2018 Imaging Competition Winners

Diamond Squid

Steven Kovacs
Moore Haven, FL

Equipment: Nikon D7000, 60mm lens, Ikelite housing and strobes

Location: Palm Beach, Florida

First Place

Angler Fish

Flavio Vitiello
Firenze, Italy

Equipment: Nikon D610, sigma 15mm, subal housing, 2x Inon z240 strobes

Location: Giannutri, Italy

Second Place

Galaxy within a Galaxy

Suzan Meldonian
Boca Raton FL 33486

Equipment: Nikon D7100, Nauticam housing, 60mm macro lens with 10x diopter

Location: Gulf Stream Current off West Palm Beach, FL

Third Place

Humpback Calf Playing with Bubbles

Ron Watkins
Long Beach, CA 90814

Equipment: Nikon D800 in S&S Housing with 16-35mm lens

Location: Moorea, French Polynesia

Honorable Mention

Crocodille Mirror

Massimo Giorgetta
Latina, IT

Equipment: Seacam Housing - Nikon D800E - Sigma 15mm - 2 Flash Subtronic pro 160

Location: Cuba - Gardens of the Queen

Honorable Mention

Oceanic White Tip Shark in Black and White

Brent Barnes
Edmond OK 73012

Equipment: Nikon D7000 With Nikor 10-24 Lens and Aquatica Housing and Dual Sea and Sea 110 alpha strobes

Location: Cat Island, Bahamas

First Place

Salmon Shark Revealed

Jennifer Idol
Round Rock, TX 78681

Equipment: Nikon D5 with Nauticam housing and INON Z240 strobes

Location: Prince William Sound, Alaska

Second Place

Maine Lobster

James Squires
Saint Simons Island GA

Equipment: Canon 10D, 17-40mm lens, Sea & Sea Housing, dual Nikonos SB-105 strobes

Location: Pemaquid Point, ME

Third Place

Australian sea lions

Vanessa Mignon
Alexandria, AU

Equipment: Canon 5D mark III, Canon 16-35 mm f2.8, Nauticam housing

Honorable Mention

Alaskan Salmon Shark on the Rise

Ron Watkins
Hillsborough NJ

Equipment: Nikon D800 with 1635mm in S&S Housing with S&S YS250 Strobes

Location: Port Fidalgo, Alaska

First Place

Sharpear Enope Squid

Judith Townsend
Boca Raton FL

Equipment: Nikon 07000, 2 Inon Z240 Strobes

Location: West Palm Beach, Florida

Second Place

Seahorse Backlight

Luc Eeckhaut
Rumbeke OT BE

Equipment: Nikon D88 in Hugyfot housing + 2 subtronic strobes

Location: Ambon Indonesia

Third Place

Running

Owen Yen
New Taipei OT TW

Equipment: Nikon D810

Location: Anilao, Philippines

Honorable Mention

Underwater Pyscho (Snooted)

Daniel Geary
Orlando FL

Equipment: Olympus EPL5, S&S YSD2, Retra LSD

Location: Ambon, Indonesia

First Place

Squid Eating Fish

Judith Townsend

Equipment: Nikon 07000, 2 Inon Z240 Strobes

Location: West Palm Beach, Florida

Second Place

Playtime in Moms Bubbles

Renee Capozzola
Palos Verdes Estates CA

Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III, Nauticam housing

Location: French Polynesia

Third Place

Arms Around

Pedro Carrillo
Madrid OT ES

Equipment: Nikon D4 in Seacam housing, 2x Seacam Seaflash 150, Nikkor 14-24

Location: Islote Los Lobos, Baja California, Mexico

Honorable Mention

Frenzy Feeding

Greg Lecoeur
Nice PACA, FRANCE

Equipment: Nikon D7200, Tokina 10-17mm, Nauticam housing, 2xDS161 strobes

Location: UK

Honorable Mention

A Question of Scale

Romain Barats Barats
Balma, FR

Equipment: Nikon D750 14-24mm Nauticam housing no strobes

Location: Dominica

Honorable Mention

Red Couple

Edwar Herreno
Playas Del Coco OT CR

Equipment: HugyFot housing, Nikon D800, Nikkor 1&35mm lens,Sea&Sea YS 250 pro strobes, Sola 2500

Location: Limon, Costa Rica

Honorable Mention

Schools of Schools

Debbie Wallace
Naples, FL 34110

Equipment: Olympus OMD EM-1 MK II, Nauticam housing, Panasonic Lumix 7-14 lens, dual Inon Z240 strobes

Location: North Carolina

First Place

Escape

Eduardo J Acevedo Fernandez
Los Realejos OT

Equipment: Canon 5D MARKII

Location: TENERIFE

Second Place

Hook

Adam David Schaffer
Budapest OT, HU

Equipment: Nikon D7200, Subal Housing, 2x Inon Z240

Location: Sudan

Third Place

Survivor

Yenyi Lee
Taipei City, Taiwan

Equipment: Canon 5D4, Seacam 150D

Location: Grand Cayman

Honorable Mention

Frogfish Living in the Trash

Gregory Lecoeur
Nice, FR

Equipment: Nikon D7200, Tokina 10-17mm, Nauticam housing, 2xDS161 strobes

Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Best In Show Prize

Tranquility1

Aha Van Beeck
Soerendonk OT NL

Second Place

Tiger In The Blue

Massimo Giorgetta
Latina, IT