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“Tentacles of Doom”: Best of Show, Cephalopods, PJ Aristorenas (Philippines) (Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro, Nauticam housing, 2x Inon Z-330 strobes, f/16, 1/200s, ISO 250)
 

Underwater360 Group, the organizers of the Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) have announced the winners of the show’s signature photo/video/art competition, ADEX Voice of the Ocean. The big winner was Filipino shooter PJ Aristorenas, whose stunning image “Tentacles of Doom” was crowned “Best of Show” during the live judging session held on the final day of the three-day show. PJ’s prizes included a Seacam camera housing worth $10,000, a 10-day dive package with Lembeh Resort and Murex Bangka, Sulawesi, Indonesia (worth $3,600), a Backscatter Hybrid Flash package (worth $1,260), a Shearwater Peregrine TX dive computer (worth $750), and an XDEEP NX ZEN 28 Ultralight Deluxe BCD (worth $825).

This year’s ADEX Voice of the Ocean live judging event was emceed by DPG Manager Editor Ian Bongso-Seldrup and featured another illustrious panel of judges, who viewed 41 short-listed entries in five categories. This year’s panel comprised Tobias Friedrich, Franco Banfi, Berkley White, Erin Quigley, Kate Jonker, Nicolas Remy, Kay Burn Lim, and William Tan, with the ADEX Ocean Festival 2025 guests-of-honor David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes serving as guest judges. Congratulations to the winners: PJ Aristorenas (Best of Show), Janssen Tan (Cephalopods), Yazid Shaari (Animal Behavior), Emmanuel Vaillant (Waterscapes), Laura Parker (Artwork), and Alfred Schaschl (Short Film).

For more information, head over to the Voice of the Ocean page on the ADEX website or check out the contest page on UnderwaterCompetition.com.
 

“Peekaboo!”: Winner, Cephalopods, Janssen Tan (Singapore) (OM System OM-5, Olympus 30mm f/3.5 Macro, AOI housing, 2x AOI UCS-Q1 strobes, f/8, 1/160s, ISO 200)   
 

“Entwined in Blue”: Winner, Animal Behavior, Yazid Shaari (Libya) (Nikon Z9, Nikon Z 24–50mm f/4–6.3, Nauticam housing, Nauticam WWL-C, 2x Retra Flash Pro Max strobes, f/14, 1/100s, ISO 125)
 

“The Last Rays Before the Rain”: Winner, Waterscapes, Emmanuel Vaillant (France) (Nikon D750, Tamron 24–70mm f/2.8, polarising filter, neutral density filter, graduated filter, f/11, 30s, ISO 400)   
 

“Soft Magic Descending”: Winner, Artwork, Laura Parker (UK) (Acrylic and pencil on wood panel, 46x46cm)
 

“Magic of the Macroverse”: Winner, Short Film, Alfred Schaschl (Austria) (Panasonic Lumix GH5S, Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, Isotta housing, 2x Backscatter Macro Wide 4300, 2x Backscatter Optical Snoots, Nauticam SMC-1, Nauticam SMC-2)