Preview of the 2015 Through Your Lens Photo Contest
We're ramping up to judge this year's Through Your Lens Photo Contest here at Scuba Diving magazine, so we decided to give you a sneak peek at some of the entries so far! (Photos and captions courtesy of photographers.)
If you haven't submitted your best shots already, what are you waiting for? Photos can be submitted to one of four categories — Macro, Wide-Angle, Conceptual and Compact Camera — and the entry fee is $10. Send us your best shots at scubadiving.com/photocontest by JUNE 7 for a chance to win $1,000, and a host of other fantastic prizes!
What are these prizes, you ask?
The Grand Prize winner will win a liveaboard trip to Pulau Weh, Indonesia, aboard the Thailand Aggressor and $1,000 cash.
Four First-Place Prizes:
• 1st Prize Macro: Live-aboard trip on the Turks & Caicos Aggressor
• 1st Prize Wide-Angle: Live-aboard trip on the Red Sea Aggressor
• 1st Prize Conceptual: Live-aboard trip on the Carib Dancer
• 1st Prize Compact Camera: SeaLife Micro HD+ Camera
Four Second-Place Prizes:
• 2nd Prize Macro: Scubapro Chromis DC dive computer and Travel Bag
• 2nd Prize Wide-Angle: ScubaPro MK 25 EVO / G260 and Synergy 2 mask
• 2nd Prize Conceptual: Mares Instinct 12S reg, X-Vu LiquidSkin mask and Ergo Dry snorkel
• 2nd Prize Compact Camera: SeaLife Sea Dragon 1200 Lumen Light
Four Third-Place Prizes:
• 3rd Prize Macro: $250 Backscatter Certificate
• 3rd Prize Wide-Angle: $250 Backscatter Certificate
• 3rd Prize Conceptual: $250 Backscatter Certificate
• 3rd Prize Compact Camera: SeaLife Aquapod Mini and Sea Dragon Mini Lumen Light
A HUGE thanks to our wonderful sponsors — Aggressor and Dancer Fleet, SeaLife Cameras, Scubapro, Mares and Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo — for helping to make this contest possible!
For more information on the rules and guidelines for the contest go to the scuba diving photo contest page.
Winners of the 2015 Through Your Lens Photo Contest will be announced with the release of our September/October print issue.
Jennifer AdlerBeneath a Blue Blanket
Beneath a Blue Blanket Photographer: Jennifer Adler
As the first rays of morning sun illuminated the run at Ginnie Springs and the first campers emerged from their tents, divers hovered like astronauts and headed for the cave entrance at Devil's Eye.
Location: Ginnie Springs, Florida
Category: Wide Angle
Alex SuhBlack and White Hammerhead Shark
Black and White Hammerhead Shark Photographer: Alex Suh
Taken in Bimini, this is an over-under shot of a great hammerhead shark that passed by while diving.
Location: Bimini, Bahamas
Category: Conceptual
Massimo GiorgettaThe clownfish in your home.
Photographer: Massimo Giorgetta
The clownfish in your home.
Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Category: Macro
Mathieu FoulquiéCrocodylus acutus
Photographer: Mathieu Foulquie
Crocodylus acutus
Location: Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
Category: Wide Angle
Kyoko SampeiReflected Kimono and flower on the water.
Photographer: Kyoko Sampei
Reflected Kimono and flower on the water. Mysterious darkness reminds us of midnight and full moon.
Location: Yokohama, Japan
Category: Conceptual
Jason SintekBuddy team in mid action on a new section of the dive site
Photographer: Jason Sintek
While relocating to a new section of the dive site I happened to look back and caught this buddy team in mid action.
Location: White Sand Ridge/Bahamas
Category: Wide Angle
Gino SymusA couple of nudibranchs with the sun.
Photographer: Gino Symus
A couple of nudibranchs with the sun.
Location: Phillippines
Category: Macro
Richard CareyA whale shark with cobias and remoras
Photographer: Richard Carey
A whale shark with cobias and remoras
Location: Koh Bon, Thailand
Category: Wide Angle
Richard CareyA shaggy frogfish in Thailand.
Photographer: Richard Carey
A shaggy frogfish in Thailand.
Location: Platon Wreck, Thailand
Category: Wide Angle
Matthew KruminsShot with the Olympus and Retra
Photographer: Matthew Krumins
Shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Retra UWT LSD Snoot.
Location: Rye Pier Victoria Australia
Category: Macro
Paolo FontanelaImpressing green eyes
Photographer: Paolo Fontanela
I was impressed by the green of its eyes.
Location: Cebu, Philippines
Category: Macro
Joseph KloepferSmuggler's Plane with divers
Photographer:Joseph Kloepfer
A wide-angle shot of Smuggler's Plane with divers from Blackbeard's Sea Explorer.
Location: Smuggler's Plane (Bahamas)
Category: Wide Angle
We're ramping up to judge this year's Through Your Lens Photo Contest here at Scuba Diving magazine, so we decided to give you a sneak peek at some of the entries so far! (Photos and captions courtesy of photographers.)
If you haven't submitted your best shots already, what are you waiting for? Photos can be submitted to one of four categories — Macro, Wide-Angle, Conceptual and Compact Camera — and the entry fee is $10. Send us your best shots at scubadiving.com/photocontest by JUNE 7 for a chance to win $1,000, and a host of other fantastic prizes!
What are these prizes, you ask?
The Grand Prize winner will win a liveaboard trip to Pulau Weh, Indonesia, aboard the Thailand Aggressor and $1,000 cash.
Four First-Place Prizes:
• 1st Prize Macro: Live-aboard trip on the Turks & Caicos Aggressor
• 1st Prize Wide-Angle: Live-aboard trip on the Red Sea Aggressor
• 1st Prize Conceptual: Live-aboard trip on the Carib Dancer
• 1st Prize Compact Camera: SeaLife Micro HD+ Camera
Four Second-Place Prizes:
• 2nd Prize Macro: Scubapro Chromis DC dive computer and Travel Bag
• 2nd Prize Wide-Angle: ScubaPro MK 25 EVO / G260 and Synergy 2 mask
• 2nd Prize Conceptual: Mares Instinct 12S reg, X-Vu LiquidSkin mask and Ergo Dry snorkel
• 2nd Prize Compact Camera: SeaLife Sea Dragon 1200 Lumen Light
Four Third-Place Prizes:
• 3rd Prize Macro: $250 Backscatter Certificate
• 3rd Prize Wide-Angle: $250 Backscatter Certificate
• 3rd Prize Conceptual: $250 Backscatter Certificate
• 3rd Prize Compact Camera: SeaLife Aquapod Mini and Sea Dragon Mini Lumen Light
A HUGE thanks to our wonderful sponsors — Aggressor and Dancer Fleet, SeaLife Cameras, Scubapro, Mares and Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo — for helping to make this contest possible!
For more information on the rules and guidelines for the contest go to the scuba diving photo contest page.
Winners of the 2015 Through Your Lens Photo Contest will be announced with the release of our September/October print issue.