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The British and Irish Underwater Photography Championship 2017: Winners Announced
In its third year and with record numbers of competitors, there was a fierce competition for top honours in the British and Irish Underwater Photography Championship 2017. Photographers from all over the UK and Ireland dived on 27th August, took pictures and submitted them on the same day to a panel of judges.
Anemone/sunburst by Trevor Rees
BIUPC 2017 Champion
Organised by the British Society of Underwater Photographers in memory of Peter Scoones, one of its founding members, the competition is a major test of a photographer’s logistic, diving and photographic skills. The field was very strong this year with over sixty top class photographers and newcomers registering for the event. The competition enjoys excellent support from generous sponsors including Carpe Diem, a Maldives-based company that offers an amazing £1650 voucher to the winner for a trip on their superb dive boat. O’Three have sponsored the competition from inception and each year provide one of their sought-after tailored dry suits.
Fan Worm by Brian Kelly
Best Newcomer and Restricted Highly Commended
There is a growing and friendly rivalry between the British and Irish communities, who have each seen their photographers taking high honours in previous years. This year UK photographer Trevor Rees was awarded the title 2017 Champion after submitting a beautiful image of a Jewel Anemone set against a sunburst. It also won the best close-up category. Best newcomer was Brian Kelly with a delightful picture of a Fan Worm and the other two categories were won by Kirsty Andrews for a stunning wide angle picture of a Blue Shark, and Vicky Paynter who used a compact camera to win the restricted camera category with a delightful image of a seal.
Blue Shark by Kirsty Andrews
Wide-Angle Winner
Diver/cave split by Ivan Donoghue
Wide-Angle Runner Up
British Society of Underwater Photographers Chairman and lead organiser Paul Colley said that, “The competition goes from strength to strength. More people are taking part every year and many of the images submitted now would have won the competition outright only a few years ago; the standards just keep climbing.”
Sea Pen by Jason Gregory
Close-Up Runner Up
Seal by Vicky Paynter
Restricted Winner
Anemone by James Lynott
Restricted Runner Up
You can see the full list of photographers, images, sponsors and awards at www.biupc.org.
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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