The unique competition series of Our World Underwater and DEEP Indonesia celebrates their five year anniversary this year with over $80,000 in prizes. Together, they are one of the largest and most prestigious international underwater photography and video competition series becoming known as the “Superbowl” of International Underwater Image & Video Competitions. The competition series was founded by professional underwater photographers Jason Heller & Eric Cheng and hosted by popular websites DivePhotoGuide.com and Wetpixel.com.
At the Our World Underwater 2010 competiton, photographers & videographers will compete in seven still-image categories and two video categories to win more than $45,000 in prizes. Winning images will be published by supporting print and online media partners worldwide. Winning videos will be broadcast on the Underwater Channel, and Divefilm.com will be podcasting the winning videos as episodes of the iTunes-featured DiveFilm Podcast Video and DiveFilm High Definition Podcast Video. For more information and a list of competiton categories, prizes and judges, go to Our World Underwater 2010 event page.
At the DEEP Indonesia 2010, photographers will compete in seven themed categories to win over $35,000 in prizes, including photo equipment, dive gear, and premium dive travel packages. Winners will be announced online, published by our media partners worldwide and exhibited during the DEEP Indonesia Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 27 – 29, 2010). For more information and a list of competiton categories, prizes and judges, go to DEEP Indonesia 2010 event page.
The competitions are open to underwater photographers of all levels. The deadline for submissions January 15, 2010 and 15% of entry proceeds will be donated to marine conservation efforts. Register for the competition at http://underwatercompetition.com/Register.
2010 Underwater Image & Video Competitions: Our World Underwater and DEEP Indonesia Press Release
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