10 wonderful photos of the winners of the underwater photography contest from Scuba Diving Magazine

Scuba Diving Magazine interviewed both professional divers and ordinary photographers to identify the winners of the annual underwater photography contest called Through Your Lens among 2,500 works. The main prize for which the participants fought is a thousand dollars and a ticket to the wonderful island of Fiji.

We present you the best of the best works of the competition and hope that you will be in the same delight from the underwater worlds captured on them!

Raoul Caprez, Macro Winner

Along the coast of Ecuador, the photographer met a green turtle, which allowed him to come closer. By chance, he noticed a small fish near the eye of the reptile, which later brought him victory.

Greg Lecoeur, Winner Through This Lens This Year

His picture shows the hunt of northern boobies for mackerel in the waters of the Shetland Islands (Scotland).

Kevin Richter, winner in the Compact Camera category

A handsome coconut octopus living on the seabed near the island of Lembekh (Indonesia).

Rodney Bursiel, Wide Angle Photography Winner

A young whale frolics off the coast of Tonga.

Jens Troeger, 3rd place in the category "Wide angle photography"

A "gang" of curious sea lions surrounded the photographer in the waters near the island of Hornby (British Columbia, Canada).

Eduardo Acevedo, 2nd place in the category "Closeup"

The rainbow ribbon moray eel was lucky to photograph Eduardo Acevedo near the island of Lembekh (Indonesia).

Marc Henauer, 2nd in Wide Angle Photography

A fan of snorkeling in the Bahamas.

Gabriel Barathieu, 3rd place in the category "Closeup"

Night diving in the lagoon in Mayotte gave the photographer an acquaintance with this squid.

Francesco Pacienza, 3rd in the Compact Camera category

A crab living in the waters of a river in Altomont (Italy).

Enrico Somogyi, 2nd place in the Compact Camera category

This jellyfish sailed past the photographer as he plunged off the coast of Torrent de Pareis (Mallorca, Spain).

Watch the video: 2012 Photo Competition WInners (May 2024).