Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition
Type: Photography competition Frequency: Annual (since 2010) Location: International (US-based, run by Bluewater Photo / Underwater Photography Guide) Organizer: Scott Gietler
History
Ocean Art is an annual international underwater photography competition organized by the Underwater Photography Guide (run by Scott Gietler of Bluewater Photo). The first edition was announced in August 2010, with a November 14 deadline and winners announced in December 2010. The inaugural competition offered $62,000+ in prizes including over 25 liveaboard and resort packages, with 11 categories including novice DSLR and 3 compact camera categories. Judges for the first year included Martin Edge, Chris Newbert, Marty Snyderman, and Bonnie Pelnar. ([1], [2])
The competition grew to become one of the world’s largest underwater photography contests, self-described as “the world’s largest underwater photo contest” by 2022. It added a Mobile Phone category in 2022. ([3])
Notable Winners
- 2010 Best of Show: Keri Wilk ([4])
- 2022 Best of Show: Kat Zhou — “Octopus Mother” (Caribbean octopus, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida) ([5])
Timeline
- 2010-08: First edition announced by Underwater Photography Guide; $62,000 in prizes, 11 categories ([6])
- 2010-12: First winners announced; Keri Wilk wins Best of Show; $67,000 in prizes awarded ([7])
- 2011-08: Call for entries, second edition ([8])
- 2011-12: 2011 winners announced ([9])
- 2013-12: 2013 winners announced ([10])
- 2015-01: 2014 winners announced ([11])
- 2016-01: 2015 winners announced ([12])
- 2017-01: 2016 winners announced ([13])
- 2019-01: 2019 winners announced ([14])
- 2020-09: Call for entries, 2020 edition ([15])
- 2022-01: 2021 winners announced ([16])
- 2023-01: 2022 winners announced; Kat Zhou Best of Show; new Mobile Phone category debuts ([17])
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Sources
- Wetpixel article, Aug 4, 2010: Call For Entries Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition ↩
- Wetpixel article, Dec 14, 2010: Ocean Art Competition Winners Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 17, 2023: Results Ocean Art 2022 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Dec 14, 2010: Ocean Art Competition Winners Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 17, 2023: Results Ocean Art 2022 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Aug 4, 2010: Call For Entries Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition ↩
- Wetpixel article, Dec 14, 2010: Ocean Art Competition Winners Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Aug 9, 2011: Call For Entries 2011 Ocean Art Photo Competition ↩
- Wetpixel article, Dec 13, 2011: Winners Of Ocean Art 2011 Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Dec 18, 2013: Results Ocean Art Contest 2013 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 7, 2015: 2014 Ocean Art Competition Winners Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 6, 2016: Results Ocean Art 2015 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 11, 2017: 2016 Ocean Art Winners Announced ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 15, 2019: Results Ocean Art 2019 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Sep 23, 2020: Call For Entries Ocean Art 2020 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 20, 2022: Results Ocean Art 2021 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 17, 2023: Results Ocean Art 2022 ↩
- Call for entries: Ocean Art Underwater photo competition (article) ↩
- Ocean Art competition winners announced (2010) (article) ↩
- Call for entries: 2011 Ocean Art Photo Competition (article) ↩
- Winners of Ocean Art 2011 announced (article) ↩
- Final call: Ocean Art 2013 (article) ↩
- Results: Ocean Art contest 2013 (article) ↩
- Call for entries: Ocean Art 2014 (article) ↩
- 2014 Ocean Art competition winners announced (article) ↩
- Results: Ocean Art 2015 (article) ↩
- 2016 Ocean Art winners announced (article) ↩
- Ocean Art 2018 is calling for entries (article) ↩
- Results: Ocean Art 2019 (article) ↩
- Call for entries: Ocean Art 2020 (article) ↩
- Results: Ocean Art 2021 (article) ↩
- Results: Ocean Art 2022 (article) ↩