The Underwater Photography Guide is accepting entries for the 8th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition!

Ocean Art is one of the most prestigious underwater photo competitions in the world. A long list of prizes valued at over $80,000 also makes it one of the best endowed, attracting amateur to pro photographers across the globe. Sixteen categories ensure all photo disciplines and cameras compete fairly, while the 75+ winning images create a portfolio of the best underwater photos of the year. Winning images are shared by media outlets around the world!

Photos must be submitted before the deadline of 23:59PM PST on November 30, 2019. Register Here

Judges

Judges include world-renowned underwater photographers Tony Wu, Martin Edge, Marty Snyderman and Scott Gietler. Martin Edge is the author of The Underwater Photographer, a top-selling book on underwater photography. Marty Snyderman is an Emmy winner with work appearing in top publications like National Geographic. Tony Wu is a renowned underwater photographer and author of Silent Symphony. Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide.

Categories

This year they have made some category changes.

Mirrorless camera technology advanced at lightspeed in 2018 and many new mirrorless camera systems are as good or better than DSLR’s. Therefore, they have merged the mirrorless categories into the “open” categories. This allowed for them to introduce four new and very promising categories – Novice Wide-Angle, Novice Macro, Blackwater, and Underwater Conservation. The judges can’t wait to see what our amazing community of underwater photographers produces!

For more information about the Ocean Art competition click here for details.