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The Underwater Photography Guide is worked up to announce the world’s greatest underwater pictures on this yr’s 14th annual Ocean Art competitors. 2025 featured 1000’s of entries from over 90 nations around the globe! From mesmerizing blackwater pictures of an elusive goosefish to dramatic wide-angle scenes of sailfish and playful pinnipeds, the successful images spotlight the sweetness, fragility, and variety of underwater ecosystems whereas inspiring international conservation efforts.
Ocean Art couldn’t have been doable with out the assistance of our beneficiant sponsors, who contributed over $60,000 in prizes this yr! Please take a second to take a look at our sponsors beneath and preserve them in thoughts as you store for underwater picture gear or dive journey.
This yr’s competitors featured 14 classes together with breathtaking photographs of marine life habits, gorgeous portraits, and dramatic black-and-white underwater scenes. The competitors additionally featured two classes with out modifying restrictions — Underwater Digital Art and Underwater Fashion — encouraging limitless creativity.
The winners have been requested to rank the prizes and have been awarded one prize based mostly on the entire factors earned from all their successful photographs.
We would additionally prefer to thank our world-renowned judges Tony Wu, Mark Stickland, Marty Snyderman, Ipah Uid Lynn, and Bluewater Photo and Bluewater Travel for his or her utmost assist. Click right here to view the judges’ feedback for Ocean Art 2025.
Ocean Art 2025 showcased the creativity, dedication, and technical excellence of underwater photographers from around the globe. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists, and honest because of our judges, sponsors, and organizers for serving to make this yr’s competitors doable.
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Best in Show
Tired fish
Place: Best in Show
Name: Steven Kovacs
Location: Blackwater dive off Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Story of the Shot
Wide Angle
Last Light
Place: 1st
Name: Byron Conroy
Location: Jardines Del Reina marine Park in Cuba, Caribbean
Story of the Shot
Marlin and Diver
Place: 2nd
Name: George Kao
Location: Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Story of the Shot
Scads and Turtle
Place: third
Name: Alex Lindbloom
Location: Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Story of the Shot
Concise Chaos
Place: 4th Place
Name: James Ferrara
Location: Magdalena Bay, Mexico
Story of the Shot
Parrotfish Frenzy
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Katherine Zhou
Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Story of the Shot
Catch me when you can
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Pedro Carrillo
Location: South of Bahia Magdalena, BCS, Mexico
Story of the Shot
Macro
Between the Polyps
Place: 1st
Name: Daniel Sly
Location: Indonesia, Lembeh Strait
Story of the Shot
Gliding
Place: 2nd
Name: Luis Arpa Toribio
Location: Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lembeh Strait
Story of the Shot
The Next Generation
Place: third
Name: Nicholas More
Location: Pintu Colada, Indonesia
Story of the Shot
Giant Kelp
Place: 4th Place
Name: Bruce Hall
Location: Catalina Island, CA, Casino Dive Park, USA
Story of the Shot
Responsible Dad
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Lena Remy
Location: Chowder Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Story of the Shot
Complements
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Luis Arpa Toribio
Location: Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lembeh Strait
Story of the Shot
Marine Life Behavior
Beautiful Birth
Place: 1st
Name: Jeon Min Seok
Location: Beaches in Kumamoto and Shinminamata, Japan
Story of the Shot
Nice Catch！
Place: third
Name: Kazuhiro Katano
Location: Japan , Shizuoka-Pre. , Osezaki
Story of the Shot
Colorful Love
Place: 4th place
Name: Mark Chivers
Location: Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Bianca dive web site
Story of the Shot
Alciopid in Ink
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Jeffrey Milisen
Location: USA, Kona, Hawaii, blackwater
Story of the Shot
Devotion of a Damsel
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Devyn Winner
Location: Anilao, Philippines, Bubbles dive web site
Story of the Shot
Portrait
Sea Snake Knot
Place: 1st
Name: Galice Hoarau
Location: Anda, Philippines
Story of the Shot
Buddha’s Ear
Place: 2nd
Name: Imogen Manins
Location: Australia, Mornington Peninsula, Rye
Story of the Shot
Home Alone
Place: third
Name: Wojtek Meczynski
Location: Indonesia, Lembeh Strait
Story of the Shot
Side Profile is the Best
Place: 4th Place
Name: Wen Chou Wu
Location: Indonesia, Tulamben, Gerombong Dive Site
Story of the Shot
Loco Lobos
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: James Ferrara
Location: Magdalena Bay, Mexico- Isla Santa Margarita
Story of the Shot
Grace of the Deep
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Alessandro Fantin
Location: Bahamas, Grand Bahama, Tiger Beach
Story of the Shot
Cold Water
One Way out
Place: 1st
Name: James Ferrara
Location: Tobermory, Ontario Canada (Lake Huron)
Story of the Shot
Spawning Lamprey
Place: 2nd
Name: Anton Sorokin
Location: California, USA, Big Sur Region
Story of the Shot
Blue Blur
Place: third
Name: Nicholas More
Location: Penzance, Cornwall, UK
Story of the Shot
Crazy Canines
Place: 4th Place
Name: James Ferrara
Location: Antarctica
Story of the Shot
Grey Seal Contact
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Simon Temple
Location: UK, Isles of Scilly, Eastern Isles
Story of the Shot
Sea Lion Mayhem
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Allison Vitsky Sallmon
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA
Story of the Shot
Nudibranchs
True Colors
Place: 1st
Name: Paolo Bausani
Location: Giannutri Island, Mediterranean Sea, Italy
Story of the Shot
Pride of Lions
Place: 2nd
Name: Brian Skjerven
Location: Canada, British Columbia, God’s Pocket Marine Provincial Park, Hooded Nudie Bay
Story of the Shot
Egg Eater
Place: third
Name: Kirsty Andrews
Location: Anilao, Philippines
Story of the Shot
Eating
Place: 4th Place
Name: Franco Tulli
Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Story of the Shot
Meet de Costasiellas!
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Paul Eijkemans
Location: Indonesia, Bali, Tulamben, Melasti divesite
Story of the Shot
Phyllodesmium pal
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Will Luckock
Location: Blairgowrie Pier, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Story of the Shot
Blackwater
Tired fish
Place: 1st
Name: Steven Kovacs
Location: Blackwater dive off Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Story of the Shot
Female Angler
Place: 2nd
Name: Steven Kovacs
Location: Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Story of the Shot
Reality and Reflection
Place: third
Name: Giancarlo Mazarese
Location: Anilao, Philippines
Story of the Shot
Intimate Couple
Place: 4th Place
Name: Steven Kovacs
Location: Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Story of the Shot
Shadows and Light Across the Water
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Yoichi Sato
Location: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Story of the Shot
Ocean Phantoms
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Akira Asahina
Location: Philippines, Cebu, House Reef
Story of the Shot
Underwater Conservation
Please free me
Place: 1st
Name: Elio Nicosia
Location: Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Story of the Shot
Disco!
Place: 2nd
Name: Dan Mele
Location: St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Tektite
Story of the Shot
Garbage Diving
Place: third
Name: Pietro Cremone
Location: Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lembeh Strait
Story of the Shot
The Dangerous Toy!
Place: 4th
Name: Celia Kujala
Location: Mexico, Coronado Islands, Lobster Shack
Story of the Shot
The Price of Bycatch
Place: third
Name: Theresa Guise
Location: Egypt, Southern Red Sea, Elphinstone Reef
Story of the Shot
Tamataroa
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Thomas Pavy
Location: Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia
Story of the Shot
Underwater Digital Art
Mysterious Pufferfish
Place: 1st
Name: Michal Stros
Location: Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Story of the Shot
Living Fossil
Place: 2nd
Name: Conor Culver
Location: Palau, Micronesia
Story of the Shot
Vanishing Act – Southern Stingray
Place: third
Name: Ysabela Coll
Location: Mexico, Cozumel, Palancar Gardens
Story of the Shot
Constellation Keeper
Place: 4th
Name: Lilian Koh
Location: Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
Story of the Shot
Look
Place: third
Name: Julio Martínez
Location: Portman, Murcia. Spain
Story of the Shot
Inmersed
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Ysabela Coll
Location: Mexico, Cozumel, Palancar Gardens
Story of the Shot
Black & White
Méduse
Place: 1st
Name: Patrick Désormais
Location: Pays-Bas – Zélande – web site Den Osse
Story of the Shot
In the River at Night
Place: 2nd
Name: Jack Berthomier
Location: Ouenghi’s River, New Caledonia
Story of the Shot
Caribbean Reef Shark Blur
Place: third
Name: Mehmet Gungen
Location: Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island, Tiger Beach
Story of the Shot
Kinship
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Shunsuke Nakano
Location: Dominica
Story of the Shot
Just Chilling
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Tom Ingram
Location: Lundy Island, North Devon coast, UK
Story of the Shot
Underwater Fashion
Angel Flying Over Water
Place: 1st
Name: Bruce Campbell
Location: Waterbear exhibit pool in Gainesville Florida
Story of the Shot
Goddess of the Night
Place: 2nd
Name: Cassie Pali
Location: United States, Maui, Hawaii
Story of the Shot
The Pirate and the Kraken 3
Place: third
Name: Claudia Weber-Gebert
Location: Germany, public pool in Bernkastel-Kues
Story of the Shot
Mermaid’s Repose
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Bruce Campbell
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Story of the Shot
The Silent Stage
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Sarah Teveldal
Location: Austin, Texas
Story of the Shot
Compact Wide Angle
Turtle and Snorkelers
Place: 1st
Name: Haemi Cho
Location: Shark Point, Komodo, Indonesia
Story of the Shot
Klunzigerś Home (Klunziger Wrasse)
Place: 2nd
Name: Enrico Somogyi
Location: Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt
Story of the Shot
An underwater photographer’s dream encounter
Place: third
Name: Megan Dente
Story of the Shot
Defending the Cave
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Kevin McCown
Location: USA, California, Channel Islands – Santa Cruz Island
Story of the Shot
Peace
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Martina Favero
Location: Indonesia, Bunaken, Timur I
Story of the Shot
Compact Macro
Dancing on Eggs
Place: 1st
Name: Andrea Michelutti
Location: Anilao, Mabini, Batangas (Luzon), Philippines
Story of the Shot
Father’s Day
Place: 2nd
Name: Don Bouchard
Location: Anilao, Philippines
Story of the Shot
Hypnosis
Place: third
Name: Andrea Michelutti
Location: Anilao, Mabini, Batangas (Luzon), Philippines
Story of the Shot
Zoom ( Peackock Mantis Shrimp)
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Enrico Somogyi
Location: Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
Story of the Shot
Compact Behavior
Misfire
Place: 1st
Name: Jo Taylor
Location: Lembeh, North Sulawesi Indonesia.
Story of the Shot
Frisky Dumplings
Place: 2nd
Name: Vadim Belakhov
Location: Melbourne, Australia, Port Phillip Bay, Rye Pier
Story of the Shot
The Drifting Feast
Place: third
Name: Mohd Shakir
Location: Tenggol Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
Story of the Shot
One Against Four
Place: 4th
Name: Vadim Belakhov
Location: Whyalla, Stony Point, South Australia
Story of the Shot
Where all begins
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Pierre-Benoît Querton
Location: West Gili Lawa Darat, Komodo, Indonésia
Story of the Shot
Alien Invasion
Place: Honorable Mention
Name: Marco Lausdei
Location: Maldives – Baa Atoll – Hanifaru bay
Story of the Shot
Summary of Categories and Winners
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Overall Winner
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Best In Show: Steven Kovacs
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Wide Angle
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- 1st: Byron Conroy
- 2nd: George Kao
- third: Alex Lindbloom
- 4th: James Ferrara
- Honorable Mention: Katherine Zhou
- Honorable Mention: Pedro Carrillo
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Macro
- 1st: Daniel Sly
- 2nd: Luis Arpa Toribio
- third: Nicholas More
- 4th: Bruce Hall
- Honorable Mention: Lena Remy
- Honorable Mention: Luis Arpa Toribio
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Marine Life Behavior
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- 1st: Jeon Min Seok
- 2nd: Suliman Alatiqi
- third: Kazuhiro
- 4th: Mark Chivers
- Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Milisen
- Honorable Mention: Devyn Winner
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Portrait
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- 1st: Galice Hoarau
- 2nd: Imogen Manins
- third: Wojtek Meczynski
- 4th: Wen Chou Wu
- Honorable Mention: James Ferrara
- Honorable Mention: Alessandro Fantin
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Cold Water
- 1st: James Ferrara
- 2nd: Anton Sorokin
- third: Nicholas More
- 4th: James Ferrara
- Honorable Mention: Simon Temple
- Honorable Mention: Allison Vitsky
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Nudibranchs
- 1st: Paolo Bausani
- 2nd: Brian Skjerven
- third: Kirsty Andrews
- 4th: Franco Tulli
- Honorable Mention: Paul Eijkemans
- Honorable Mention: Will Luckock
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Blackwater
- 1st: Steven Kovacs
- 2nd: Steven Kovacs
- third: Giancarlo Mazarese
- 4th: Steven Kovacs
- Honorable Mention: Yoichi Sato
- Honorable Mention: Akira Asahina
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Underwater Conservation
- 1st: Elio Nicosia
- 2nd: Dan Mele
- third: Pietro Cremone
- 4th: Celia Kujala
- Honorable Mention: Theresa Guise
- Honorable Mention: Thomas Pavy
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Underwater Digital Art
- 1st: Michal Stros
- 2nd: Conor Culver
- third: Ysabela Coll
- 4th: Lilian Koh
- Honorable Mention: Julio Martínez
- Honorable Mention: Ysabela Coll
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Black & White
- 1st: Patrick Désormais
- 2nd: Jack Berthomier
- third: Mehmet Gungen
- Honorable Mention: Shunsuke Nakano
- Honorable Mention: Tom Ingram
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Underwater Fashion
- 1st: Bruce Campbell
- 2nd: Cassie Pali
- third: Claudia Weber-Gebert
- Honorable Mention: Bruce Campbell
- Honorable Mention: Sarah Teveldal
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Compact Wide Angle
- 1st: Haemi Cho
- 2nd: Enrico Somogyi
- third: Megan Dente
- Honorable Mention: Kevin McCown
- Honorable Mention: Marty Jung
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Compact Macro
- 1st: Andrea Michelutti
- 2nd: Don Bouchard
- third: Andrea Michelutti
- Honorable Mention: Enrico Somogyi
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Compact Behavior
- 1st: Jo Taylor
- 2nd: Vadim Belakhov
- third: Mohd Shakir
- 4th: Vadim Belakhov
- Honorable Mention: Pierre-Benoît Querton
- Honorable Mention: Marco Lausde
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