Deadline Looming For First 2010 Underwater Competitions

The deadline for the first major international underwater photo and video competitions of the new decade, the Our World Underwater and DEEP Indonesia competitions, is January 15th. Your entries must be submitted by the deadline date in order to compete for over $80,000 in valuable prizes, and the recognition as being one of the best in the world. There are categories for photographers of all levels, from novice to professionals.

You can compete in 14 still image categories and 2 video categories across the competition series.

For those new to the competition series - the Our World Underwater competition and DEEP Indonesia competition are
distinctly separate competitions, but part of a unique series hosted by your very own DivePhotoGuide with our friends at Wetpixel.

While the underwater photography and video competition series celebrates its 5 year anniversary, the Our World Underwater show is now in its 40th year and one of the largest consumer scuba diving expos in the US. DEEP Indonesia is the first and only scuba diving and water sports expo in Indonesia, one of the most bio-diverse marine ecosystems in the world.

A complete list of sponsors, prizes and competition guidelines can be found at UnderwaterCompetition.com

Winners for each respective competition will be announced live on stage at either the Our World Underwater film festival in Chicago (February 19 - 21, 2010), or at DEEP Indonesia in Jakarta (March 27 – 29, 2010), and will be published by supporting media partners worldwide. Winning videos will be broadcast via The Underwater Channel, and podcast as episodes of the iTunes-featured DiveFilm Podcast Video and DiveFilm High Definition Podcast Video.

 

If you are having trouble figuring out which images to enter, check out our guide to Entering Competitions, which offers advice on every step of the process.  Remember, you must submit your images by the January 15th deadlline!

 

As with all UnderwaterCompetition.com events, 15% of entry proceeds will be donated to marine conservation efforts.

Good luck!