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Results: Anilao Underwater Shootout 2018

The 2018 Anilao Underwater Shootout was held from 27 November to 01 December. 241 contestants from 23 countries competed over 11 categories in a live shootout in the beautiful water of the Philippines. Spectacularly well organized and resourced by the Philippines Department of Tourism along with other corporate sponsors and in cooperation with resort owners, dive operators, dive masters, and local Mabini stakeholders, the Shootout is a fantastic event that sets the standard for live underwater photo contests. Wetpixel attended the event this year and have posted a day by day account of it. If you haven’t considered entering for 2019, you certainly should…

Category: Open (Marine Behavior)
Winner and DOT Photographer of the Year: Dennis Corpuz
#1

Category: Open (Marine Behavior) Winner and DOT Photographer of the Year: Dennis Corpuz

Category: Open (Fish Portrait)
Winner: Peri Paleracio
#2

Category: Open (Fish Portrait) Winner: Peri Paleracio

Category: Open (Fish Portrait)
Second:  PJ Aristorenas
#3

Category: Open (Fish Portrait) Second: PJ Aristorenas

Category: Open (Fish Portrait)
Third: Marco Steiner
#4

Category: Open (Fish Portrait) Third: Marco Steiner

Category: Open (Macro)
First: Yun Thing
#5

Category: Open (Macro) First: Yun Thing

Category: Open (Macro)
Second: Cai Heng
#6

Category: Open (Macro) Second: Cai Heng

Category: Open (Macro)
Third: Henley Spiers
#7

Category: Open (Macro) Third: Henley Spiers

Category: Open (Marine Behavior)
Second: Brook Peterson
#8

Category: Open (Marine Behavior) Second: Brook Peterson

Category: Open (Marine Behavior)
Third: Cai Heng
#9

Category: Open (Marine Behavior) Third: Cai Heng

Category: Open (Nudibranch)
Winner: Bebot Esteban
#10

Category: Open (Nudibranch) Winner: Bebot Esteban

Category: Open (Nudibranch)
Second Kam Moon Lai
#11

Category: Open (Nudibranch) Second Kam Moon Lai

Category: Open (Nudibranch)
Third: Mohan Thanabalan
#12

Category: Open (Nudibranch) Third: Mohan Thanabalan

Category: Action Camera/Smart Phone
Winner:  Ria Crucero
#13

Category: Action Camera/Smart Phone Winner: Ria Crucero

Category: Blackwater
Winner: Cai Songda
#14

Category: Blackwater Winner: Cai Songda

Category: Compact (Fish Portraits)
Winner: Regie Casia
#15

Category: Compact (Fish Portraits) Winner: Regie Casia

Category: Compact (Fish Portraits)
Second: Lim Sudong
#16

Category: Compact (Fish Portraits) Second: Lim Sudong

Category: Compact (Fish Portraits)
Third: Ajiex Dharma
#17

Category: Compact (Fish Portraits) Third: Ajiex Dharma

Category: Compact (Macro)
Winner: Ericson Yee
#18

Category: Compact (Macro) Winner: Ericson Yee

Category: Compact (Macro)
Second: Narumon Pimsirinath
#19

Category: Compact (Macro) Second: Narumon Pimsirinath

Category: Compact (Macro)
Third: Ex Liao
#20

Category: Compact (Macro) Third: Ex Liao

Category: Compact (Marine Behavior)
Winner: Maria Nerissa Fajardo
#21

Category: Compact (Marine Behavior) Winner: Maria Nerissa Fajardo

Category: Compact (Marine Behavior)
Second: Jayson Apostol
#22

Category: Compact (Marine Behavior) Second: Jayson Apostol

Category: Compact (Marine Behavior)
Third: Lee Gyoungmi
#23

Category: Compact (Marine Behavior) Third: Lee Gyoungmi

Category: Compact (Nudibranch)
Winner: Marc Stephen De Leon
#24

Category: Compact (Nudibranch) Winner: Marc Stephen De Leon

Category: Compact (Nudibranch)
Second: Lin Haojie
#25

Category: Compact (Nudibranch) Second: Lin Haojie

Category: Compact (Nudibranch)
Third: Ronald Dalawampo
#26

Category: Compact (Nudibranch) Third: Ronald Dalawampo