Photo & Video Competition
Beneath The Sea - 2006
 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 2006
UNDERWATER PHOTO/VIDEO COMPETITION RESULTS:
The Best in Show-Underwater Photography
receives the David Doubilet award for excellence
in underwater. This year's winner is Rand
McMeins of Edmonds, WA for "Too many choices"
The Best in Show-Underwater Creative
Photography receives The Jim Church award for
excellence in underwater creative photography.
This year's winner is Karen Sweeney, Bokellia,
FL for "Roundup"
The Best in Show-Videography receives The
Stan Waterman award for excellence in
underwater. This year's winner is Ron Moore of
Avalon, CA. His video is titled: "The Best of
Catalina Island."
* Copyright ownership and rights remain with the photographer
 The
Best in
Show- Photography
"Too Many Choices" Rand
McMeins, Edmonds,
Washington
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.jpg) 1st
Place:
Conservation
"Finned Shark", Nancy J.
Boucha, Chicago, Il |
 Honorable
Mention:
Conservation
"Nemesis", Christopher
Guglielmo, Palmetto, FL |
.jpg) Honorable
Mention:
Wreck
"Zero Altitude", Rand
McMeins, Edmonds, Washington
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.jpg) 1st
Place:
Underwater Behavior
"Mating Mandarins", Linda Cline,
Forest Grove, OR
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.jpg) 2nd
Place:
Underwater Behavior
"Naked Lunch", Ralph L. Oberlander, Dover, NH
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 3rd
Place:
Underwater Behavior
"My Home is my Castle", Burkhard
Ohlendorf
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 Honorable Mention:
Underwater Behavior
[Unnamed,] Paul A. Krupela, San
Clemente, CA
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 1st
Place:
Macro/Closeup
"Arturo", Alessandro Dodi,
Milano, Italy
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.jpg) 2nd
Place:
Macro/Closeup
"Porcelain Crab", Mary
Lou Reid, Lake Jackson, TX
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 3rd
Place:
Macro/Closeup
"Clown", Barbara Jones,
Anaheim, CA
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.jpg) 2nd Place:
General
"Rays Over the Reef", Pedro
Vieyra, London, England |
.jpg) 3rd Place:
General
"Double Dose Indigo", John T.
Gordon, Denver CO |
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.jpg) Honorable
Mention:
General
"Three Beauties, Judy E.
Johnson, Irving, TX |
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 1st Place:
Marine Life
"Island Hopping",
Justin Gilligan, Anna Bay, NSW,
Australia |
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.jpg) 2nd Place:
Marine Life
"California Dreaming",
Joe Belanger, Huntington Beach, CA |
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.jpg) Honorable
Mention:
Marine Life
"American Alligator, James
Robert Abernethy, North Palm Beach,
FL |
.jpg) Best
In Show:
Creative
"Roundup", Karen Sweeney,
Bokellia, FL
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 Runner Up:
Creative
"Waterworld", Ernst Seeling,
Vienna, Austria |
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Video
Competition Results
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 Best
In Show:
"The Best of
Catalina Island",
Ron Moore, Avalon,
CA
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1st
Place: VIDEO
"Changing Faces",
Josh Jensen, Lautoka, Fiji
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2nd
Place: VIDEO
"Mandarin Fish",
John Walker, Castro Valley, CA
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3rd
Place: VIDEO
"Critters of Mabul",
Walter Marti, Mission Viejo, CA
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Honorable
Mention: VIDEO
"My Oh My Octopi",
Steven Cohen, Annandale, CA
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Video
Snapshot Results
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1st
Place: VIDEO
SNAPSHOT:
"Chewy",
Josh Jenson, Lautoka,
Fiji
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2nd
Place: VIDEO SNAPSHOT
"Girl Power",
Mission Viejo, CA
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3rd
Place: VIDEO SNAPSHOT
"Manta Dance",
J.D. Duff, West Palm Beach, FL
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