Acqua 2013 - Underwater Art Competition

CALL FOR ENTRIES

UNDERWATER PHOTOS DUE MARCH 10, 2013

By Brent Durand

The Acqua 2013 Underwater Art competition is a new underwater photo competition with some great prizes. There are categories specifically for Mediterranean Sea underwater photos, and the deadline to enter is in 6 days. Entry fee is 10 Euro ($13) per photo. Contest details are here.

Here is the official press release:

A new international underwater photo contest organized and founded by H2ophototribe, the Italian underwater photography comunity, designed for photographers of all levels with 14 categories (11 for photography divided between Digital SRL and compact camera and 3 for book and publications).

The objectives of the organizers is to create a major new photography competition, involving many authors from all around the world and to be able to associate it with an new dive show.The awarding ceremony will take place in connection with SCUBASHOW 2013 on Saturday, April 20th 2013 in Rome where pictures will be displayed in order to show the beauty of the most remote places of underwater worlds.

Thanks to close cooperation between "H2O Viaggi" tour operator and many of the most important dive resort in the world, many dive travel packages, live aboards and underwater photo equipment will be up for grabs; the most prestigious award consists of a 3 weeks stay in papua new guinea (1 week at Loloata Island Resort, 1 week at Walindi Plantation Resort and 1 week at Lissenung Island Resort) including two dives per day and flights from Singapore.  This fantastic trip will be awarded to the winner of the digital SRL Porfolio (5 photos) category.

For an updated list of awards please click here:  LIST OF AWARDS

Full entry details and rules are on the contest website here :  H2OPhotoTribe

The deadline for entries is 10 March, 2013.

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