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Preview of the 2015 Through Your Lens Photo Contest

By Scuba Diving Partner | Published On May 22, 2015
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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.

Beneath a Blue Blanket

Jennifer Adler

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

Black and White Hammerhead Shark

Alex Suh

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

The clownfish in your home.

Massimo Giorgetta

Photographer: Massimo Giorgetta

The clownfish in your home.

Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Category: Macro

Crocodylus acutus

Mathieu Foulquié

Photographer: Mathieu Foulquie

Crocodylus acutus

Location: Gardens of the Queen, Cuba

Category: Wide Angle

Reflected Kimono and flower on the water.

Kyoko Sampei

Photographer: Kyoko Sampei

Reflected Kimono and flower on the water. Mysterious darkness reminds us of midnight and full moon.

Location: Yokohama, Japan

Category: Conceptual

Buddy team in mid action on a new section of the dive site

Jason Sintek

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

A couple of nudibranchs with the sun.

Gino Symus

Photographer: Gino Symus

A couple of nudibranchs with the sun.

Location: Phillippines

Category: Macro

A whale shark with cobias and remoras

Richard Carey

Photographer: Richard Carey

A whale shark with cobias and remoras

Location: Koh Bon, Thailand

Category: Wide Angle

A shaggy frogfish in Thailand.

Richard Carey

Photographer: Richard Carey

A shaggy frogfish in Thailand.

Location: Platon Wreck, Thailand

Category: Wide Angle

Shot with the Olympus and Retra

Matthew Krumins

Photographer: Matthew Krumins

Shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Retra UWT LSD Snoot.

Location: Rye Pier Victoria Australia

Category: Macro

Impressing green eyes

Paolo Fontanela

Photographer: Paolo Fontanela

I was impressed by the green of its eyes.

Location: Cebu, Philippines

Category: Macro

Smuggler's Plane with divers

Joseph Kloepfer

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.