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The winners of the 2009 Underwater Images Competition have been announced. Congratulations to DPG contributor Keri Wilk for taking Best of Show with his shot of a juvenile flying fish. Well deserved! Of course we also congratulate all the winners, which include many DPG members. A complete gallery of winning images should be posted online soon on the Underwater Images Competition website.

BEST OF SHOW

• Keri Wilk, Mississauga, Canada- Flying Fish
  

CONSERVATION CATEGORY

• First: Csaba Tokolyi, Budapest, Hungary- Death of a Shark
• Second: Jose Alvarez, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic- Death of the Shark
• Third: Muljadi Pinneng Sulungbudi, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia- We Live with the Nature
• Honorable Mention: Jose Alvarez, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic- Killing the Future

VIDEO CATEGORY

• First: Nemeth Istvan, Szombathely, Hungary- Tempo-Formula Underwater
• Second: F. Allan Vogel, Manasquan, NJ- Blue Crab Blues
• Third: Barb Buchanan, Wilmington, NC- Visions of the Red Sea

VIDEO DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY

• First: Ng Englock, Singapore, Singapore- How A Mandarinfish Chooses Her Mate
• Second: Charlie Oldfield, Nottingham, England- Vigia
• Third: William Goodwin, Birmingham, AL- Scales and Feathers

WIDE ANGLE NOVICE CATEGORY

• First Place: Steffen Binke, Mooroobool Cairns, Australia- Minke Whale
• Second Place: Lazaro Ruda, Lake Park, FL- Alligator Split Shot
• Third Place: James T. McKnight, Leominster, MA- Manatee Mouth
• Honorable Mention:
  • Tobias Friedrich, Wiesbaden, Germany- History
  • Matt Grace, Eninitas, CA- Tahitian Reflections
  • Rockford K. Draper, Plano, TX- Mangrove Soft Coral

WIDE ANGLE OPEN CATEGORY

• First Place: Linda Cline, Forest Grove, OR- Sunladen
• Second Place: Mark Thomas, Cheshire, UK- Fish Overhead
• Third Place: Fredrik Ehrenstrom, Gunnilse, Sweden- Water Lilly Plant
• Honorable Mention:
  • Rogerio Silva, Leira, Protugal- Dondola Island
  • Keri Wilk, Mississauga, Canada- Pup
  • Jose Alvarez, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic- In the Face

MACRO/CLOSE-UP NOVICE CATEGORY

• First Place: Rockford K. Draper, Plano, TX- Bon Appetite
• Second Place: Goos van der Heide, Gronigen, Netherland- Juvenile Squid
• Third Place: Andrew McCleod, Manilla, Philippines- Here’s Looking at You, Kid
• Honorable Mention: Claudio Zori, Portunaggiore, Italy- Trachinus

MACRO/CLOSE-UP OPEN CATEGORY

• First Place: Lazaro Ruda, Lake Park, FL- Seahorse Babies
• Second Place: Marchione Giacomo, La Loggia, Italy- Together
• Third Place: Joao Paulo Krajewski, Sao Paulo, Brazil- Pipefish
• Honorable Mention:
  • Goos van der Heide, Gronigen, Netherland- Yellow Boxfish
  • Jim Chambers, Tucker, GA- Jawfish

MAJESTIC CATEGORY

• First Place: Giordano Cipriani, Rome, Italy- Citizens of the Sea
• Second: Alexander Safanov, Tokyo, Japan- Diving Cape Gannet
• Third: Anatoly Beloschin, Moscow, Russia- Longimanus
• Honorable Mention:
  • Jose Alvarez, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic- Whale Shark
  • Horace Galice, Gronigen, Netherlands
  • Alexander Safanov, Tokyo, Japan- Sailfish & Baitball
  • Lazaro Ruda, Lake Park, FL- Wild Dolphins

TOGETHERNESS CATEGORY

• First: Dany Weinberg, Eilat, Israel- Male Fight
• Second: Bruce Yates, Medina, WA- Mating Mandarinfish with Eggs
• Third: Amaury Cruz, Miami Beach, FL- Dolphins
• Honorable Mention:
  • Christine Kelbe, Kwazulu Natal, S. Africa- Roomates
  • Luc Rooman, Kieldrecht, Belgium- Sepia Love
  • Uwe Schmolke, Hessen, Germany- Is There Anyone More Out There, Dad?

DIVERS & MARINE LIFE

• First: Parvin Dabas, Mumbat, India- The Model
• Second: Viora Alessio, Borgomanero, Italy- Beauty & Beast
• Third: Marina Kochetova, Moscow, Russia- Acquaintance to the Giant
• Honorable Mention:
  • Daniel Selmeczi, Szolnok, Hungary- Around
  • Jean-Louis Danan, Palaiseau, France
  • Jose Alvarez, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic- Whale Shark