Registrations open for the fifth World Watersports Photography Championship

seventh August 2025

by Agencies

The Water Sports Plastic Free Foundation has formally launched a brand new version of the Ocean Power Watersports Photography Awards, following a record-breaking yr by way of worldwide participation.

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This world competitors invitations each skilled and newbie photographers to seize the essence of watersports by expertise and creativity. Submissions are actually open and shall be accepted till October nineteenth, 2025.

Following a landmark version that introduced collectively a curated number of almost 500 photos from 27 international locations throughout 5 continents, the Ocean Power Watersports Photography Awards (Ocean Power WPA) have firmly established themselves because the world’s main contest of their subject. This yr, the competitors takes a daring step into the long run with the introduction of a brand new video class—laying the groundwork for its evolution into a world pageant of images, movie, and visible arts centered round water.

Now in its fifth version, the Ocean Power WPA welcomes entries by way of its official web site. Participation stays free below the fundamental entry plan, whereas three non-obligatory upgraded plans have been launched, providing extra advantages and unique alternatives for contestants looking for unique benefits.

With a steadily rising group and rising worldwide attain, the Ocean Power WPA prepares to unveil a brand new host metropolis for its upcoming awards gala—one that may mark the subsequent chapter within the contest’s evolution as a world assembly level for images, sport, and ocean tradition.

The most up-to-date version of the gala introduced collectively over 250 attendees and culminated in a large-scale public exhibition, showcasing the successful photos for 3 months in prints as much as 4×4 meters. The exhibition grew to become the world’s largest out of doors watersports images showcase, remodeling public area into a world gallery and bringing the ocean, sport, and visible artwork nearer to hundreds of individuals.

The Ocean Power WPA are powered by the Water Sports Plastic Free Foundation, a non-profit group devoted to the safety and conservation of the oceans. With its assist, the competition reinforces its environmental mission—utilizing the facility of images to spark consciousness and promote a extra sustainable future for the seas and the coastal communities that rely on them.