-40mm f4L
Location: Panama City, Florida
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MACRO/CLOSE-UP
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First Place: DIAMOND SQUID
Judith Townsend
Boca Raton FL
Equipment: Nikon D7000, 60 mm lens, 2 Inon Z-240 strobes, 2 focus lights
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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Second Place: ALIEN
Cai Songda
Xiamen City, Metro Manila
Equipment: Nikon D850 in Seacam Housing Dual Seaflash 150D
Location: Anilao Batangas
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Third Place: Hermaea bifida
Filip Staes
Antwerp, Belgium
Equipment: Fujifilm finepix S5Pro, 60mm macro + subsea, Inon Z240 strobe
Location: Lake Grevelingen, Zeeland, the Netherlands
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Honorable Mention: LARVAL PANCAKE BATFISH
Judy Townsend
Equipment: Nikon D7000, 60 mm lens, 2 Inon Z-240 strobes, 2 focus lights
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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Honorable Mention: Fu Manchu
Judy Townsend
Equipment: Nikon D7000, 60 mm lens, 2 Inon Z-240 strobes, 2 focus lights
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR
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First Place: THE MEAL
Domenico Tripodi
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Equipment: Nikon D7200, isotta housing, Nikon 60mm
Location: Reggio Calabria - Italy
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Second Place: KISS ME
Virginia Salzedo
Trento Italy
Equipment: Nikon D500, Tokina 10-17, Isotta housing, 2 161 Ikelite strobes
Location: Porto Santo Stefano, Tuscany, Italy
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Third Place: BULL SHARK SMILE
Sylvie Ayer
Fribourg Switzerland
Equipment: Nikon D810
Location: Mozambique
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Honorable Mention: TRAPPED
Virginia Salzedo
Trento Italy
Equipment: Nikon D750 14-24mm Nauticam housing no strobes
Location: Santa Caterina, Puglia, Italy
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CONSERVATION
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First Place: OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK "CARCHARHINUS LONGIMANUS"
Nicholas Samaras
Thessaloniki
Equipment: Sea & Sea Housing, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 8-15mm Lens, Retra strobes
Location: Red Sea, Egypt
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Second Place: SILENT KILLER
Noam Kortler
Eilat Israel
Equipment: Nikon D850 + Nikkor 60mm Macro lens. SEACAM Housing + 2 X SEACAM D150 Digital Strobes.
Location: Red Sea, Eilat, Israel
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Third Place: THE BLUE THAT GOT AWAY
Ron Watkins
New Hope, PA
Equipment: Canon Nikon D850 with 8-15mm lens in Nauticam Housing with dual S&S YS250 strobes
Location: Rhode Island
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Honorable Mention: ROPEY
Nola Schoder
San Diego, CA
Equipment: Nikon D7100 w/ Sea & Sea Housing & YS-D1 Strobes
Location: Isla Guadalupe, Mexico
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Honorable Mention: SMOKING ALSO DAMAGES THE ENVIRONMENT
Guido Villani
Naples Italy
Equipment Nikon D800 Nikkor 10,5 mm 2 IKELITE IS 600 Strobes
Location: Bacoli, Naples (Italy)
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Best In Show Prize (Creative): The Jim Church Award for Excellence in Underwater Creative Imaging.
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Gregory Sweeney
Bokeelia FL
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Second Place: TROPICAL ISLAND
Dray van Beeck
Netherlands
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Third Place: ANGEL
Filip Staes
Antwerp, Belgium
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Honorable Mention: CLOWNS IN THE DESERT
Massimo Giorgetta
LATINA ITALY
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Best-In-Show Prize (Video): The Stan Waterman Award for Excellence in Underwater Videography.
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OUT OF THE BLACK & INTO THE BLUE: PHILIPPINES
Alex Del Olmo
Barcelona Spain
Equipment:Panasonic GH5 in a Nauticam Housing - Sony CLM-FHD 5 Monitor in a Nauticam monitor housing - 2x Keldan 8X 11.00 lumen CRI 92. - Panasonic 7-14mm lense. - Panasonic 12-35mm lense. - Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 8 mm F1.8 Fisheye Pro lense. - Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F.2.8 M. ED Macro - Nauticam SMC-1 - Tripod XIT 404 - DJI Spark
Location: Malapascua, Moalboal, Negros, Cabilao and Bohol (Philippines)
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Second Place: MANTA POINT ADDU
Edward Snijders
Limburg Netherlands
Equipment: Sony AX100, FCPX
Location: Maldives, Addu Atoll
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