2013 Imaging Competition Winners

THE HUNTER

Peter G. Allinson
Kingsville, Maryland

Equipment: Nikon D300s, Aquatica Housing, Tokina 10-17mm fisheye, Inon z240 flash

Location: About 35-40 miles off the coast of Isla de Mujeres

First Place

Ghosts of the Past

Philip Sokol
San Diego, CA

Equipment: Canon 7D, Tokina 10-17mm at 10mm, 2 x Inon Z240, 3 x Inon Z240 (off camera), Subal Housing

Location: Red Sea, Egypt

Second Place

Up View

Francis Perez
Canary Islands, Spain

Equipment: Canon 5D, SEACAM HOUSING

Location: MOZAMBIQUE

Third Place

Starway

Pietro Cremone
Fiano Romano, Italy

Equipment: Canon 600D - Tokina 10-17 - 2 x INON Z-240

Location: Sorrento, Italy

Honorable Mention

White Marlin Fishing

Peter G. Allinson

Honorable Mention

Surprised Fish

Mike Southard
Mount Crawford, VA

Equipment: Canon 7D, Nauticam, Z240s

Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia

First Place

Minke

Phil Sokol

Equipment: Canon 7D, Tokina 10-17mm at 17mm, Subal Housing

Location: Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Second Place

Kiss in the Blue

Montse Grillo
Tenerife, Spain

Equipment: Canon 7D

Location: Tenerife (Canary Islands)

Third Place

Great White Smile

Todd Bretl
Seattle, WA

Equipment: Nikon D800, Sea&Sea Strobes

Location: Guadalupe, Mexico

Honorable Mention

Turtle Passport Picture

Wendy Hoevenaars
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Equipment: Canon 50D

Location: Philippines

Honorable Mention

Humpback whale

Vanessa Mignon
Alexandria NSW, Australia

Honorable Mention

Landscape With Turtle

Montse Grillo

First Place

Polycera Nudibranch

Fredrik Ehrenström
Gunnilse Sweden

Equipment: Nikon D200 and 60 mm Micronikkor in a Hugyfot housing and two Sea&Sea YS 110 alpha strobes

Location: Norway-Kristiansund-Bremsnes

Second Place

Flamingo Tongue

David Salvatori- Rome Italy

Equipment: Nikon D300s + Nikkor 60mm in Seacam housing, 1 Seacam 150D strobes + snoot

Location: Cayo Largo, Cuba

Third Place

Birth

Montse Grillo

Honorable Mention

My Home is my Castle

Martin Steinmeier
Pfinztal Germany

Equipment: Canon EOS 500D, Hugyfot Housing, Canon 60mm Macro

Location: Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi

Honorable Mention

Polychaete Worm

Matthew Tworkowski
Victoria, Australia

Equipment: Nikon D700, 105 lens, 2x Inon Z24o, Nexus Housing

Location: Komodo, Indonesia

First Place

Nuclear Beluga

Douglas A. Kahle
West Palm Beach FL

Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III; Canon 8-15mm fisheye lens

Location: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Second Place

Dental Exam

Steven Kovacs
Moore Haven FL

Equipment: Nikon D7000, 105mm lens, Ikelite housing, dual Ikelite DS160 strobes

Location: Roatan, Honduras

Third Place

The Host On Head

Adriano Morettin
Trieste Italy

Equipment: Nikon D800E, Nikon 105 micro in Seacam housing + 2 flash Seacam 150.

Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Honorable Mention

Snake Hunting

Alessio Viora
Fontaneto d'Agogna Italy

Honorable Mention

Cozy Couple

Steven Kovacs

Equipment: Nikon D7000, 105mm lens, Ikelite housing, dual Ikelite DS160 strobes

Location: Riviera Beach, Florida

Honorable Mention

Baby Cuttlefish

Guido Villani
Bacoli (Naples) Italy

Equipment: Nikon D700 in Seacam housing - Micro Nikkor 105 mm

Location: Lembeh (Indonesia)

First Place

Sad Net

Alessio Viora

Equipment: Canon Eos 5d / Seacam Housing - 15 mm

Location: Sardinia , Italy

Second Place

Lost Nets Kill Again

Davide Lopresti
La Spezia Italy

Equipment: Canon 1000D in Nimar Housing 10/17 fish eye

Location: La Spezia - Italy

Third Place

Victim of Power Head

Shen Collazo
Oakland Park Florida

Equipment: Nikon D200, Subal Housing, Tokina 10-17mm lens, Two Ikelite substrobes 160

Location: West Palm Beach, Florida

Honorable Mention

Last Breaths

Stoppato Claudio
Ortona Italy

Honorable Mention

Stranded

Ramon Dominguez Neri
Berthoud Colorado

Equipment: Olympus E420, fish eye lens, Inon Z240 strobes

Location: Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

First Place

Zebra Anemone

Mike Southard
Mount Crawford, VA

Equipment: Olympus C5050, PT-015

Location: Beqa Lagoon, Fiji

Second Place

Staghorns

Rudolf Gonda
Budapest Hungary

Equipment: Sony DSC-H55, Sealife 960D

Location: Pag island, Croatia

Third Place

Tickle on My Nose

Donna Goodwin
Birmingham Al

Equipment: Sony DSC WX-1

Location: Tori's, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Honorable Mention

Muppet Face

Donna Goodwin

Equipment: Leica D-LUX 4

Location: Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Honorable Mention

My Good Side

Michael Hawrylak
Bradley Beach NJ

Equipment: Panasonic DMC TZ5 camera, Panasonic DMW-MCTX10 housing, Sea and Sea YS-27DX Strobe Shot

Location: "Something Special" Bonaire NA

Best In Show Prize

Must Be and Angle

Filip Staes
Mechelen Belgium

Honorable Mention

Rays

Pietro Cremone

Honorable Mention

Reflection of a Pink Waterlily

Fredrik Ehrenström
Gunnilse Sweden