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Large Ocean Art 2019 Winning Images

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Best of Show

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 “Crab-Eater Seal”
Best of Show – Greg Lecoeur
Shot in Antartica Peninsula

 


Wide-Angle Category

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“Blur of Sweetlips”
1st Place – Nicholas More
Shot in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Story of the Shot

 

“The Engine”
2nd Place – Tobias Friedrich
Shot in Red Sea, Egypt
Story of the Shot

 

“Eye of the Tornado”
3rd Place – Adam Martin
Shot in Baja, Mexico
Story of the Shot

 

“Anemone City”
4th Place – Borut Furlan
Story of the Shot

 

“Paradise”
5th Place – Taeyup Kim
Shot in Fakarava, French Polynesia
Story of the Shot

 

“The Cave”
Honorable Mention – Alessandro Buzzicheli
Shot in Tuscany, Italy
Story of the Shot

 


“Under the Pier”
Honorable Mention – Jose Antonio Castellano
Shot in Alor, Indonesia
Story of the Shot

 

Macro

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“Radiography”
1st Place – Stephano Cerbai
Shot in Puerto Galera, Philippines
 Story of the Shot

“The Story”
2nd Place – Wu Yung-Sen
Shot in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Story of the Shot

“The Hyponotist”
3rd Place – Dave Johnson
Shot in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia


“Lucernaria Quadricornis”
4th Place – Petr Polách
Shot in White Sea, Russia

“Flamboyant in Space”
5th Place – Hakan Basar
Shot in Anilao, Philippines

“Rospo Smeraldino”
Honorable Mention – Paolo Bondaschi

“The Indian”
Honorable Mention – Yat Wai So
Shot in Anilao, Philippines

 

 

Marine Life Behavior

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“A Friendly Ride”
1st  – Paula Vianna
Shot in Queensland, Australia
 Story of the Shot

“Lethal Fluid”
2nd Place – Paolo Bausani
Shot in Anilao, Philippines

“Worm with Eggs”
3rd Place – Steven Kovacs
Shot in Palm Beach, Florida, USA

“Strange Encounters”
4th Place – Hannes Klostermann
Shot in Baja California Sur, Mexico

“The Choir”
Honorable Mention – Pedro Carillo
Shot in Baja California Sur, Mexico

“Egg Release”
Honorable Mention – Steven Kovacs
Shot in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles


“Gigantic Aggregation of Munk Devil Rays in Baja California Sur”
Honorable Mention – Jay Clue
Shot in Baja California Sur, Mexico

 

Portrait

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“Gaspare”
1st Place – Virginia Salzedo
Shot in Puglia, Italy


“Look at me”
2nd Place – Davide Lombroso
Shot in Saline Joniche, Italy

“Toads”
3rd Place – Claudo Zori
Shot in Bolzano, Italy


“Cuba Croc”
4th Place  – Emry Oxford
Shot in Cuba

“Silky Portrait and Sunset”
5th Place  – Mok Wai Hoe


“Cormoran Underwater”
Honorable Mention  – Greg Lecoeur
Shot in La Paz, Mexico


“Snooty”
Honorable Mention  – Galice Hoarau
Shot in Florida, USA


Coldwater

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“Crab-Eater Seal”
1st Place – Greg Lecoeur
Shot in Antartica Peninsula

“Icerock”
2nd Place – Tobias Friedrich
Shot in Tasiilaq Fjord, East Greenland

“Hungry”
3rd Place – Johan Sundelin
Shot in Shetland Islands, Scotland

“Catch”
4th Place – Johan Sundelin
Shot in Shetland Islands, Scotland

“Sup on the River”
5th Place – Aldo Costa
Shot in Tuscany, Italy

“Welcoming Committee”
Honorable Mention – Celia Kujala
Shot in Chubut Province, Argentina

“Reflection”
Honorable Mention – Mirko Zanni
Shot in Maggia Valley, South Switzerland

Nudibranchs

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“Treats from Maloolaba River”
1st Place – Jenny Stock
Shot in Queensland, Australia

“The Sheep”
2nd Place – Andrea Pescarolo
Shot in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

“The Sky”
3rd Place – Andrey Savin
Shot in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

“Green Field”
4th Place – Mauro Apuleo

“Orange UFO”
5th Place – Cedric Peneau
Shot in Étang Salé, Reunion Island 

“Sheep in Dreamland”
Honorable Mention – Chun Ho Tam
Shot in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

 


 

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