Wishing the Wetpixel community the very happiest of holiday seasons. We hope that you are able to enjoy the season with friends and family and if you are lucky enough to be underwater somewhere, may your imaging opportunities be stunning!
The World Shootout is calling for national team entries to the Underwater Photography Global Championship 2015. Each team consists of 3 photographers from the same country that submit a combined portfolio of 6 images. These can be taken anywhere is the world, but must have been shot between 1 January and 1 November 2015. Judging will take place live at the BOOT show, Dusseldorf on 30 January 2016.
The winners of Scuba Diving magazine’s 11th annual Through Your Lens photo contest have been announced. The grand prize winner is Luc Roomin for his image of a lobster in the Netherlands.
The winners of the 2015 Monterey Shootout have been announced. Participants competed against one another in a 36-hour period to capture underwater images of the Monterey Bay area.
The 2015 Festival Mondiale de l’Image Sous Marine is now open for entries for its imaging and video competition. Deadline for entries is September 30th, 2015. The 42nd Festival of Underwater Pictures will run from October 29th to November 1st at Parc Chanot, Marseille, France.
The deadline for entries for the San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition (SDUFEX) is only a week away: Monday, August 10. If you’ve been planning on entering but have been putting it off, now is the time.
The Outdoor Photographer of the Year photography competition is now open for entries. The competition is hosted by Outdoor Photography magazine as well as Fjällräven and will feature a grand prize of a spot on the Fjällräven Polar dog sled expedition to the Arctic in spring 2016.
The 2015 Photography Show, held at The National Exhibition Center, Birmingham, UK is in its second year. It is the only national consumer photography event in the UK and this year featured quite a few new products so Wetpixel went along to take a look.
The deadline for the 2015 Our World Underwater International Photo and Video Competition, hosted by Wetpixel and Divephotoguide is February 8th, 2015.
The World Shootout 2015 has announced that it will be accepting entries from 1 January 2015. The contest will accept underwater images taken anywhere in the world between 1 January and 1 November 2015 and offers over $70,000 worth of prizes. The winners will be announced at the BOOT Show, Dusseldorf in January 2016.