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Calling all underwater shooters! Organizer Wetpixel has announced the inaugural Lembeh vs Anilao Shootout, which is scheduled to take place from December 8 to 15, 2020. The contest between Asia’s two muck/blackwater meccas features two teams from each destination: NAD Lembeh (Serge Abourjeily) and Solitude Lembeh Resort (Marcello Di Francesco) against Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort (Tim Ho) and Solitude Acacia Resort (William Tan).

If you’re interested in joining the fun (and standing a chance of winning awesome prizes), get in touch with the participating resorts. Read the press release below for details.
 

PRESS RELEASE

LEMBEH vs ANILAO SHOOTOUT 2020
There's going to be a Rumble under the Ocean

Wetpixel is proud to announce that two macro photography heavyweights will be slugging it out live to discover which will be champion in December 2020.

In Lembeh's corner, we have NAD's team captained by Serge Abourjeily with Marcello Di Francesco's from Solitude Lembeh Resort while in Anilao's corner is Tim Ho's team at Aiyanar Beach and William Tan's at Solitude Acacia Resort. The bout will be the ultimate live photography shootouts and the most momentous event in the underwater imaging calendar for 2020.

All the resorts are seeking photographers NOW to join their teams and help Anilao or Lembeh win the coveted title. The photographers will also be competing for individual glory and a fantastic array of prizes. Please reach out to the resorts for details of their diving and accommodation packages.

The fight is scheduled from 8 to 15 December 2020, and Wetpixel, along with the entire underwater imaging media, will be reporting throughout. If you can't be there, you can still be involved in the contest by casting your vote for your favorite image from each categories' online gallery.

Two Heavyweights - One Winner

Contacts:

• Aiyanar Resort (marco.santos@aiyanar.com)
• NAD Lembeh (nadlembeh@gmail.com)
• Solitude Acacia and Lembeh (emailus@solitude.world)

Organizer:

• Wetpixel (adam@wetpixel.com)