International Imaging Competition
2015 Imaging Competition Winners
Explore the photography, creative imagery, and video entries recognized in the 2015 competition.
Photography Division
Photography Winners
The David Doubilet Award for Excellence in Underwater Photography
Proud!
Filip Staes
Antwerpen
Equipment: Nikon D7100, Nikkor 60mm macro, Subsee +10, Inon strobe, snoot
Location: Pulau Pef, Raja Ampat
General/Marine Life
First Place
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Timothy Dalton
Floral Park, NY
Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikon 17-35mm, Aquatica Housing
Location: Isla Mujures, Mexico
Second Place
Toward the light
Xavier Mas
Spain
Equipment: Nikon D7000, tokina 10-17mm, Ikelite housing, sea & sea D1
Location: Ibiza
Third Place
Tiger Anemone
Patricia Jordan
Fairview, NJ
Equipment: Nikon D3S, Subal Housing, Inon Strobes
Location: North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Honorable Mention
Take a Sunbath
Bettina Balnis
Germany
Equipment: Nikon D7000, Sealux housing, Tokina 11-17
Location: Germany
Honorable Mention
Tandem Tigers
Tanya Houppermans
Fredericksburg, VA
Equipment: 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: Nikon D300, Sea & Sea Housing
Location: Alor, Indonesia
Honorable Mention
Hatchling
Steven Miller
New Richmond, Ohio
Equipment: Canon 50D Ikelite Housing and DS-161 strobes 10-17mm Fisheye
Location: Wakatobi
Green/Cold Water
First Place
Diver on the Rocks
Tobias Friedrich
Niedernhausen, Hessen
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 8-15mm Fisheye
Location: Greenland (East), Tassilaq
Second Place
Stellar Sea Lion
Greg Lecoeur
Nice, France
Equipment: Nikon D300s- Tokina 10-17mm
Location: Vancouver Island
Third Place
Leafy Seadragon
Matt Tworkowski
Kyneton Victoria
Equipment: D7000, Inon Strobes
Location: Rapid Bay, Australia
Honorable Mention
Under the tree
Filip Staes
Equipment: 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: 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: Nikon D800 + Nikon 105mm in Seacam housing and Seacam 150 with a retra snoot
Location: Tulamben (Bali)
Third Place
Lace
Marchione Giacomo
Italy
Equipment: 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: 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: 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: Nikon D7000, 2 Inon Strobes
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Third Place
Manatee Nursing Two
Gloria Freund
McLean, Virginia 22101
Equipment: Nikon D300S, Subal Housing, no strobes
Location: Crystal River, FL
Honorable Mention
No Escape
Bettina Balnis
Velbert, Germany
Equipment: Nikon D7000, Sealux housing, Nikon 60
Location: Indonesia
Honorable Mention
Iguana feeding on Algae
Timothy Dalton
Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikon 17-35mm, Aquatica Housing
Location: Isla Fernandina, Galapagos, Ecuador
Honorable Mention
Lunchtime
Steven Kovacs
Loxahatchee, Florida
Equipment: Nikon D7000, 105mm lens, Ikelite housing, 2 x Ikelite DS160
Location: Riviera Beach, Florida
Honorable Mention
Help
Marco Chang
Taipei, Taiwan
Equipment: Nikon D610
Location: Necoast, Taiwan
Conservation
First Place
Last Dance
Claudio Stoppato
Ortona, Italy
Equipment: Nikon d80 fisheye 16 mm
Location: ORTONA
Second Place
Whale Shark Drags A Net
Gregory Sweeney
Bokeelia, FL
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III EF16 - 35mm f2.8L
Location: Gulf of Mexico off Isla Mujeres
Third Place
Drag
Gregory Sweeney
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III EF16 - 35mm f2.8L
Location: Bahamas
Honorable Mention
The Cage
Alessio Viora
NO Italia
Equipment: Canon Eos 5 D Seacam Housing 2 Seacam Flash
Location: Micronesia
Honorable Mention
The Last Fly
Yenyi Lee
Taipei City, Taiwan
Equipment: Canon 5DMK3, 16-35mm L, Inon Z-240
Location: NE Coast, Taiwan
Novice/Point & Shoot
First Place
Together
Massimo Giorgetta
Latina, Italy
Equipment: Nauticam Housing - Canon G12 + subsee+10
Location: Indonesia - Lembeh Strait
Second Place
Manta Ray Feeding At Night
Brent Barnes
Edmond OK
Equipment: 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: Canon S100 in Fisheye Fix housing
Location: Palau
Honorable Mention
Ray Vacuum
Russell Lincoln
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Equipment: Canon
Location: Key West, FL
Creative Division
Creative Winners
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
Video Division
Video Winners
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