Underwater Photography Guide recently announced the winners of their 2019 Ocean Art Contest.
The categories included Wide-Angle, Portrait, and Nudibranchs. Over $85,000 in prizes were offered by Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition.
Photography Guide described this particular contest as ‘one of the most prestigious nature photo contests in the world.’ The entries of this year’s contest cam from 78 countries and 2019 contest winners were picked out by Tony Wu, Martin Edge, Marty Snyderman, and Scott Gietler.
Check out some winning photos from the Ocean Art 2019 Contest below:
1. Honorable Mention – Enrico Somogyi – Compact Wide Angle Category – “Coconut Octopus”
2. 5th Place – Tianhong Wang – Blackwater Category – “Bride”
3. 3rd Place – Steven Kovacs – Blackwater Category – “Lionfish”
4. 3rd Place – Dave Johnson – Macro Category – “The Hyponotist”
5. 3rd Place – George Kuo-Wei Kao – Novice Macro Category – “Who Is It?”
6. 2nd Place – Paolo Bausani – Blackwater Category – “Blanket Octopus”
7. 1st – Paula Vianna – Marine Life Behavior Category – “A Friendly Ride”
8. 1st Place – Greg Lecoeur – Coldwater Category – “Crab-Eater Seal”
9. 4th Place – Greg Lecoeur – Reefscapes Category – “Biodiversity”
10. 3rd Place – Fabien Martinazzo – Compact Macro Category – “Telle Une Torpille Pelagia Cherche Sa Proie”
11. 4th Place – Jake Wilton – Novice Wide Angle Category – “Beauty Spots”
12. 2nd Place – Andrea Pescarolo – Nudibranchs Category – “The Sheep”
13. Honorable Mention – Naomi Strong – Novice Macro Category – “What Are You Looking At?”
14. 2nd Place – Nicholas More – Reefscapes Category – “Mangrove Soft Coral”
15. 1st Place – Shane Gross – Conservation Category – “Victim”
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