2020 Imaging Contest Winners

Best-In-Show Prize (Photo): The David Doubilet Award for Excellence in Underwater Photography.

Strange Encounters

Hannes Klostermann

Equipment: Nikon D500, Tokina 10-17mm fisheye, 2x Inon Z240

Location: La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Camera: NIKON D500
Exposure: 1/250 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/13.0
ISO: 100
Lens: Tokina AT-X107 DX Fisheye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 10.0 mm

GENERAL/MARINE LIFE

First Place: Smile

Alexandra Rose

Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III, Aquatica housing

Location: Jardines de la Reina, Cuba

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure: 1/200 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/16.0
ISO: 400
Lens: 10-17mm
Focal Length: 15.0 mm

Second Place: Whale With Dolphin Escort

Ron Watkins

Equipment: Nikon D850, 16-35mm, Nauticam housing, 2x S&S YS-250 strobes

Location: Moorea, French Polynesia

Third Place: Metallic Blue Brydes Whale

Peter DeMaagt

Equipment: Nikon D850, 16mm fisheye

Location: Sri Lanka

Camera: NIKON D850
Exposure: 1/400 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/8.0
ISO: 500
Lens: 16.0 mm 𝑓/2.8
Focal Length: 16.0 mm

Honorable Mention: Mini Godzilla

Peter DeMaagt

Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikon 8-15mm zoom

Location: Galapagos

Camera: NIKON D800
Exposure: 1/160 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/14.0
ISO: 500
Lens: 8.0-15.0 mm 𝑓/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 15.0 mm

Honorable Mention: Napoleon

Flavio Vitiello

Honorable Mention: Strange

Yung-Sen Wu

Equipment: Sony a9, FE 12-24mm F4G

Location: San Carlos, Mexico

Camera: ILCE-9
Exposure: 1/500 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/5.6
ISO: 2000
Lens: FE 12-24mm F4 G
Focal Length: 24.0 mm

Honorable Mention: Under the Jetty

Jose Castellano

Equipment: Canon 1Ds Mark3

Location: Alor, Indonesia

Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Exposure: 1/100 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/9.0
ISO: 160
Lens: EF15mm 𝑓/2.8 Fisheye
Focal Length: 15.0 mm

GREEN/COLD WATER

First Place: Schildpad

Luc Rooman

Equipment: Nikon D810, 8-15mm lens

Location: Belgium

Camera: NIKON D810
Exposure: 1/125 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/10.0
ISO: 100
Lens: 8.0-15.0 mm 𝑓/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 15.0 mm

Second Place: Curiosity

Celia Kujala

Equipment: Nikon D500, Nauticam housing, Tokina 10-17mm lens, 2x Sea & Sea YS-D2J Strobes

Location: Punta Loma, Argentina

Camera: NIKON D500
Exposure: 1/250 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/10.0
ISO: 400
Lens: Tokina AT-X107 DX Fisheye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 10.0 mm

Third Place: Soft Corals and Diver

Fredrik Ehrenstrom

Equipment: Nikon D810, 16mm, Hugyfot housing, 2x Inon 240Z

Location: West Coast Hamburgsund, Sweden

Honorable Mention: Hello Human

Michael Heyns

Camera: DSC-RX100
Exposure: 1/125 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/2.8
ISO: 400
Lens: 28-100mm F1.8-4.9
Focal Length: 14.2 mm

Honorable Mention: Welcoming Committee

Celia Kujala

Equipment: Nikon D500, Nauticam housing, Tokina 10-17mm lens, 2x Sea & Sea YS-D2J Strobes

Location: Punta Loma, Argentina

Camera: NIKON D500
Exposure: 1/160 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/14.0
ISO: 400
Lens: Tokina AT-X107 DX Fisheye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 10.0 mm

MACRO/CLOSE-UP

First Place: Space Rider

Renee Capozzola

Equipment: Canon 7D Mark II, Nauticam housing, Canon 60 mm, dual Sea & Sea YS-D2 strobes

Location: Kona, Hawaii

Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Exposure: 1/125 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/14.0
ISO: 640
Lens: EF-S60mm 𝑓/2.8 Macro USM
Focal Length: 60.0 mm

Second Place: Blanket Octopus

Cai Heng

Equipment: Nikon D850

Location: Anilao, Philippines

Third Place: Ribbon Fish

Cai Heng

Equipment: Nikon D850

Location: Anilao, Philippines

Honorable Mention: Enoplo Squid

Cai Heng

Equipment: Nikon D850

Location: Anilao, Philippines

Honorable Mention: Psychedelic Squid

Steven Kovacs

Equipment: Nikon D500, 60mm lens, Ikelite housing, 2x Ikelite DS160 strobes

Location: Anilao, Philippines

Camera: NIKON D500
Exposure: 1/250 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/25.0
ISO: 250
Lens: 60.0 mm 𝑓/2.8
Focal Length: 60.0 mm

Honorable Mention: Brown Cheek Blenny

Pedro Vieyra

Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikkor 60mm, 2x Inon Z240

Location: Sea of Cortez

Camera: NIKON D800
Exposure: 1/90 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/16.0
ISO: 320
Lens: 60.0 mm 𝑓/2.8
Focal Length: 60.0 mm

UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR

First Place: Clean

Yung-Sen Wu

Equipment: Sony a7RIII, FE 12-24mm, F4 G

Location: Lembongan, Indonesia

Camera: ILCE-7RM3
Exposure: 1/100 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/8.0
ISO: 640
Lens: FE 12-24mm F4 G
Focal Length: 24.0 mm

Second Place: The Hunt

Pedro Vieyra

Equipment: Nikon D800, Sigma 15mm

Location: Eastern Pacific, Mexico

Camera: NIKON D800
Exposure: 1/800 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/9.0
ISO: 1600
Lens: 15.0 mm 𝑓/2.8
Focal Length: 15.0 mm

Third Place: Mandarin Fish with Eggs

Jose Antonio Castellano Garrido

Equipment: Canon 1Ds Mark3

Location: Ambon, Indonesia

Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Exposure: 1/160 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/7.1
ISO: 160
Lens: EF100mm 𝑓/2.8L Macro IS USM
Focal Length: 100.0 mm

Honorable Mention: Orange Throat Pike Blenny Mating Display

Bryan Chu

Equipment: Olympus OM-D E-M1, Oly 60mm macro lens, 2x YS-D1 strobes, Nauticam housing

Location: Northern Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Camera: E-M1
Exposure: 1/320 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/4.5
ISO: 100
Lens: OLYMPUS M.60mm F2.8 Macro
Focal Length: 60.0 mm

Honorable Mention: Mother’s Love

Celia Kujala

Equipment: Nikon D500, Nauticam housing, Tokina 10-17mm lens, 2x Sea & Sea YS-D2J Strobes

Location: Punta Loma, Argentina

Camera: NIKON D500
Exposure: 1/250 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/14.0
ISO: 320
Lens: Tokina AT-X107 DX Fisheye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 10.0 mm

CONSERVATION

First Place: Choking Olive Ridley Turtle

Peter DeMaagt

Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikon 16mm fisheye

Location: Sri Lanka

Camera: NIKON D850
Exposure: 1/400 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/8.0
ISO: 640
Lens: 16.0 mm 𝑓/2.8
Focal Length: 16.0 mm

Second Place: Medusa in Marine Litter

Peter DeMaagt

Equipment: Nikon D850, Nikon 16mm fisheye

Location: Sri Lanka

Camera: NIKON D850
Exposure: 1/320 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/11.0
ISO: 400
Lens: 16.0 mm 𝑓/2.8
Focal Length: 16.0 mm

Third Place: Silky Shark with Hook

Ferenc Lorincz

Equipment: Nikon D300, Tokina 10-17mm fisheye, SUBAL ND300 housing, Ikelite DS160

Location: Red Sea, Sudan

Camera: NIKON D300
Exposure: 1/250 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/10.0
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 24.0 mm

NEVER SET 2: Honorable Playing with Danger

Celia Kujala

Equipment: Nikon D500, Nauticam housing, Tokina 10-17mm lens, 2x Sea & Sea YS-D2J Strobes

Location: Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Camera: NIKON D500
Exposure: 1/160 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/14.0
ISO: 320
Lens: Tokina AT-X107 DX Fisheye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 14.0 mm

Honorable Mention: Transparent Killer

Guido Villani

Equipment: Nikon D800E, Nikkor 60 mm, Seacam housing, 2x Ikelite DS601

Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Camera: NIKON D800E
Exposure: 1/100 sec.
F-stop: 𝑓/6.3
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 60.0 mm

Best-In-Show Prize (Creative): The Jim Church Award for Excellence in Underwater Creative Imaging.

First Place: Spanish Dancers

Dray van Beeck

Second Place: Declaration

Dray van Beeck

Third Place: Atlantis Found

Dray van Beeck

Honorable Mention: Sponge Diver

James Squires

Video

Honorable Mention: Macro World

Yi-Ping Chang

Equipment: SonyRX100-M6

Location: Taiwan and Tulanbem

Honorable Mention: Red Sea Portrait HD

Edward Snijders

Equipment: Sony AX 100

Location: Red Sea
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