2020 Imaging Competition Winners

Strange Encounters

Hannes Klostermann

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

Location: La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

First Place

Smile

Alexandra Rose

Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III, Aquatica housing

Location: Jardines de la Reina, Cuba

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

Honorable Mention

Mini Godzilla

Peter DeMaagt

Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikon 8-15mm zoom

Location: Galapagos

Honorable Mention

Napoleon

Flavio Vitiello

Honorable Mention

Strange

Yung-Sen Wu

Equipment: Sony a9, FE 12-24mm F4G

Location: San Carlos, Mexico

Honorable Mention

Under the Jetty

Jose Castellano

Equipment: Canon 1Ds Mark3

Location: Alor, Indonesia

First Place

Schildpad

Luc Rooman

Equipment: Nikon D810, 8-15mm lens

Location: Belgium

Second Place

Curiosity

Celia Kujala

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

Location: Punta Loma, Argentina

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

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

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

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

Honorable Mention

Brown Cheek Blenny

Pedro Vieyra

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

Location: Sea of Cortez

First Place

Clean

Yung-Sen Wu

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

Location: Lembongan, Indonesia

Second Place

The Hunt

Pedro Vieyra

Equipment: Nikon D800, Sigma 15mm

Location: Eastern Pacific, Mexico

Third Place

Mandarin Fish with Eggs

Jose Antonio Castellano Garrido

Equipment: Canon 1Ds Mark3

Location: Ambon, Indonesia

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

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

First Place

Choking Olive Ridley Turtle

Peter DeMaagt

Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikon 16mm fisheye

Location: Sri Lanka

Second Place

Medusa in Marine Litter

Peter DeMaagt

Equipment: Nikon D850, Nikon 16mm fisheye

Location: Sri Lanka

Third Place

Silky Shark with Hook

Ferenc Lorincz

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

Location: Red Sea, Sudan

Honorable Mention

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

Honorable Mention

Transparent Killer

Guido Villani

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

Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

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