CESMM to organise three competitions in Monaco, together with evening dive

The Club d’Exploration Sous-Marine de Monaco (Monaco Underwater Exploration Club) is organising three worldwide underwater images competitions from 4 to 7 September, together with a world-first evening dive.

The occasion kicks off with the International Challenge, with a briefing at 8.30 am on the membership, adopted by a 9am departure for the daytime dives. An evening-time session is scheduled after a briefing at 8.30 pm. On Saturday 6 September, the National Competition kicks off with a briefing at 8.30 am and a departure at 9am for 2 dives in the course of the day.  The awards ceremony will happen at 10am on Sunday 7 September, on the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco.

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This yr’s occasion will embody 13 groups of photographers in two technical classes: interchangeable-lens and non-interchangeable-lens cameras. Each duo will submit 4 obligatory photographs: macro, environment, fish and a set theme. The six-member jury awards particular prizes by theme after which establishes an total rating from first to 3rd in every class.

Night diving, a world first

The 2nd International Challenge, which is being organised 10 years after the primary, options representatives from 11 nations: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia in a night-time underwater images session, one thing that has by no means beforehand been organised in a world competitors.

“It’s technically much more difficult at night, particularly when it comes to managing the lighting, which is more complex. The sea creatures are completely different too,” explains Roger Mullot, president of CESMM and instigator of the occasion together with Pascal Parry, membership vice-president and jury president. Participants compete in three dives, with the identical classes because the nationwide competitors. Anna Arzhanova, President of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques  (CMAS – World Confederation of Underwater Activities) will probably be attending the occasion.

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Young expertise within the highlight

The junior competitors “Regards sous la mer” (Views beneath the ocean) will announce its outcomes after the summer time’s introductory actions. Two age classes are participating: Méduse (Jellyfish 8-12 years) and Hippocampe (Seahorse 13-17 years). The kids went on three outings, supervised by the membership. Each participant presents a sequence of three pictures. The jury will choose the most effective sequence in every age class.  “For over 13 years, this competition has been teaching young people how to respect and discover the underwater world through digital tools,”  stated Roger Mullot.