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Photo & Video Competition
Beneath The Sea - 2008

Each year, Beneath the Sea is pleased to give amateur underwater photographers and videographers a chance to compete with their peers from across the World.

BENEATH THE SEA 2008
UNDERWATER PHOTO/VIDEO COMPETITION RESULTS:

The Best in Show-Underwater Photography receives the David Doubilet award for excellence in underwater photography – the Grand Prize is a Live-Aboard Trip on the Telita - Papua New Guinea. This year's winner is Mark Melnick, of West Hartford, Connecticut for "The Mystical Waters of Mexico"

The Best in Show-Underwater Creative Photography receives the Jim Church award for excellence in underwater creative photography – Grand Prize is a Live-Aboard Trip on the Telita - Papua New Guinea. This year's winner is Karen Sweeney, Bokeelia, FL for "Drifter"

The Best in Show-Videography receives the Stan Waterman award for excellence in underwater video – the Grand Prize is a Live-aboard trip on the Nai’a – Fiji. This year's winner is Fred Heiman of Los Gatos, California. His video is titled: "Indonesia Underwater."



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DAVID DOUBILET AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

The Mystical Waters of Mexico

Mark Melnick, West Hartford, Connecticut


GENERAL

FIRST: Thought

Csaba Tokolyi, Budapest, Hungary

 

SECOND: Mangrove Soft Coral

Ron Lagerlof, Los Angeles, California

 


MARINE LIFE

FIRST: Octopus on Fan

Elmer Yu, Wilmington, Delaware

 

SECOND: Fur Seal

Justin Gilligan, Anna Bay, NSW, Australia

 

THIRD: Around

Selmeczi Daniel, Szolnok,  Hungary


MARINE LIFE - HONORABLE MENTIONS

Shape

Giordano Cipriani, Rome, Italy

 

Tigershark Taking Pictures

Karin Brussaard, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Juvi Garibaldi

Ron Lagerlof, Los Angeles, California

 

Harbor Seal

Ron Lagerlof, Los Angeles, California

 


MACRO/CLOSE-UP

Tiny Yawn

Dany Weinberg, Eilat, Israel

SECOND: Happy Fish

Steven Kovacs, Boynton Beach, Florida

THIRD: Anemone Boudoir

Erin Quigley, Los Angeles,  California


MACRO/CLOSE-UP - HONORABLE MENTIONS

The Kiss

Claudio Stoppato, Ortona,  Italy

Baby Lionfish

KERI WILK, Ontario, Canada

Red in the Face

KERI WILK, Ontario,  Canada

Fire World

Linda Cline, Forest Grove, Oregon

The Filefish

Guy Schittekatte, Amandsberg, Belgium

The Family

Marchione Giacomo, La Loggia, Italy

Carousel

Marchione Giacomo, La Loggia, Italy

Reflections

Steven Kovacs, Boynton Beach, Florida


UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR

FIRST: Jawfish with Eggs (1)

KERI WILK, Ontario, Canada

SECOND: Love

Karin Brussaard, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

THIRD: Dental exam

Steven Kovacs, Boynton Beach,  Florida

 


UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR - HONORABLE MENTION

Whale Shark Feeding at Surface

Fergus Kennedy, Lewes, England

Jawfish with Eggs (2)

Keri Wilk, Ontario,Canada

Checking the Interior

Michele E. Benson, Klamath Falls, Oregon

Cannibal in Flight

Yeang H. Chng, Boston, Massachusetts


CONSERVATION

FIRST: Hook, Line and Sinker

Sumer Verma, Mumbai, India

SECOND: One Man’s Trash!

FLETCHER M FORBES, Islamorada, Florida


CONSERVATION - HONORABLE MENTION

On the White Line

Donna Goodwin, Birmingham, Alabama


NOVICE/POINT & SHOOT

   

FIRST: Mr. Cuda

Linda M. Barnes, Muncy, Pennsylvania

SECOND: What Nice Teeth You Have

Heidi C. Sheltry, Alexandria, Virginia

THIRD: Me And My Shadow

John Kaim, Floral Park, New York


NOVICE/POINT & SHOOT - HONORABLE MENTION

Got My Eye On You

Amber Blecker, Aurora, Colorado

Tubed

Bill Goodwin, Birmingham, Alabama

Hawksbill Turtle

Heidi C. Sheltry, Alexandria, Virginia

Electric Nemo

William E. Loux, Phoenix, Arizona


CREATIVE

JIM CHURCH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERWATER CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY 

Drifter

Karen Sweeney, Bokeelia, Florida

 

SECOND: Somnambulists

Dany Weinberg, Eilat,  Israel

THIRD: A Nightmare

Ernst Seeling, Vienna, Austria


VIDEO


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STAN WATERMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHY

Indonesia Underwater

Fred Heiman, Los Gatos, California

SECOND: Komodo Beneath the Waves

Mike Boom, Oakland, California


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THIRD: Choices

Mark Santa-Maria, Temperance, Michigan

VIDEO SNAPSHOT

Sarcastic Fringehead Battle

Walter Marti, Mission Viejo, California


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The Beneath the Sea Photo Competition gives warm thanks to our sponsors:

 



Beneath The Sea thanks the 2008 Photo Competition judges:
 David Doubilet, Herb Segars, Joe Koppelman, Dave Millhouser, Maria Hults and Bob Ricke


PHOTO COMPETITION PRIZES

  • Telita Dive Adventures: Two Live-Aboard trips - Papua New Guinea

  • Nai’a : One Live-Aboard Trip- Fiji

  • Amphibico: $500 Gift Certificate

  • Light & Motion:  Mini Pro 10W H.I.D. Dual Light System

  • Ikelite:  Substrobe DS-200 Underwater Flash System

  • ScubaPro: Aladin Prime Computer and Instructor Reg. Bag

  • Inon America: Z-240 Underwater Flash

  • SanDisk: Ten Extreme IV 4-Gigabyte compact flash cards

  • Pelican Products: 1650, 1600 and 1510 Equipment Cases

  • Lowepro: Two Dryzone 100 Backpacks

  • Fathoms Magazine: Ten One Year Subscriptions

  • Underwater Phototech: Gift Certificate

  • Tamrac: 5578   Camera Backpack

  • Princeton Tec: Adventure Dive Light Set

  • Aqualung U.S.A: Kronos Regulator

  • Ultralight Control Systems: Gift Certificate

  • Tenba: P-695 Camera Bag

 

  • Kata: HB-205 Camera Backpack

  • Submersible Systems: Spare Air 3.0

  • Atomic Aquatics Frameless Dive Mask

  • Ideations: Dive Alert Horn

  • Aeris: XR-1 Computer

  • Underwater Kinetics: C-8 Dive Light

  • B&H Photo: Pelican 1510 Case

  • Cressi-Sub U.S.A: XS-2 Regulator

  • Subaquatic Camera: Gift Certificate

  • Reef Photo & Video: Three $200 Gift Certificates



Contest Hotline (718) 409-0240 · Photo@BeneathTheSea.org