This open and free photo competition seeks to inspire the creation of imagery capturing the beauty, the challenges and the importance of the ocean and humankind’s relation to it, hoping to contribute to actions to preserve this vital resource.
The photo competition has four thematic categories open for submissions:
- Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us
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Images that celebrate the ocean’s essential wonder, from all of the wonders it consists of to the wonder it ignites
- Big and Small Underwater Faces
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Portraits of marine life underwater that feature faces big and/or small to help personalize the world beneath the waves
- Underwater Seascapes
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Awe-inspiring underwater seascapes of the ocean’s splendors, from life in the ocean to ecosystems and exchanges we don’t typically see, anything that inspires beauty, promise, or potential. A minimum of 50% should be taken underwater, also allowing half-above water and half-below water shots
- Above Water Seascapes
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Landscapes depicting an environment dependent on the ocean, taken above water
Enter by clicking on a category below. You may enter up to three images per category.
Before entering, please read the full contest description and rules.
To submit your entries, you must be a registered user. Registration is free. If you are already a registered user, please log in first.
Submissions closed on April 13th, 2025.
Results will be announced on UN World Oceans Day, June 8th.