1The 2015 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition

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Best of Show

1st Place MacroJeff Milisen "Feeling Exposed"

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2nd Place MacroMarco Gargiulo"John Dory"

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3rd Place MacroLazaro Ruda"The Drifter"

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Honorable Mention MacroRichard Barnden"Aliens From The Deep - (Pelagic Squid)"

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1st Place Wide-AngleFrancesco Visintin"The Satellite"

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2st Place Wide-AngleMatteo Visconti"Nemo is in da House"

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3rd Place Wide-AngleGregory Sherman"Humpback Calf"

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4th Place Wide-AngleAlessandro Buzzichelli"Batfish Crew"

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Honorable Mention Wide-AngleScott Portelli"The Game"

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Honorable Mention Wide-AngleGreg Lecoeur"Lagoon Ambience"

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1st Place Cold WaterLill Haugen"Anemone Light"

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2nd Place Cold WaterUwe Schmolke"Lobster Attack"

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3rd Place Cold WaterAnnika Persson"Friends"

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Honorable Mention, Cold WaterMathew Tworkowski"Sunball Seadragon"

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1st Place PortraitGreg LeCoeur"Pilot Whales"

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2nd Place PortraitPeter Leopold"Mirror Mirror on the Wall"

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3rd Place PortraitFilippo Borghi"L'astice"

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Honorable Mention PortraitQing Lin"Hammerhead Shark"

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1st Place Marine Life BehaviorSteven Kovacs"Egg Release"

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2nd Place Marine Life BehaviorLureen Ferretti"The Delivery"

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3rd Place Marine Life BehaviorGreg LeCoeur"Sardine Run"

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Honorable Mention, Marine Life BehaviorUwe Schmolke"Jawfish Couple with Next Generation"

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1st Place, Novice DSLRIrene Middleton"Panic Puffer School"

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2nd Place Novice DSLRAdam Martin"Coexist"

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3rd Place, Novice DSLRRoberto Strafella"The Charm of the Simplicity"

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Honorable Mention, Novice DSLRIan Chow"Mr Grumpy"

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1st Place, Mirrorless MacroSimon Chiu"Shyness"

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2nd Place, Mirrorless MacroChristian Gloor"Spooky"

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3rd Place, Mirrorless MacroAlfonso Jesus Exposito Diaz-Alvarez"Blue Ringed"

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Honorable Mention, Mirrorless MacroLynn Wu"Clownfish Eggs"

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1st Place, Mirrorless BehaviorWalter Bassi"Dad and her Eggs"

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2nd Place, Mirrorless BehaviorLynn Wu"Octopus Cares for Her Eggs"

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3rd Place, Mirrorless BehaviorCornelia Thieme"Motherhood"

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Honorable Mention, Mirrorless BehaviorLynn Wu"Symbiotic Relationship"

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1st Place, Mirrorless Wide-AngleMatthew Sullivan"Wood Turtle"

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2nd Place, Mirrorless Wide-AngleFabio Galbiati"Mangrove Sunset

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3rd Place, Mirrorless Wide-AngleLaura Tesler"Water Lillies"

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Honorable Mention, Mirrorless Wide-AngleCornelia Thieme"Golden Jelly"

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1st Place Compact MacroAlessandro Raho"The Fluorescent Cerianthus"

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2nd Place, Compact MacroChen Vui Soon"Need a hair cut?"

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3rd Place, Compact MacroAlessandro Raho"Mane"

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Honorable Mention, Compact MacroGiacomo Givannini "Yellow Cow"

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1st Place, Compact Marine Life BehaviorJack Berthomier"Fast strike of a Tylosorus crocodilus on a juvenile kyphosus vaigiensis"

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2nd Place, Compact Marine Life BehaviorAbimael Marquez"Yellow Throat"

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3rd Place, Compact Marine Life BehaviorJens Schultz"Poor Octopus"

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Honorable Mention, Compact Marine Life BehaviorStephen Holinski"Play"

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1st Place, Compact Wide AngleBrian Christiansen"Cetaceclipse"

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2nd Place, Compact Wide AngleStephen Holinski"Friends"

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3rd Place, Compact Wide-AngleKate Rister"Out of the Blue"

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Honorable Mention, Compact Wide AngleSarah Stein Greenberg"Imp of Darkness (Marine Iguana)"

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1st Place, SupermacroSo Yat Wai"Skeleton Shrimp"

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2nd Place, SupermacroMarco Fierli"Red Carpet"

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3rd Place, SupermacroDennis Corpuz"Full of Eggs"

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Honorable Mention, SupermacroSo Yat Wai"Transparent"

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1st Place, Pool-ConceptualFrancesco Pacienza"The Painter of the Sea"

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2nd Place, Pool-ConceptualSarah Teveldal"A Most Equisite Underwater Mermaid Tea Party"

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3rd Place, Pool-ConceptualDennis Vandermeersch"The Dancing Manatees"

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Honorable Mention, Pool-ConceptualUri Magnus Dotan"The Discovery"

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1st Place, NudibranchsRoland Bach"Sunny Day"

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2nd Place, NudibranchsRoland Bach"My Cave"

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3rd Place, NudibranchsMiguel Pereira"Neon"

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5th Place, Nudibranchs Stefano Scortegagna"Chromodorididae Beautiful Risbecia"

January 13, 2016 王文堯 Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.C All photos were taken from 2015 Ocean Art Contest Winners. THE END