News

Best of Show: Black and White – Gold – “Speleothems” by Martin Broen
 

DPG is proud to announce the winners of the Masters Underwater Imaging Competition 2021. Our esteemed panel of judges—Florian Fischer, Imran Ahmad, Jennifer Hayes, Mike Bartick and Stephen Frink—pored over hundreds of entries submitted by shooters from around the world.

Ultimately, it was Argentina-based photographer Martin Broen who took the “Best of Show” prize for his jaw-dropping capture of the pristine stalactites and stalagmites in a Mexican cenote. The image, which claimed Gold in Black and White, earns Martin the top cash prize of $1,000. Impressively, Martin also bagged Silver (Joint) in the Wide Angle Traditional category as well as an Honorable Mention in the Black and White category—that’s a trio of winners from the Yucatán Peninsula. Congratulations, Martin!

We would also like to congratulate the 1st place winners in the other categories: Julian Hsu (Macro Traditional), Sander van der Heijden (Macro Unrestricted), Enrico Somogyi (Wide Angle Traditional), Tom Shlesinger (Wide Angle Unrestricted) and Alex del Olmo (Video); each of them receives a cash prize of $250. Well done to all the winners and runners-up, and thank you to everyone who participated.

See below for the full set of winning images and videos or check out UnderwaterCompetition.com.
 

UNDERWATER COMPETITION HISTORICAL SPONSORS

Black and White
 

Black and White – Silver – “Schooling Jacks” by Wayne Lai
 

Black and White – Bronze – “Big Mouth” by Giacomo Marchione
 

Black and White – Honorable Mention – “The Dream” by Martin Broen

Macro Traditional
 

Macro Traditional – Gold – “Yellow Goby Guarding Eggs” by Julian Hsu
 

Macro Traditional – Silver – “Hide” by Yung-Sen Wu
 

Macro Traditional – Bronze – “Magic Octopus” by Steven Walsh
 

Macro Traditional – Honorable Mention – “Soulmates” by Erika Miura

Macro Unrestricted
 

Macro Unrestricted – Gold – “Who Is Looking at Who?” by Sander van der Heijden
 

Macro Unrestricted – Silver – “Blue Danger” by Víctor Daniel Núñez Duarte
 

Macro Unrestricted – Bronze – “Orange Diamond Squid” by André Johnson
 

Macro Unrestricted – Honorable Mention – “Enope Squid” by André Johnson

Wide Angle Traditional
 

Wide Angle Traditional – Gold – “Colors of the Red Sea” by Enrico Somogyi
 

Wide Angle Traditional – Silver (Joint) – “Transfixed by the Beauty of the Cave” by Tom St. George
 

Wide Angle Traditional – Silver (Joint) – “Reflections” by Martin Broen
 

Wide Angle Traditional – Honorable Mention – “Vitality” by Yung-Sen Wu

Wide Angle Unrestricted
 

Wide Angle Unrestricted – Gold – “Goliath in Lilliput” by Tom Shlesinger
 

Wide Angle Unrestricted – Silver – “Honu Buddies” by Renee Capozzola
 

Wide Angle Unrestricted – Bronze – “A Fever of Mobula Rays” by Evan Friedman
 

Wide Angle Unrestricted – Honorable Mention – “Out from the Darkness” by Conor Culver

Video
 

Video – Gold – “Out of the Black and into the Blue: Bird’s Head” by Alex del Olmo
 

Video – Silver – “Out of the Blue and into the Black: Ambon” by Alex del Olmo
 

Video – Bronze – “Ocean Seasons of Sweden” by Tobias Dahlin
 

Video – Honorable Mention – “Out of the Black and into the Blue: The Ring of Fire” by Alex del Olmo