Award-Winning 2018 Ocean Art Photos Will Draw You Into A Captivating Blue Planet
1st Place (Wide-Angle)
‘Gentle Giants’. Humback whale and her calf (Megaptera novaeangliae). Image by François Baelen and featured with permission by Ocean Art
Marine life becomes art in these enthralling winning photos from the 2018 Ocean Art Contest, now in its seventh year and organized by the Underwater Photography Guide.
The winners were chosen across various categories, including wide-angle, macro, marine life behavior, portrait, cold water, super macro and underwater art, sieved from submissions spanning 70 countries worldwide.
“This year’s outstanding underwater images in the Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition continue to raise the bar for underwater photographers. Myself and the other 3 judges were honored to be viewing such amazing results of the dedication and drive of the human spirit,” commented Underwater Photography Guide publisher Scott Gietler inside a press release.
Preview some of the winning images below. Click on the photographer’s name inside the photo’s caption to discover the story behind the shot. Enjoy all the top images here.
Given the magnificence of the world’s oceans, it’s no wonder this blue planet became part of the heartbreaking climate change edition of the recent viral ‘#10YearChallenge’.
Best of Show and 1st Place (Marine Life Behavior)
‘Devil Ray Ballet’. Spinetail devil rays, (Mobula japanica). Image by Duncan Murrell and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Macro)
‘Ancistrocheirus’. Sharp-eared enope squid (Ancistricheirus lesseurii). Image by Jeff Milisen and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Portrait)
‘Chimaera’. Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei). Image by Claudio Zori and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Cold Water)
‘Grey Seal Face’. Grey Seal. Image by Greg Lecoeur and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Nudibranch)
‘Inside the Eggs’. Favorinus pacificus and eggs. Image by Flavio Vailati and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Super Macro)
‘Hairy Flames’. Hairy Shrimp. Image by Edison So and featured with permission by Ocean Art
See more of the winning photos here.
[via Ocean Art Contest, images via various photographers and featured with permission]
‘Gentle Giants’. Humback whale and her calf (Megaptera novaeangliae). Image by François Baelen and featured with permission by Ocean Art
Marine life becomes art in these enthralling winning photos from the 2018 Ocean Art Contest, now in its seventh year and organized by the Underwater Photography Guide.
The winners were chosen across various categories, including wide-angle, macro, marine life behavior, portrait, cold water, super macro and underwater art, sieved from submissions spanning 70 countries worldwide.
“This year’s outstanding underwater images in the Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition continue to raise the bar for underwater photographers. Myself and the other 3 judges were honored to be viewing such amazing results of the dedication and drive of the human spirit,” commented Underwater Photography Guide publisher Scott Gietler inside a press release.
Preview some of the winning images below. Click on the photographer’s name inside the photo’s caption to discover the story behind the shot. Enjoy all the top images here.
Given the magnificence of the world’s oceans, it’s no wonder this blue planet became part of the heartbreaking climate change edition of the recent viral ‘#10YearChallenge’.
Best of Show and 1st Place (Marine Life Behavior)
‘Devil Ray Ballet’. Spinetail devil rays, (Mobula japanica). Image by Duncan Murrell and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Macro)
‘Ancistrocheirus’. Sharp-eared enope squid (Ancistricheirus lesseurii). Image by Jeff Milisen and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Portrait)
‘Chimaera’. Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei). Image by Claudio Zori and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Cold Water)
‘Grey Seal Face’. Grey Seal. Image by Greg Lecoeur and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Nudibranch)
‘Inside the Eggs’. Favorinus pacificus and eggs. Image by Flavio Vailati and featured with permission by Ocean Art
1st Place (Super Macro)
‘Hairy Flames’. Hairy Shrimp. Image by Edison So and featured with permission by Ocean Art
See more of the winning photos here.
[via Ocean Art Contest, images via various photographers and featured with permission]
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