2016 Ocean Art Contest Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition.!
Ocean Art is one of the most prestigious nature photo contests in the world, and the winning images represent some of the best underwater photographs of the year. Photographers from over 60 countries entered images, and over $75,000 in sponsor prizes have been awarded, making the Ocean Art prize value among the highest in the world.
Winners were asked to rank their prize choices and were awarded 1 prize based on totaling points from all their winning photos.
Special thanks to Tony Wu, Martin Edge, Marty Snyderman and Scott Gietler for judging the competition.
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Best of Show
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Best of Show - Matty Smith
Shot at Bushrangers Bay, NSW Australia with Nikon D810
Wide-Angle Category
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1st Place - Matty Smith
Shot at Bushrangers Bay, NSW Australia with Nikon D810
2nd Place - Martin Steinmeier
Shot at Lembeh Strait in Sulawesi with Canon 7D Mark II
3rd Place - Troy Mayne
Shot at Moore Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Queensland, Australia with Nikon D200
Shot at Koloa Landing, Kauai, Hawaii with Canon 7D Mark II
Shot at Sant’Agnello, Spiaggia Caterina, Italy with Nikon D800e
Shot at Baja Peninsula with Canon 5D Mark III
Honorable Mention - Michael Vogelsang
Shot at Banco Chinchorro, Biosfera Reserva, Mexico with Nikon D810
Honorable Mention - Marie-Elizabeth Mali
Shot at Vava’u, Kingdom in Tonga with Nikon D800
Macro Category
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1st Place - Dennis Corpuz
Shot diving the Philippines with Nikon D7000
2nd Place - Giacomo Giovannini
Shot at Rimini, Italy with Nikon D610
3rd Place - Lazaro Ruda
Shot in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA with Nikon D810
4th Place - Lorenzo Terraneo
Shot in Capo Noli (Savona), Italy with Nikon D7200
5th Place - Irwin Ang
Shot at Lombok, Indonesia with Nikon D7000
6th Place - Francesco Pacienza
Shot at Taranto, Mar Piccolo, South of Italy with Nikon D7100
Honorable Mention - Shu Shu Ricky
Shot at Sai Kung, Hong Kong with Canon 5D Mark III
Cold Water Category
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1st Place - Tobias Dahlin
Shot at Skällingesjön, Varberg, Sweden with Nikon D7100
2nd Place - Ellen Cuylaerts
Shot at Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom with Nikon D800
3rd Place - Yannick Gouguenheim
Shot with Nikon D7000
Shot at Santa Barbara Island, California, USA with Nikon D810
5th Place - Gayle Van Leer
Shot at Off Point Loma, San Diego, USA with Sony A6000
Honorable Mention - Mirko Zanni
Shot at Sassolo Lake On Maggia Valley, Swiss Alpes, Switzerland with Canon 5D
Portrait Category
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1st Place - Joaquin Gutierrez
Shot at Canary Island, Spain with Canon 5D Mark III
2nd Place - Renee Capozzola
Shot at Moorea, French Polynesia with Canon 5D Mark III
3rd Place - Anders Salesjö
Shot with Fuji S5Pro
4th - Francesco Visitin
Shot at Isola del Tinetto, Portovenere, Italy with Nikon D7000
5th Place - Damien Mauric
6th Place - Damien Mauric
Shot scuba diving the Galapagos
Honorable Mention - Nicolas and Léna Remy
Shot at Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK with Nikon D500
Honorable Mention - Jeff Milisen
Shot at Kona, Hawaii with Canon T1i
Marine Life Behavior
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1st Place - Gino Symus
Shot at Turnhout, Belgium with Canon 7D
2nd Place - Eduardo Acevedo
Shot at Los Gigantes, Canary Island, Spain with Canon 5D Mark II
3rd Place - Gianni Colucci
Shot at Ionian Sea, Italy with Nikon D700
4th Place - Joaquin Gutierrez
Shot at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain with Canon 5D Mark III
5th Place - Greg Lecoeur
Honorable Mention - Henley Spiers
Shot at Anse Cochon, St. Lucia with Nikon D7200
Novice DSLR
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Shot at Coron, Palawan, Philippines with Nikon D300
2nd Place - Markus Hunkel
Shot at Pedro Do Sousa, Fajal/Acores with Sony A7II
3rd Place - Ty Oliver
Shot at Wolf Island, Galapagos with Nikon D7200
4th Place - Ty Oliver
Shot at Fernandina Island, Galapagos with Nikon D7200
5th Place - Markus Hunkel
Shot at Open Ocean between Santa Maria & Formigas/ Azores with Sony a7II
Honorable Mention - Edoardo Errani
Shot while diving Raja Ampat, Indonesia with Nikon D700
Mirrorless Macro
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1st Place - Scipione Mannacio Soderini
Blue-ring Octopus, Shot in Puerto Galera, Philippines
2nd Place - Lilian Koh
Shot with Olympus EM5 Mark II
3rd Place - Pier Mane
Shot with Olympus EM1
4th Place - Bert De Wit
Shot while diving Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with Olympus EM1
Honorable Mention - Peter McGee
Shot at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with Sony NEX7
Honorable Mention - Daniel Geary
Shot in Dauin, Philippines with Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Behavior
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1st Place - Jenny Stomvoll
Shot at Ponta Bay, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique with Sony NEX5
2nd Place - Lynn Wu
Shot at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with Olympus E-PL5
3rd Place - Denis Timchenko
Shot at Mabini, Batangas, Philippines with Sony NEX7
4th Place - Fabio Galbiati
Shot at tBangka Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia with Olympus EM5
Honorable Mention - Maurizio Pasi
Shot at Noli, Savona, Italy with Olympus E-M1
Mirrorless Wide-Angle
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1st Place - Eugene Kitsios
Shot at Bimini, Bahamas with Olympus E-M1
2nd Place - Oktay Calisir
Shot at Outer South Ari Atoll, Maldives with Olympus E-M1
3rd Place - Pier Mane
Shot in Solomon Island with Olympus E-M1
4th Place - Jim Catlin
Shot at Tulum, Mexico with Olympus E-M5 Mark II
Honorable Mention - Rhiana Roque
Shot at Kona, Hawaii, USA with Olympus E-M5 Mark II
Honorable Mention - Pier Mane
Shot in one of the best diving spots in Indonesia, Raja Ampat with Olympus E-M1
Compact Macro Category
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1st Place - Lawrence Alex Wu
Shot at Anilao, Philippines with Olympus c5050Z
2nd Place - Kenji Cheow
Shot at Tioman Island, Malaysia with Olympus TG3
3rd Place - Stefano Cerbai
Shot at Argentario, Toscana, Italy with Canon G12
4th Place - Melody Chuang
Shot at Secret Garden of North-East Coast, Taiwan with Canon G16
Honorable Mention – Andrew Leighton
Shot at Anilao, Philippines with Canon G7X
Honorable Mention – Curtis Bale
Shot at Komodo, Indonesia with SeaLife DC1400
Compact Behavior
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1st Place - Lawrence Alex Wu
Shot at Hin Deang, Thailand with Olympus XZ-1
2nd Place - Stephen Holinski
Shot at Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada with Sony RX100
3rd Place - Abimael Márquez
Shot at Crash Boat, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico with Sony RX-100
4th Place - Jack Berthomier
Shot at Ouemo Bay Noumea,New Caledonia with Sony RX-100
Honorable Mention - Stefano Cerbai
Shot with Canon G12
Honorable Mention - Chandy de Wit
Shot at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia with Canon G12
Compact Wide-Angle
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1st Place - Stephen Holinski
Shot at Hornby Island, British Coumbia, Canada with Sony RX-100
2nd Place - Pietro Cremone
Shot at Baa Atoll, Maldives with Sony RX-100 Mark IV
3rd Place - Juan Pablo Plaza
Shot at Dumaguete, Philippines with Olympus TG4
4th Place - Lawrence Alex Wu
Shot at Koh PhiPhi, Thailand with Olympus TG3
Honorable Mention - Andrea Falcomatà
Shot at Bunaken, Indonesia with Canon G16
Honorable Mention - Ilaria Gonelli
Shot at Aelioan Archipelago, Sicily, Italy with Canon G12
Nudibranchs
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1st Place - Rafael Cosme
Shot at Tulamben, Bali with Canon S100
2nd Place - Albert Sáiz Tezanos
Shot in Pulau Weh, Indonesia with Nikon D800e
3rd Place - Christian Gloor
Shot in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia with Olympus E-M5
4th Place - Dennis Corpuz
Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Nikon D7000
5th Place - Ian Chow
Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Canon 6D
Honorable Mention - Vania Kam
Shot at Tulamben, Indonesia with Nikon D750
Supermacro
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1st Place - Chad Tamis
Shot in Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada with Nikon D800
2nd Place - Kelvin Tan H.Y
Shot in Tulamben, Indonesia with Canon 5D Mark III
3rd Place - Dennis Corpuz
Shot in Anilao, Philippines with Nikon D7000
3rd Place - Stefano Scortegagna
Shot in Tembeh, Indonesia with Nikon D800e
5th Place - Yat Wai So
Shot Anilao, Philippines with Canon 5D Mark III
Honorable Mention - Yat Wai So
Shot at Anilao, Philippines with Canon 5D Mark III
Honorable Mention - George Low
Shot with Nikon D7000
Reefscapes
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1st Place - Jeong Sang Keun
Shot at Lembeh, Indonesia with Olympus TG4
2nd Place - Pedro Carrillo
Shot at Canary Island, Spain with Nikon D300
3rd Place - Gino Symus
Shot in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada with Canon 7D
4th Place - Pier Mane
Shot in Solomon Island with Olympus E-M1
5th Place - Thomas Heckmann
Shot Bonaire, Netherlands with Nikon D800e
Honorable Mention - Marco Fierli
Shot at South Sulawesi, Indonesia with Canon 5D Mark III
Pool / Conceptual
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1st Place - Christian Miller
Shot at Fitzroy Island, Queensland, Australia with Nikon D800
2nd Place - Conor Culver
Shot at Ambon, Indonesia and Denver Colorado with Nikon D800e
3rd Place - Lucie Drlikova
Shot at Aquapalace Praha, Prague, Czech Republic with Nikon D810
4th Place - Julian Nedev
Shot in Nikiti, Greece with Canon 5D Mark III
Honorable Mention - Thomas Heckmann
Shot at Germany with Nikon D800e
Honorable Mention - Massimo Giorgetta
Shot in Italy with Nikon D800e
Honorable Mention - Julian Nedev
Shot at Island Tenerife, Los Abrigos, Spain with Canon 5D Mark III
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Complete List of Winners
Best of Show
"Blue Lasso" by Matty Smith
Wide-Angle
1st Place: Matty Smith
2nd Place: Martin Steinmeier
3rd Place: Troy Mayne
4th Place: Tony Cherbas
5th Place: Marco Gargiulo
6th Place: Jung Sook Lamy
HM: Michael Vogelsang
HM: Marie-Elizabeth Mali
Macro
1st Place: Dennis Corpuz
2nd Place: Giacomo Giovannini
3rd Place: Lazaro Ruda
4th Place: Lorenzo Terraneo
5th Place: Irwin Ang
6th: Francesco Pacienza
HM: Shu Shu Ricky
Coldwater
1st Place: Tobias Dahlin
2nd Place: Ellen Cuylaerts
3rd Place: Yannick Gouguenheim
4th Place: Brook Peterson
5th Place: Gayle Van Leer
HM: Mirko Zanni
Portrait
1st Place: Joaquin Gutierrez
2nd Place: Renee Capozzola
3rd Place: Anders Salesjö
4th Place: Francesco Visintin
5th Place: Damien Mauric
6th Place: Damien Mauric
HM: Nicolas & Léna Remy
HM: Jeff Milisen
Marine Life Behavior
1st Place: Gino Symus
2nd Place: Eduardo Acevedo
3rd Place: Gianni Colucci
4th Place: Joaquin Gutierrez
5th Place: Greg Lecoeur
HM: Henley Spiers
Reefscapes
1st Place: Jeong Sang Keun
2nd Place: Pedro Carrillo
3rd Place: Gino Symus
4th Place: Pier Mane
5th Place: Thomas Heckmann
HM: Marco Fierli
Novice DSLR
1st Place: Catalin Craciun
2nd Place: Markus Hunkel
3rd Place: Ty Oliver
4th Place: Ty Oliver
5th Place: Markus Hunkel
HM: Edoardo Errani
Compact Macro
1st Place: Lawrence Alex Wu
2nd Place: Kenji Cheow
3rd Place: Stefano Cerbai
4th Place: Melody Chuang
HM: Andrew Leighton
HM: Curtis Bale
Compact Marine Life Behavior
1st Place: Lawrence Alex Wu
2nd Place: Stephen Holinski
3rd Place: Abimael Márquez
4th Place: Jack Berthomier
HM: Stefano Cerbai
HM: Chandy de Wit
Compact Wide-Angle
1st Place: Stephen Holinski
2nd Place: Pietro Cremone
3rd Place: Juan Pablo Plaza
4th Place: Lawrence Alex Wu
HM: Andrea Falcomatà
HM: Ilaria Gonelli
Nudibranchs
1st Place: Rafael Cosme
2nd Place: Albert Sáiz Tezanos
3rd Place: Christian Gloor
4th Place: Dennis Corpuz
5th Place: Ian Chow
HM: Vania Kam
Supermacro
1st Place: Chad Tamis
2nd Place: Kelvin Tan H.Y
3rd Place: Dennis Corpuz
3rd Place: Stefano Scortegagna
5th Place: Yat Wai So
HM: Yat Wai So
HM: George Low
Pool/Conceptual
1st Place: Christian Miller
2nd Place: Conor Culver
3rd Place: Lucie Drlikova
4th Place: Julian Nedev
HM: Thomas Heckmann
HM: Massimo Giorgetta
HM: Julian Nedev
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