Underwater Photography

Underwater Photography Contest: 2010 Winners


Best Overall
Luc Rooman, Belgium
Two mating cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis — Holland
 

Macro 1st Place
Steven Kovacs, Florida
Nudibranch, Ceratosoma trilobatum, with Imperator shrimp,
Periclimenes imperator — Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Macro 2nd Place
Wendy Carey, British Columbia, Canada
Blue ringed octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata — Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Macro 3rd Place
Kirk Kilfoyle, Florida
Flamingo tongue, Cyphoma gibbosum — St. John, US Virgin Islands


Wide-angle 1st Place
Annelise Hagan, United Kingdom
Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Wide-angle 2nd Place
Michael Gallagher, United Kingdom
Scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini — Galapagos Islands

Wide-angle 3rd Place
Mauro Ristorto, Venezuela
Spotted eagle rays, Aetobatus narinari — Galapagos Islands


Fish or Marine Animal Portrait 1st Place
Steven Kovacs, Florida
Bangaii cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni — Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Fish or Marine Animal Portrait
2nd Place

Matt Potenski, New Jersey
Whale shark, Rhincodon typus — Mafia Island, Tanzania

Fish or Marine Animal Portrait
3rd Place

Judy Townsend, Florida
Lancer dragonets, Callionymus bairdi — Riviera Beach, FL


Best Student Entry
Evan D’Alessandro, MBF
Graysby, Epinephelus cruentatus — Key Biscayne, FL

Student 2nd Place
Evan D’Alessandro, MBF
Bluethroat pikeblenny, Chaenopsis ocellata — Key Biscayne, FL

Student 3rd Place
Kristine Stump, MBF
Great hammerhead, Sphyrna mokarran — Bimini, Bahamas