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British Underwater Image Festival winners 2008
By Jason Heller, March 21, 2008 @ 03:00 AM (EST)
DivePhotoGuide congratulates the winners of the 2008 British Underwater Image Festival. Many familiar names and DPG members are included in the list of winners.
The third annual British Underwater Image Festival
(BUIF) saw more than 1,300 entries sent in by underwater photographers
and film-makers from 30 different countries. Entrants competed in seven
categories in the stills photography competition and three categories
in the videography section, with thousands of pounds worth of prizes
available to the winners.
Winners were announced at the award ceremony and champagne reception hosted by underwater photographer Alex Mustard on Saturday 15 March during the Go Diving! show at the Birmingham NEC.
The stills photography section was judged by award-winning photographer Mustard, co-founder of the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) Colin Doeg, DIVE's editor Simon Rogerson and celebrated British photographer Charles Hood. The DVD section was judged by BBC natural history film-maker Peter Scoones, Rogerson and Colin Doeg.
Winners were announced at the award ceremony and champagne reception hosted by underwater photographer Alex Mustard on Saturday 15 March during the Go Diving! show at the Birmingham NEC.
The stills photography section was judged by award-winning photographer Mustard, co-founder of the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) Colin Doeg, DIVE's editor Simon Rogerson and celebrated British photographer Charles Hood. The DVD section was judged by BBC natural history film-maker Peter Scoones, Rogerson and Colin Doeg.
Below you will find the first place winners from each category. For a complete batch of winning images and videos, please visit the official BUIF website.

Suunto Open Category
Winner
Andrey Nekrasov
UKR
Winner
Andrey Nekrasov
UKR

PADI Digital Underwater
Photographer Category
Winner
Gary Brennand
GBR
Photographer Category
Winner
Gary Brennand
GBR

Suunto Best British Image
of Show
Winner
Charles Erb
GBR
of Show
Winner
Charles Erb
GBR

Scubapro Young
Photographer Category
Winner
Neil Rosewarn
GBR
Photographer Category
Winner
Neil Rosewarn
GBR

Apeks Portfolio Category
Winner
Steven Kovacs
GBR
Winner
Steven Kovacs
GBR

Canon Best Image of Show
Winner
Emma Critchley
UK
Winner
Emma Critchley
UK

Digital Depot Hotshot of the Year
Voted for by the public
Winner
Bill Bradley
GBR
Voted for by the public
Winner
Bill Bradley
GBR
For a complete batch of winning images and videos, please visit the official BUIF website.
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