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Stunning images produce win for Team Lembeh in the Shootout
The SHOOTOUT is a unique underwater photography event which pits teams in dive resorts around the world against each other in live shootouts. In 2016, a team at Lembeh Resort, Indonesia competed in a live shootout with a team at Gulen Dive Resort, Norway, with the former winning. From 16 to 23 June this year, a rematch was held, with the Lembeh team being captained by Alex Mustard and the Gulen team by Keri Wilk. The contest had three categories: Nudibranchs, Fish/Invertebrates and Wide Angle and at the end of each competition day, the participant’s images went forward to a public vote on www.uwshootout.com.
Neil Rosewarn: Nudibranch Winner (Team Lembeh)
The Nudibranch and Fish/Invertebrate rounds were both narrowly won by Team Lembeh, while Team Gulen won the wide angle category. These results allowed Team Lembeh to retain their title and win the contest overall. The actual winning margin was only 66 votes (of over 4000 in total), making it a very close run thing right up to the end.
Galice Hoarau Wide Angle Winner (Team Gulen)
Simultaneously to the the team contest was an individual contest between all the participants. This was won by Galice Hoarau of Team Gulen, with Nick More and Kellda Centeno of Team Lembeh taking second and third places respectively. Along the way, both teams created a simply stunning collection of underwater images, which is available to view on uwshootout.com. The 2018 SHOOTOUT was such a a success that there are plans underway to run a further rematch in 2020.
For more information visit the Shootout website by clicking here.
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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