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DAVID DOUBILET AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
The Mystical Waters of Mexico
Mark
Melnick, West Hartford, Connecticut |
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GENERAL |
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FIRST: Thought
Csaba Tokolyi, Budapest, Hungary
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SECOND:
Mangrove Soft Coral
Ron
Lagerlof, Los Angeles, California
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MARINE LIFE |
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FIRST: Octopus
on Fan
Elmer Yu, Wilmington, Delaware
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SECOND: Fur
Seal
Justin Gilligan, Anna Bay, NSW,
Australia
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THIRD:
Around
Selmeczi Daniel,
Szolnok, Hungary |
MARINE
LIFE - HONORABLE MENTIONS |
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Shape
Giordano Cipriani, Rome, Italy
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Tigershark Taking Pictures
Karin Brussaard, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
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Juvi Garibaldi
Ron
Lagerlof, Los Angeles, California
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Harbor Seal
Ron
Lagerlof, Los Angeles, California
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MACRO/CLOSE-UP |
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Tiny Yawn
Dany
Weinberg, Eilat,
Israel |
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SECOND:
Happy Fish
Steven Kovacs, Boynton
Beach, Florida |
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THIRD: Anemone
Boudoir
Erin
Quigley, Los Angeles, California |
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MACRO/CLOSE-UP - HONORABLE MENTIONS |
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The Kiss
Claudio Stoppato,
Ortona, Italy |
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Baby Lionfish
KERI
WILK, Ontario, Canada |
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Red in the Face
KERI
WILK, Ontario, Canada |
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Fire World
Linda Cline, Forest Grove, Oregon |
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The Filefish
Guy
Schittekatte, Amandsberg, Belgium |
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The Family
Marchione Giacomo, La Loggia, Italy |
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Carousel
Marchione Giacomo, La Loggia, Italy |
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Reflections
Steven Kovacs, Boynton Beach, Florida |
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UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR |
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FIRST: Jawfish
with Eggs (1)
KERI
WILK, Ontario, Canada |
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SECOND: Love
Karin Brussaard, Rotterdam, The
Netherlands |
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THIRD: Dental
exam
Steven Kovacs, Boynton
Beach, Florida
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UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR - HONORABLE MENTION |
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Whale Shark Feeding at Surface
Fergus Kennedy, Lewes, England |
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Jawfish with Eggs (2)
Keri
Wilk, Ontario,Canada |
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Checking the Interior
Michele E. Benson, Klamath Falls, Oregon |
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Cannibal in Flight
Yeang H. Chng, Boston, Massachusetts |
CONSERVATION |
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FIRST: Hook, Line and Sinker
Sumer Verma, Mumbai, India |
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SECOND: One
Man’s Trash!
FLETCHER M FORBES, Islamorada, Florida |
CONSERVATION - HONORABLE MENTION |
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On the White Line
Donna Goodwin, Birmingham, Alabama |
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NOVICE/POINT & SHOOT |
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FIRST:
Mr. Cuda
Linda M. Barnes,
Muncy, Pennsylvania |
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SECOND:
What Nice Teeth You Have
Heidi C. Sheltry,
Alexandria, Virginia |
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THIRD: Me And
My Shadow
John
Kaim, Floral Park, New York |
NOVICE/POINT & SHOOT -
HONORABLE MENTION |
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Got My Eye On You
Amber Blecker, Aurora, Colorado |
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Tubed
Bill
Goodwin, Birmingham, Alabama |
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Hawksbill Turtle
Heidi C. Sheltry, Alexandria, Virginia |
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Electric Nemo
William E. Loux, Phoenix, Arizona |
CREATIVE |
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JIM CHURCH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
UNDERWATER CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Drifter
Karen Sweeney,
Bokeelia, Florida
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SECOND:
Somnambulists
Dany Weinberg, Eilat, Israel |
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THIRD: A
Nightmare
Ernst Seeling, Vienna, Austria |
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VIDEO |
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STAN WATERMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHY
Indonesia Underwater
Fred
Heiman,
Los Gatos, California |
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SECOND: Komodo
Beneath the Waves
Mike
Boom,
Oakland, California |

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THIRD: Choices
Mark
Santa-Maria,
Temperance, Michigan |
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VIDEO SNAPSHOT
Sarcastic Fringehead
Battle
Walter Marti,
Mission Viejo, California |

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