Best-In-Show Prize (Photo): The David Doubilet Award for Excellence in Underwater Photography. |
Proud! Filip Staes
Antwerpen Equipment: Nikon D7100, Nikkor 60mm macro, Subsee +10, Inon strobe, snoot
Location: Pulau Pef, Raja Ampat | 
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GENERAL/MARINE LIFE: |
First Place: Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Timothy Dalton
Floral Park, NY Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikon 17-35mm, Aquatica Housing
Location: Isla Mujures, Mexico | 
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Second Place: Toward the light Xavier Mas
Spain Equipment: Nikon D7000, tokina 10-17mm, Ikelite housing, sea & sea D1
Location: Ibiza | 
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Thrid Place: Tiger Anemone Patricia Jordan
Fairview, NJ Equipment: Nikon D3S, Subal Housing, Inon Strobes
Location: North Sulawesi, Indonesia | 
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Honorable Mention: Take a Sunbath Bettina Balnis
Germany Equipment: Nikon D7000, Sealux housing, Tokina 11-17
Location: Germany | 
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Honorable Mention: Tandem Tigers Tanya Houppermans
Fredericksburg, VA Equipment: Olympus OM-D E-M1, Nauticam Housing, Lumix G 8mm fisheye lens, dual Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes
Location: Grand Bahama | 
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Honorable Mention: Pink Symbiosis Eric Madeja
Kota Kinabalu Sabah Equipment: Nikon D300, Sea & Sea Housing
Location: Alor, Indonesia |  |
Honorable Mention: Hatchling Steven Miller
New Richmond, Ohio Equipment: Canon 50D Ikelite Housing and DS-161 strobes 10-17mm Fisheye
Location: Wakatobi |  |
GREEN/COLD WATER |
First Place: Diver on the Rocks Tobias Friedrich
Niedernhausen, Hessen Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 8-15mm Fisheye
Location: Greenland (East), Tassilaq | 
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Second Place: Stellar Sea Lion Greg Lecoeur
Nice, France Equipment: Nikon D300s- Tokina 10-17mm
Location: Vancouver Island | 
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Third Place: Leafy Seadragon Matt Tworkowski
Kyneton Victoria Equipment: D7000, Inon Strobes
Location: Rapid Bay, Australia | 
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Honorable Mention: Under the tree Filip Staes Equipment: Nikon D7100, Tokina 10-17mm, Hugyfot housing, Inon strobes
Location: Tirol, Austria | 
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MACRO/CLOSE-UP |
| First Place: Sitting on my throne Aldo Costa
Scandiano, Italy Equipment: Nikon D800 + Nikon 105mm in Seacam housing and Seacam 150 with a retra snoot
Location: Tulamben (Bali) | 
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Second Place: Perfect Egg Laying Aldo Costa Equipment: Nikon D800 + Nikon 105mm in Seacam housing and Seacam 150 with a retra snoot
Location: Tulamben (Bali) | 
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Third Place: Lace Marchione Giacomo
Italy Equipment: Nikon D800E, 60mm Nikon lens. Seacam housing, two sea and sea 120Ys
Location: Gangga Island, Indonesia | 
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Honorable Mention: Wet Flower Alberto Gallucci
Milano, Italy Equipment: Canon G12, Inon Z240 and Inon UCL 330
Location: Capo Noli, Ligurian Sea, Italy | 
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UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR |
First Place: Dragonet In Full Dress Suzan Meldonian
Boca Raton FL Equipment: Nikon D200, Sea & Sea Housing, 105mm + 10x Subsee diopter, Dual Inon Z220 strobes
Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Florida, USA | 
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Second Place: Time for a Dental Cleaning Judith Townsend
Boca Raton FL Equipment: Nikon D7000, 2 Inon Strobes
Location: Boca Raton, FL | 
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Third Place: Manatee Nursing Two Gloria Freund
McLean, Virginia 22101 Equipment: Nikon D300S, Subal Housing, no strobes
Location: Crystal River, FL | 
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Honorable Mention: No Escape Bettina Balnis Velbert, Germany Equipment: Nikon D7000, Sealux housing, Nikon 60
Location: Indonesia | 
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Honorable Mention: Iguana feeding on Algae Timothy Dalton Equipment:Nikon D800, Nikon 17-35mm, Aquatica Housing
Location: Isla Fernandina, Galapagos, Ecuador | 
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Honorable Mention: Lunchtime Steven Kovacs
Loxahatchee, Florida Equipment: Nikon D7000, 105mm lens, Ikelite housing, 2 x Ikelite DS160
Location: Riviera Beach, Florida | 
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Honorable Mention: Help Marco Chang
Taipei, Taiwan Equipment: Nikon D610
Location: Necoast, Taiwan |  |
CONSERVATION |
First Place: Last Dance Claudio Stoppato
Ortona, Italy Equipment: Nikon d80 fisheye 16 mm
Location: ORTONA | 
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Second Place: Whale Shark Drags A Net Gregory Sweeney
Bokeelia, FL Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III EF16 - 35mm f2.8L
Location: Gulf of Mexico off Isla Mujeres | 
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Third Place: Drag Gregory Sweeney Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III EF16 - 35mm f2.8L
Location: Bahamas | 
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Honorable Mention: The Cage Alessio Viora
NO Italia Equipment: Canon Eos 5 D Seacam Housing 2 Seacam Flash
Location: Micronesia | 
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Honorable Mention: The Last Fly Yenyi Lee
Taipei City, Taiwan Equipment: Canon 5DMK3, 16-35mm L, Inon Z-240
Location: NE Coast, Taiwan | 
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NOVICE/POINT & SHOOT: |
First Place: Together Massimo Giorgetta
Latina, Italy Equipment: Nauticam Housing - Canon G12 + subsee+10
Location: Indonesia - Lembeh Strait |  |
Second Place: Manta Ray Feeding At Night Brent Barnes
Edmond OK Equipment: Olympus 350, Olympus Housing, INON fisheye lens, dual S&S 110 alpha strobes
Location: Kona, Hawaii |  |
Thrid Place: Bouquet Karen Dancheck
Bradley Beach, NJ Equipment: Canon S100 in Fisheye Fix housing
Location: Palau |  |
Honorable Mention: Ray Vacuum Russell Lincoln
Egg Harbor Township, NJ Equipment: Canon
Location: Key West, FL |  |
Best In Show Prize (Creative): The Jim Church Award for Excellence in Underwater Creative Imaging. |
Anemone Orb Jim Squires
Saint Simons Island, GA | 
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Honorable Mention: Spiral Alex Varani
Imola, Italy | 
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Best-In-Show Prize (Video): The Stan Waterman Award for Excellence in Underwater Videography. |
Nothing Is What It Seems Gino Rosiers
Antwerp, Belgium | |
Second Place: Our Wonderful World Diane Randolph
Greenacres, FL | |
Third Place: Shadow Reef Elke Specker
Poway, CA | |
VIDEO SNAPSHOT |
The Hunt Lutfi Tanriover
Mugla Fethiye, Turkey | |
Second Place: Growing Pains Diane Randolph | |
Honorable Mention: Feather Fun Laura Howard
Lutz, FL | |
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