{"id":11021,"date":"2024-01-18T02:25:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T02:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwphoto.onpressidium.com\/ocean-art-contest-winners-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T01:40:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T01:40:12","slug":"ocean-art-contest-winners-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-contest-winners-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Ocean Art Contest Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Underwater Photography Guide is excited to announce the world&#8217;s best underwater photography in this year&#8217;s 12th annual Ocean Art competition.&nbsp; This year featured thousands of entries from over 90 countries around the world!&nbsp;As we embark on another exciting chapter, Ocean Art 2023 stands as a celebration of ever-evolving photographic artistry alongside technological innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Ocean Art could not have been possible without the help of our generous sponsors who were responsible for the largest selection of prizes ever in an underwater photo contest \u2013 with over $120,000 in prizes awarded! Please take a moment to check out our sponsors below and keep them in mind as you shop for underwater photo gear or dive travel.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s competition featured new rules to address the use of AI in post processing, as well as two new categories &#8211; Underwater Digital Art and Underwater Fashion. These two categories are the exception in the competition where we removed editing rules to encourage creativity.<\/p>\n<p>The winners were asked to rank the prizes and were awarded one prize based on the total points earned from all their winning photos.<\/p>\n<p>We would also like to thank our world-renowned judges Tony Wu, Mark Stickland, Marty Snyderman, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluewaterphotostore.com\">Bluewater Photo<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluewaterdivetravel.com\">Bluewater Travel<\/a> for their utmost support. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-judges-comments\/\">Click here to view the judges&#8217; comments for Ocean Art 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Ocean Art 2023 was a remarkable event that showcased the beauty of the underwater world through the lens of talented photographers. Congratulations to all the winners and participants, and thanks to the organizers, sponsors, and judges for their contributions to the world of underwater photography.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Press Release and Media Contact:&nbsp;<em><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-press-release\">\/ocean-art-2023-press-release<\/a><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2022-press-release\"><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We hope you keep&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluewaterdivetravel.com\/best-liveaboard-destinations\" target=\"_blank\">diving<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluewateru.com\/articles\" target=\"_blank\">learning<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"\/dive-adventure-articles\" target=\"_blank\">exploring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-winning-images-2023-desktop-1\/\">Click here to view the Ocean Art 2023 winners at a larger size (best for desktop)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-winning-images-2019-desktop\/\"><\/a>Want to win next year? Join one of our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluewaterphotostore.com\/trips-calendar\">underwater photo workshops<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Need help finding the right underwater photo gear including from our sponsors, Ikelite, SeaLife, Think Tank, Marelux and Sea &amp; Sea?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluewaterphotostore.com\/\">Check out Bluewater Photo<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"#wide\">Wide Angle<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#macro\">Macro<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#mlb\">Marine Life Behavior<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#port\">Portrait<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#cold\">Coldwater<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"#nudi\">Nudibranch<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"#black\">Blackwater<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"#conserve\">Underwater Conservation<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#art\">Underwater Digital Art<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"#art\"><\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"#b&amp;w\">Black &amp; White<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"#fashion\">Underwater Fashion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Compact Category:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"#compactwideangle\">Compact Wide Angle<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#compact_macro\">Compact Macro<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/separator.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#compact_behavior\">Compact Behavior<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a href=\"#list\">List of Winners<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Best in Show<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Portrait_Suliman_Alatiqi_Aquatic-Primate.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #993300; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Aquatic Primate&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Best in Show &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Suliman Alatiqi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Phi Phi Islands,Thailand<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/prize-descriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sponsors-small-3-scaled.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sponsors-small-3-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sponsors-small-3-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sponsors-small-3-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sponsors-small-3-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sponsors-small-3-1536x751.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sponsors-small-3-2048x1001.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sponsors-small-3-600x293.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Wide Angle Category\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><br \/><\/a><br \/><a name=\"wide\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 45px; text-align: center;\">Wide-Angle Category<a name=\"wide\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-1st\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Wide-Angle_Suliman_Alatiqi_Bunk-Buddies.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;<\/em><em style=\"color: #993300; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Bunk Buddies&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211; Suliman Alatiqi<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>South Roco Partida, Mexico<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-1st\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-2nd\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Wide-Angle_Ines_Goovaerts_Spinner-Stampede.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Spinner Stampede&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Ines Goovaerts<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Sataya Reef,&nbsp;Marsa Alam,&nbsp;Egypt<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-2nd\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-3rd\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Wide-Angle_Bryant_Turffs_In-Our-Shadow.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;In Our Shadow&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Bryant Turffs<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Florida, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-3rd\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-4th\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Wide-Angle_Giancarlo_Mazarese_Face-to-Face.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Wide-Angle_Giancarlo_Mazarese_Face-to-Face.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Wide-Angle_Giancarlo_Mazarese_Face-to-Face-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Wide-Angle_Giancarlo_Mazarese_Face-to-Face-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Wide-Angle_Giancarlo_Mazarese_Face-to-Face-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Face to Face&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4th Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Giancarlo Mazarese<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;Raja Ampat, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-4th\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-hm1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hm1-Wide-Angle_Fabien_Michenet_Mahi-Mahi-Bloom.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Mahi-Mahi Bloom&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Fabien Michenet<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in South of Magdalena, Bay, Mexico<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-hm1\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-hm2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hm2-Wide-Angle_Ipah-Uid-_Lynn_Rainbow.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Rainbow&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Ipah Uid&nbsp; Lynn<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Male, Maldives<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-wide-angle-hm2\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Macro<a name=\"macro\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-macro-1st\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Macro_Alberto_Casati_Cavalluccio.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Cavalluccio&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Alberto Casati<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/em><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-macro-1st\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-macro-2nd\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Macro_Byron-_Conroy-_Pygmy-poser.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Pygmy Poser&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Byron Conroy<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-macro-2nd\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-macro-3rd\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Macro_Dennis_Corpuz_Clown-fish-and-its-baby.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Clownfish and Its Baby&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Dennis Corpuz<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Anilao, Batangas, Philippines<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"\/ocean-art-2023-macro-3rd\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-macro-4th\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Macro_Lilian_Koh_Eye.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Macro_Lilian_Koh_Eye.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Macro_Lilian_Koh_Eye-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Macro_Lilian_Koh_Eye-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Macro_Lilian_Koh_Eye-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Eye&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4th Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Lilian Koh<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;Bali, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-macro-4th\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-macro-5th\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5th-Macro_Guillermo_Viveros_The-Eye.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5th-Macro_Guillermo_Viveros_The-Eye.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5th-Macro_Guillermo_Viveros_The-Eye-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5th-Macro_Guillermo_Viveros_The-Eye-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5th-Macro_Guillermo_Viveros_The-Eye-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;The Eye&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">5th Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Guillermo Viveros<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Playa del Carmen, Mexico<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-macro-5th\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-macro-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Macro_Greg_Sherman_Backlit-Blenny.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Backlit Blenny&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Greg Sherman<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;Sea of Cortez, Mexico<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-macro-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-macro-hm2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM2-Macro_Keith_Mash_Eye-See-You.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Eye See You&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Keith Mash<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Sulawesi, Indonesia<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-macro-hm2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Marine Life Behavior<a name=\"mlb\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-1st\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Marine-Life-Behavior_Kenji_Sato_The-Birthday.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;<\/em><em style=\"color: #993300; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;The Birthday&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211; Kenji Sato<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Miura Peninsula, Japan&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Marine-Life-Behavior_Josh_Raia_Mother_s-Day.jpg\" width=\"369\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Mother&#8217;s Day&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Josh Raia<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Crystal River, Florida, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Marine-Life-Behavior_Kat_Zhou_Mating-Nurse-Sharks.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Marine-Life-Behavior_Kat_Zhou_Mating-Nurse-Sharks.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Marine-Life-Behavior_Kat_Zhou_Mating-Nurse-Sharks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Marine-Life-Behavior_Kat_Zhou_Mating-Nurse-Sharks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Marine-Life-Behavior_Kat_Zhou_Mating-Nurse-Sharks-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Rough Love&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Kat Zhou<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Gulf of Eleuthera, Bahamas<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-4th\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Marine-Life-Behavior_Johan_Sundelin_Pearl-necklace.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Marine-Life-Behavior_Johan_Sundelin_Pearl-necklace.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Marine-Life-Behavior_Johan_Sundelin_Pearl-necklace-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Marine-Life-Behavior_Johan_Sundelin_Pearl-necklace-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Marine-Life-Behavior_Johan_Sundelin_Pearl-necklace-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Pearl Necklace&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4th Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Johan Sundelin<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Kristiansund, Norway<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-4th\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Marine-Life-Behavior_Brandi_Romano_Dominance.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Dominance&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Brandi Romano<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>South Maui, Hawaii<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-hm2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM2-Marine-Life-Behavior_Todd_Aki_giving-birth.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Giving Birth&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-size: large; font-style: normal;\">Honorable Mention &#8211; Todd Aki<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;East Coast of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-marine-life-behavior-hm2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Portrait<a name=\"port\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-1st\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Portrait_Suliman_Alatiqi_Aquatic-Primate.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;<\/em><em style=\"color: #993300; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Aquatic Primate&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;Suliman Alatiqi<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Phi Phi Islands, Thailand<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Portrait_Alessandro_Raho_OCTOPUS-MACROPUS-POLPESSA.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Octopus Macropus, Polpessa&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Alessandro Raho<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;Ligurian Sea, Italy<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Portrait_Jules_Casey-_Fresh-Start.jpg\" width=\"334\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Fresh Start&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Jules Casey<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in Victoria, Australia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-4th\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Portrait_Gabriel_Jensen_Everything-is-A-OK.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Portrait_Gabriel_Jensen_Everything-is-A-OK.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Portrait_Gabriel_Jensen_Everything-is-A-OK-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Everything is A-OK&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4th Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Gabriel Jensen<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Florida, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-4th\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Portrait_Celia_Kujala_Belle.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Belle&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Celia Kujala<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Hornby Island, Canada<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-hm2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM2-Portrait_Kat_Zhou_Baby-Shark.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Baby Shark&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Kat Zhou<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;Eleuthera, Bahamas<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-portrait-hm2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Coldwater<a name=\"cold\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Cold-Water_ALESSANDRO_GIANNACCINI_LUNCH-TIME.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: medium;\"><em>&#8220;Lunch Time&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Alessandro Giannaccini<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Porta Lake, Tuscany, Italy<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Cold-Water_Celia_Kujala_Pup-Playtime1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Pup Playtime&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Celia Kujala<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Coronado Islands, Mexico<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Cold-Water_Johan_Sundelin_Group-hug.jpg\" width=\"505\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Group Hug&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Johan Sundelin<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Vattern, Sweden<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-4th\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Cold-Water_Ferenc_Lorincz_Carp-Love.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Cold-Water_Ferenc_Lorincz_Carp-Love.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Cold-Water_Ferenc_Lorincz_Carp-Love-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Cold-Water_Ferenc_Lorincz_Carp-Love-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Cold-Water_Ferenc_Lorincz_Carp-Love-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Carp Love&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Ferenc Lorincz<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in \u010cierna Voda, Slovakia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-4th\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hm1-Cold-Water_Josh_Raia_Beam-me-up.jpg\" width=\"403\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Beam me up!&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Josh Raia<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Seattle, Washington, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-hm2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hm2-Cold-Water_Mayumi_Takeuchi-Ebbins_Fighting.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Fighting&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention &#8211; Mayumi Takeuchi-Ebbins<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><em>Shetland, United Kingdom<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><em style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-cold-water-hm2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Nudibranchs<a name=\"nudi\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-nudibranch-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Nudibranchs_Peter_Pogany_After-the-wedding.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #993300; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;After the Wedding&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Peter Pogany<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-nudibranch-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-nudibranch-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Nudibranchs_Yen-po_Huang_Cutie-guardian.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Cutie Guardian&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Yen-Po Huang<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Tulamben, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-nudibranch-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-nudibranch-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Nudibranchs_Jenny_Stock_Spotlight-nudi.jpg\" width=\"421\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Spotlight Nudibranch&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Jenny Stock<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Tulamben, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-nudibranch-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-nudibranch-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Nudibranchs_Cedric_Peneau_Ms-Elegant.jpg\" width=\"391\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Ms Elegant&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>C\u00e9dric P\u00e9neau<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Reunion Island<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-nudibranch-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Blackwater<a name=\"black\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Blackwater_Keigo_Kawamura_Squid-hunting.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Squid Hunting&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Keigo Kawamura<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Japan<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Blackwater_Peter_Pogany_Mirror.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Mirror&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Peter Pogany<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Blackwater_Jialing_Cai_Snowy-Night.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Snowy Night&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong style=\"font-size: large;\">3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Jialing Cai<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: small;\">&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-4th\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Blackwater_Chris_Gug_Dangerous-Shelter.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Blackwater_Chris_Gug_Dangerous-Shelter.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Blackwater_Chris_Gug_Dangerous-Shelter-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Blackwater_Chris_Gug_Dangerous-Shelter-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Dangerous Shelter&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4th Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Chris Gug<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Florida, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-4th\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hm1-Blackwater_Kat_Zhou_Egg-Release.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Egg Release&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Kat Zhou<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-hm2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hm2-Blackwater_steven_kovacs_Art.jpg\" width=\"381\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Art&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><strong>Steven Kovacs<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Manado, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-blackwater-hm2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Underwater Conservation<a name=\"conserve\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-conservation-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Underwater-Conservation_Victor_Huertas_Release-of-newborn-blacktip-shark-during-study-on-shark-adaptation-to-climate-change.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Underwater-Conservation_Victor_Huertas_Release-of-newborn-blacktip-shark-during-study-on-shark-adaptation-to-climate-change.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Underwater-Conservation_Victor_Huertas_Release-of-newborn-blacktip-shark-during-study-on-shark-adaptation-to-climate-change-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Underwater-Conservation_Victor_Huertas_Release-of-newborn-blacktip-shark-during-study-on-shark-adaptation-to-climate-change-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Underwater-Conservation_Victor_Huertas_Release-of-newborn-blacktip-shark-during-study-on-shark-adaptation-to-climate-change-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Release of newborn blacktip shark during study on shark adaptation to climate change&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Victor Huertas<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>Mo\u2019orea, French Polynesia<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-conservation-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-conservation-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Underwater-Conservation_Yinan_Liu_Massacre.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Massacre&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Yinan Liu<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;Magdalena Bay, Mexico<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-conservation-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-conservation-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Underwater-Conservation_Andrea_Michelutti_Plastic-bag.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Plastic Bag&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong style=\"font-size: large;\">3rd Place &#8211; Andrea Michelutti<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in Puerto Galera, Philippines<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-conservation-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-conservation-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Underwater-Conservation_Dan_Mele_Brainception.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Brainception&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Dan Mele<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;U.S. Virgin Islands<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-conservation-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Underwater Digital Art<a name=\"art\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-art-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Underwater-Digital-Art_Justin_Lutsky_Water-Sprite.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Water Sprite&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;&#8211; Justin Lutsky<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;Ginnie Springs, Florida, USA&nbsp;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-art-1st\/\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Story of the Shot<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-art-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Underwater-Digital-Art_Francisco_Sedano-Vera_Icecream-nudis.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Ice Cream Nudies&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Francisco Sedano Vera<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Puerto Galera, Philippines<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-art-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-art-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Underwater-Digital-Art_Conor_Culver_Fall-Writter.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Fall Writter&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong style=\"font-size: large;\">3rd Place &#8211; Conor Culver<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Alor, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-art-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-art-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Underwater-Digital-Art_Anna_Aita_Medusa.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Medusa&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211; Anna Aita<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Florida, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-art-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"b&amp;w\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Black &amp; White<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Black-_-White_Joergen_Rasmussen_Sealion-playing-in-sardine-ball.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Sealion Playing in Sardine Ball&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211; Joergen Rasmussen<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Black-_-White_Jon_Anderson_Afternoon-Acrobatics.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Afternoon Acrobatics&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Jon Anderson<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Carlos Beach, Monterey,California, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Black-_-White_Serge_Melesan_Dress-for-the-sea.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Dress for the sea&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Serge Melesan<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Mayotte Indian Ocean<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-4th\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Black-_-White_Enrico_Pompei_Shark-Constellation.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Black-_-White_Enrico_Pompei_Shark-Constellation.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Black-_-White_Enrico_Pompei_Shark-Constellation-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Shark Constellation&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4th Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Enrico Pompei<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><em>Raja Ampat, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-4th\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hm1-Black-_-White_Serge_Melesan_Just-Below.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Just Below&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Serge Melesan<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Mayotte Indian Ocean<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-black-white-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"fashion\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Underwater Fashion<a name=\"art\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st_underwater_fashion_Lucie_Drlikova_Tea-party.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st_underwater_fashion_Lucie_Drlikova_Tea-party.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st_underwater_fashion_Lucie_Drlikova_Tea-party-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st_underwater_fashion_Lucie_Drlikova_Tea-party-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st_underwater_fashion_Lucie_Drlikova_Tea-party-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Tea Party&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;Lucie Drlikova<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Prague,Czech Republic<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Underwater-Fashion_Anna_Aita_Elegance-in-the-Springs.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Underwater-Fashion_Anna_Aita_Elegance-in-the-Springs.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Underwater-Fashion_Anna_Aita_Elegance-in-the-Springs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Underwater-Fashion_Anna_Aita_Elegance-in-the-Springs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Underwater-Fashion_Anna_Aita_Elegance-in-the-Springs-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Elegance in the Springs&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Anna Aita<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;Gilchrist Springs, Florida, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Underwater-Fashion_Julian_Nedev_would-you-like-a-Big-Burger_.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Underwater-Fashion_Julian_Nedev_would-you-like-a-Big-Burger_.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Underwater-Fashion_Julian_Nedev_would-you-like-a-Big-Burger_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Underwater-Fashion_Julian_Nedev_would-you-like-a-Big-Burger_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Underwater-Fashion_Julian_Nedev_would-you-like-a-Big-Burger_-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Would You Like a Big Burger?&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong style=\"font-size: large;\">3rd Place &#8211; Julian Nedev<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Varna, Bulgaria<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-4th\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Underwater-Fashion_Lucie_Drlikova_Alice-in-Waterland-II.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Underwater-Fashion_Lucie_Drlikova_Alice-in-Waterland-II.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4th-Underwater-Fashion_Lucie_Drlikova_Alice-in-Waterland-II-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Alice in Waterland II&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4th Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Lucie Drlikova<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"color: #474747; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><em>Prague,Czech Republic<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-4th\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Underwater-Fashion_Vanessa_Torres-Macho_Black-_-White-Muse.jpg\" width=\"356\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Underwater-Fashion_Vanessa_Torres-Macho_Black-_-White-Muse.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Underwater-Fashion_Vanessa_Torres-Macho_Black-_-White-Muse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Underwater-Fashion_Vanessa_Torres-Macho_Black-_-White-Muse-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Underwater-Fashion_Vanessa_Torres-Macho_Black-_-White-Muse-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Black &amp; White Muse&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211; Vanessa Torres Macho<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in Mona Vale, Sydney, Australia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-hm2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM2-underwater-fasion_Lucie_Drlikova_Thousand-and-One-Nights.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM2-underwater-fasion_Lucie_Drlikova_Thousand-and-One-Nights.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM2-underwater-fasion_Lucie_Drlikova_Thousand-and-One-Nights-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM2-underwater-fasion_Lucie_Drlikova_Thousand-and-One-Nights-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Thousand and One Nights&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211; Lucie Drlikova<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Prague,Czech Republic<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-underwater-fashion-hm2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/em><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Compact Wide Angle<a name=\"compactwideangle\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-wide-angle-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Compact-Wide-Angle_Bryant_Turffs_The-Beauty-of-the-Swamp1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;The Beauty of the Swamp&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;Bryant Turffs<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Everglades National Park, Florida, USA<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-wide-angle-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/em><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-wide-angle-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Compact-Wide-Angle_Enrico_Somogyi_Sunbass-Home.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Sunbass Home&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Enrico Somogyi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Westbruch&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Quarry<\/em><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">, Germany<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-wide-angle-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-wide-angle-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Compact-Wide-Angle_Andrea_Michelutti_Wroom.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Wroom&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Andrea Michelutti<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Red Sea, Egypt<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-wide-angle-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Compact Macro<a name=\"compact_macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-macro-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Compact-Macro_Imogen_Manins_Underwater-Fireworks.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"567\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Underwater Fireworks&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Imogen Manins<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Mornington Peninsula, Australia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-macro-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-macro-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Compact-Macro_Marcus_Commodore_Radioactive.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Radioactive&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Marcus Commodore<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Bali, Indonesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-macro-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-macro-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Compact-Macro_Regie_Casia_Riding.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Riding&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Regie Casia<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><em>Anilao, Batangas, Philippines<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-macro-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-macro-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hm1-Compact-Macro_Miguel_RAMIREZ_Into-the-flammes.jpg\" width=\"352\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Into the Flames&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Miguel Ramirez<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Reunion Island<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-macro-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><br \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Macro\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a>Compact Behavior<a name=\"compact_behavior\" style=\"background-image: url(img\/items.gif);\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1st-Compact-Behavior_Derek_Singer_Stay-at-home-Mom.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Stay-at-home Mom&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1st Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Derek Singer<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>Hoodsport, Washington, USA<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-1st\/\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Story of the Shot<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-2nd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2nd-Compact-Behavior_Brandon-_Hannan_Chance-encounter.jpg\" width=\"262\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Chance encounter&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2nd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Brandon Hannan<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3rd-Compact-Behavior_Andrea_Michelutti_Kiss-me.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Kiss me&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3rd Place &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Andrea Michelutti<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small; font-style: italic;\">&nbsp;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Shot in&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Puerto Galera, Philippines<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-3rd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-hm1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HM1-Compact-Behavior_Keri_Frankenstein_Hello.jpg\" width=\"238\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Hello&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Honorable Mention &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Keri Frankenstein<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shot in Bimini, Bahamas<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-hm1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of the Shot<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/ocean-art-2023-compact-behavior-hm2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11020\" 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center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Ipah Uid&nbsp; Lynn<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Macro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Alberto Casati<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place:&nbsp;Byron Conroy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Place:&nbsp;Dennis Corpuz<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4th Place:&nbsp;Lilian Koh<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5th Place:&nbsp;Guillermo Viveros<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Greg Sherman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Keith Mash<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Marine Life Behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Kenji Sato<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place:&nbsp;Josh Raia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Place:&nbsp;Kat Zhou<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4th Place:&nbsp;Johan Sundelin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Brandi Romano<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Todd Aki<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Portrait<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Suliman Alatiqi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place:&nbsp;Alessandro Raho<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Place:&nbsp;Jules Casey<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4th Place:&nbsp;Gabriel Jensen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Celia Kujala<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Kat Zhou<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Coldwater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Alessandro Giannaccini<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place:&nbsp;Celia Kujala<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Place:&nbsp;Johan Sundelin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4th Place:&nbsp;Ferenc Lorincz<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Josh Raia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Mayumi Takeuchi-Ebbins<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Nudibranch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Peter Pogany<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place:&nbsp;Yen-po Huang<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Place:&nbsp;Jenny Stock<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;C\u00e9dric P\u00e9neau<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Blackwater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Keigo Kawamura<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place:&nbsp;Peter Pogany<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Place:&nbsp;Jialing Cai<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4th Place:&nbsp;Chris Gug<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Kat Zhou<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Steven Kovacs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Underwater Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Victor Huertas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place:&nbsp;Yinan Liu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Place:&nbsp;Andrea Michelutti<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Dan Mele<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Underwater Digital Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Justin Lutsky<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Place:&nbsp;Francisco Sedano Vera<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Place:&nbsp;Conor Culver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Honorable Mention:&nbsp;Anna Aita<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #0151a1; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Black &amp; White<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1st Place:&nbsp;Joergen Rasmussen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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