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Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition. We received many incredible entries and have awarded over $70,000 in prizes to the winning photographers.

Winners were asked to rank their prize choices and were awarded 1 prize based on totaling points from all their winning photos.

Special thanks to Tony Wu, Martin Edge, Marty Snyderman and Scott Gietler for judging the competition.

Take in inside look at the judging process & learn what the judges look for in our JUDGES' COMMENTS.

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Best of Show

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Best of Show - Jeff Milisen

Shot in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA with Canon T1i

Story of the Shot

Wide-Angle Category

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1st Place - Francesco Visintin

Shot in Forte de Marmi, Tuscany, Italy with Nikon D7000

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2nd Place - Matteo Visconti

Shot in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea with Canon 5D Mark II

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Gregory Sherman

Shot at San Benedicto Island, Archipielago Revillagigedo, Mexico with Canon 5D Mark III

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4th Place - Alessandro Buzzichelli

Shot at Wai Island while scuba diving Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Nikon D200

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5th Place - Tanya Houppermans

Shot off the coast of Morehead City, North Carolina, USA with Olympus OM-D E-M1

Story of the Shot

6th Place - Aldo Costa

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Scott Portelli

Shot in Whyalla, South Australia with Canon 5D Mark III

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Honorable Mention - Greg Lecoeur

Shot in Moorea, French Polynesia with Nikon D7200

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Macro Category

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1st Place - Jeff Milisen

Shot in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA with Canon T1i

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - Marco Gargiulo

Shot in Sant'Angello, Naples, Italy with Nikon D800

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Lazaro Ruda

Shot in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA with Canon 7D

Story of the Shot

4th Place - Dennis Corpuz

Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Nikon D7000

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5th Place - Dennis Corpuz

Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Nikon D7000

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6th Place - Alexander Franz

Shot in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia with Nikon D7000

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Honorable Mention - Richard Barnden

Shot while diving Palau with Nikon D800

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Honorable Mention - So Yat Wai

Shot in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with Canon 5D MkIII

Story of the Shot

Cold Water Category

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1st Place - Lill Haugen

Shot in The Oslo Fjord, Norway with Nikon D300

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - Uwe Schmolke

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Annika Persson

Shot at Farnes Island, United Kingdom with Nikon D300

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4th Place - Jorgen Rasmussen

Shot at Near Booth Island, Antarctica with Nikon D800E

Story of the Shot

5th Place - Morten Beier

Shot in Disco Bay, Greenland with Nikon D300

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6th Place - Luc Rooman

Shot in Domein Muisbroek Ekeren, Belgium with Nikon D810

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Honorable Mention - Thomas Heckmann

Shot in the Dutch North Sea, Netherlands with Nikon D800E

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Matthew Tworkowski

Shot in Coles Bay, Tasmania, Australia with Nikon D7000

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Portrait Category

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1st Place - Greg LeCoeur

Shot in Nice, France with Nikon D7000

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2nd Place - Peter Leopold

Shot in the Arctic Ocean with Nikon D7000

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3rd Place - Filippo Borghi

Shot at Giannutri Island, Italy with Nikon D800E

Story of the Shot

4th Place - Claudio Contreras Koob

Shot in Jardines de la Reina, Cuba with Canon 5D Mark II

Story of the Shot

5th Place - David Salvatori

Shot in Sant'Agostino Lake, Italy with Nikon D800E

Story of the Shot

6th Place - Domenico Roscigno

Shot in the Republic of Maldives Baa Atoll with Nikon D800E

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Honorable Mention - Qing Lin

Shot at Cocos Island, Costa Rica with Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Story of the Shot

Marine Life Behavior

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1st Place - Steven Kovacs

Straited Frogfish, Shot at Blue Heron Bridgerx, Florida, U.S.A. with Nikon D7000

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2nd Place - Lureen Ferretti

Shot at the Blue Heron Bridge, Florida, U.S.A. with Canon Rebel T1i

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3rd Place - Greg Lecoeur

Shot in Port St Johns, South Africa with Nikon D7000

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4th Place - Filippo Borghi

Shot at Giglio Island, Italy with Nikon D800E

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5th Place - Elio Nicosia

Shot in Sicily, Italy with Nikon D810

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6th Place - Ralph Pace

Shot at the Nine Mile Bank, San Diego, California with 5D Mark II

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Honorable Mention - Uwe Schmolke

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Cameron Azad

Shot in Puerto Galera/Sabang Harbor, Phillippines with Nikon D800E

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Richard Barnden

Shot in Palau with Nikon D800

Story of the Shot

Novice DSLR

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1st Place - Irene Middleton

Shot in Maroro Bay, New Zealand with Nikon D300

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2nd Place - Adam Martin

Shot at Daedalus Reef, Red Sea, Egypt with Canon 5D Mark III

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Roberto Strafella

Shot in Taranto, Italy with Nikon D700

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4th Place - Sergio Nogueira Jr

Shot at Rocca Partida, Mexico with Canon 6D

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5th Place - Lauric Thiault

Shot at La Vallée Blanche, Tahiti, French Polynesia with Nikon D800

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Honorable Mention - Linda See

Shot at Banco Chinchorro, Mexico with Canon 5DS

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Honorable Mention - Ian Chow

Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Canon 6D

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Mirrorless Macro

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1st Place - Simon Chiu

Shot in Cebu, Philippines with Panasonic GF1

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2nd Place - Christian Gloor

Shot at Air Bajo III, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia with Olympus OM-D E-M5

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3rd Place - Alfonso Jesús Expósito Díaz-Álvarez

Shot in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia with Olympus OM-D E-M1

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4th Place - Walter Bassi

Shot in the Liguiria Sea, Italy with Olympus E-PL1

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5th Place - Maurizio Pasi

Shot in Manado, Indonesia with Olympus OM-D E-M1

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Honorable Mention - Lynn Wu

Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Olympus E-PL5

Story of the Shot

Mirrorless Behavior

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1st Place - Walter Bassi

Shot in Capo Noli, Liguria Sea, Italy with Olympus E-PL1

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - Lynn Wu

Shot on the Northeast Coast, Taiwan with Olympus E-PL5

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Cornelia Thieme

Shot in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia with Olympus OM-D E-M5

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4th Place - Jim Catlin

Shot at the Riviera Reef, Grand Cayman with Panasonic GX1

Story of the Shot

5th Place - Henley Spiers

Shot in Anse Cochon, Saint Lucia with Olympus E-M5

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Yen Ngee Koh

Shot in Tulamben, Bali with Olympus OM-D E-M1

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Lynn Wu

Shot in Pemuteran Bay, Bali, Indonesia with Olympus E-PL5

Story of the Shot

Mirrorless Wide-Angle

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1st Place - Matthew Sullivan

Shot in Montane Creek, Pennsylvania with Sony a6000

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - Fabio Galbiati

Shot at Bangka Island, Indonesia with Olympus OM-D E-M5

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3rd Place - Laura Tesler

Shot in Battle Ground Lake, Washington with Olympus OM-D E-M5

Story of the Shot

4th Place - Adam Taylor

Shot at Santa Barbara Island, California with Olympus OM-D E-M5

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5th Place - Tanasit Tancharoen

Shot at Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia with Olympus OM-D E-M5

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Honorable Mention - Cornelia Thieme

Shot in Jellyfish Lake, Palau with Olympus OM-D E-M5

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Honorable Mention - Daniel Copeland

Shot in the Ras Mohammed National Park, Egyptian Red Sea with Panasonic GH4

Story of the Shot

Compact Macro Category

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1st Place - Alessandro Raho

Shot in Noli, Italy with Canon G16

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - ChenVui Soon

Shot in Amed, Bali, Indonesia with Sony RX100

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3rd Place - Alessandro Raho

Shot in Noli (SV) Italy with Canon G9

Story of the Shot

4th Place - Dennis Corpuz

Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Canon Powershot G15

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention – Giacomo Giovannini

Shot in Sistiana, Italy with Canon G12

Story of the Shot

Compact Behavior

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1st Place - Jack Berthomier

Shot in Ouemo Bay, Noumea, New Caledonia with Sony RX100

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - Abimael Marquez

Shot in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico with Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Jens Schultz

Shot in Ambon, Indonesia with Olympus Tough TG-2

Story of the Shot

4th Place - Massimo Giorgetta

Shot in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia with Canon G12

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Stephen Holinski

Shot at Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada with Sony RX-100

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Kiyoung Jang

Shot at Boracay island, Philippines with Olympus TG-3

Story of the Shot

Compact Wide-Angle

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1st Place - Brian Christiansen

Shot in Deshaies, Guadeloupe with Olympus TG-3

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2nd Place - Stephen Holinski

Shot at Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada with Sony RX-100

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3rd Place - Kate Rister

Story of the Shot

4th Place - Steven Shoelson

Shot in Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Canon G11

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Sarah Stein Greenberg

Shot at Fernandina Island, while diving the Galapagos Islands with a Canon G16

Story of the Shot

Nudibranchs

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1st Place - Roland Bach

Nudibranch Shot at Punta den Siulet, Minorca, Spain with Nikon D300

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - Roland Bach

Shot in Minorca, Spain with Nikon D300

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Miguel Pereira

Shot in Minorca, Spain with Nikon D300

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4th Place - Massimo Zannini

Shot in Croazia, Adriatic Sea with Canon 60D

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5th Place - Stefano Scortegagna

Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Nikon D800E

Story of the Shot

Supermacro

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1st Place Supermacro - So Yat Wai

Shot in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with Canon 5D MkIII

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - Marco Fierli

Shot in South Sulawesi, Indonesia with Canon 5DMKIII

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Dennis Corpuz

Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Nikon D7000

Story of the Shot

4th Place - Ludovic Galko-Rundgren

Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Canon 7D

Story of the Shot

5th Place - So Yat Wai

Shot in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with Canon 5D MkIII

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - So Yat Wai

Shot in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with Canon 5D MkIII

Story of the Shot

Pool / Conceptual

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1st Place - Francesco Pacienza

Shot in Apulia, Italy with Nikon D7100

Story of the Shot

2nd Place - Sarah Teveldal

Shot in Austin, Texas with Canon 5D Mark II

Story of the Shot

3rd Place - Dennis Vandermeersch

Shot in Florida, USA with Nikon D300

Story of the Shot

4th Place - Steffen Binke

Shot in Queensland, Australia with Nikon D800

Story of the Shot

5th Place - Ken Kiefer

Shot in Bimini, Bahamas with Canon 5D Mark 3

Story of the Shot

Honorable Mention - Uri Magnus Dotan

Shot in Eilat, Israel with Nikon D300s

Story of the Shot

Complete List of Winners

Best of Show

“Feeling Exposed” by Jeff Milisen

Wide-Angle

1st Place: Francesco Visintin

2nd Place: Matteo Visconti

3rd Place: Gregory Sherman

4th Place: Alessandro Buzzichelli

5th Place: Tanya Houppermans

6th Place: Aldo Costa

HM: Scott Portelli

HM: Greg Lecoeur

Macro

1st Place: Jeff Milisen

2nd Place: Marco Gargiulo

3rd Place: Lazaro Ruda

4th Place: Dennis Corpuz

5th Place: Dennis Corpuz

6th Place: Alexander Franz

HM: Richard Barnden

HM: So Yat Wai

Coldwater

1st Place: Lill Haugen

2nd Place: Uwe Schmolke

3rd Place: Annika Persson

4th Place: Jorgen Rasmussen

5th Place: Morten Beier

6th Place: Luc Rooman

HM: Thomas Heckmann

HM: Matthew Tworkowski

Portrait

1st Place: Greg Lecoeur

2nd Place: Peter Leopold

3rd Place: Filippo Borghi

4th Place: Claudio Contreras Koob

5th Place: David Salvatori

6th Place: Domenico Roscigno

HM: Qing Lin

Marine Life Behavior

1st Place: Steven Kovacs

2nd Place: Lureen Ferretti

3rd Place: Greg Lecoeur

4th Place: Filippo Borghi

5th Place: Elio Nicosia

6th Place: Ralph Pace

HM: Uwe Schmolke

HM: Cameron Azad

HM: Richard Barnden

Novice DSLR

1st Place: Irene Middleton

2nd Place: Adam Martin

3rd Place: Roberto Strafella

4th Place: Sergio Nogueira Jr

5th Place: Lauric Thiault

HM: Linda See

HM: Ian Chow

Compact Macro

1st Place: Alessandro Raho

2nd Place: ChenVui Soon

3rd Place: Alessandro Raho

4th Place: Dennis Corpuz

HM: Giacomo Giovannini

Compact Marine Life Behavior

1st Place: Jack Berthomier

2nd Place: Abimael Marquez

3rd Place: Jens Schultz

4th Place: Massimo Giorgetta

HM: Stephen Holinski

HM: Kiyoung Jang

Compact Wide-Angle

1st Place: Brian Christiansen

2nd Place: Stephen Holinski

3rd Place: Kate Rister

4th Place: Steven Shoelson

HM: Sarah Stein

Nudibranchs

1st Place: Roland Bach

2nd Place: Roland Bach

3rd Place: Miguel Pereira

4th Place: Massimo Zannini

5th Place: Stefano Scortegagna

Supermacro

1st Place: So Yat Wai

2nd Place: Marco Fierli

3rd Place: Dennis Corpuz

4th Place: Ludovic Galko-Rundgren

5th Place: So Yat Wai

HM: So Yat Wai

Pool/Conceptual

1st Place: Francesco Pacienza

2nd Place: Sarah Teveldal

3rd Place: Dennis Vandermeersch

4th Place: Steffen Binke

5th Place: Ken Kiefer

HM: Uri Magnus Dotan

Special thanks to Tony Wu, Martin Edge, Marty Snyderman and Scott Gietler for judging the competition.

Take in inside look at the judging process & learn what the judges look for in our JUDGES' COMMENTS.





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