No more extensions! There are just 48 hours left to submit your entries to this year’s Underwater Awards Australasia! Here are the deadlines in your time zone:
 

SUNDAY, JULY 26TH, 2026

11:59PM AEST (UTC +10) SYDNEY
2:59PM BST (UTC +1) LONDON
9:59AM EDT (UTC –4) NEW YORK
6:59AM PDT (UTC –7) LOS ANGELES
 

Don’t miss out! There’s $70,000 worth of prizes up for grabs, including dive trips with the world’s top resorts and liveaboards as well as the latest underwater imaging equipment and dive gear.

Remember: There’s one category accepting entries captured anywhere in the world (International Waters), two categories dedicated to Australia (Australian and Sydney), and the remaining categories—Smartphone/Action Cam, Tough TG, Conservation, Portfolio, Reels Showcase, and Only Water—must have been shot in the Australasian region (Australia, New Zealand, and the countries of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Southeast Asia):
 

Submissions will be judged by a prestigious panel—photo judges Tobias Friedrich, Jayne Jenkins, Matty Smith, and Scott Portelli; video judge Ross Long; and special category judge Ray Collins—and the winners will be announced, and exhibited, at the Go Diving Show ANZ in September.

Procrastinate no longer! Visit UnderwaterCompetition.com to enter your best work now—after carefully reading the rules and guidelines. The competition is an industry-first three-way collaboration between DPG, Underwater Australasia, and UW Images. Entry fees are US$10 per image or video entered.
 

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