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Great White sharks , wrecked planes and huge clouds of fish : Photographers ...

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A Great White shark, a naked model, and a curious seal are some of the subjects that won prizes in the world’s biggest photography competition.


Thousands of entries from more than a hundred countries submitted to underwaterphotography.com‘s competion.


The annual event covers 15 categories

from wrecks to sharks and divers, with the UK’s Nick Blake being made a

Grand Master after picking up five awards.


Allen Walker


Allen Walker’s Great White shark. The website is the longest running and most visited resource for underwater photographers



Nick Blake won the title of Grand Master as he managed to get five awards in one competition


Nick Blake won the title of Grand Master as he managed to get five awards in one competition



Another of Christian Vizl


Another of Christian Vizl’s stunning freshwater photographs taken off the coast of Mexico



These included a gold medal for a wonderful shot of a grey seal off Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel.


He explained: ‘As he clambered over the top of my head, I turned the camera to shoot at myself, capturing an image of the cheeky chap at the same time.’



Mr Blake also picked up a silver for his atmospheric shot of Boo Windows, a natural phenomenon in Misool, Indonesia, and three runner up prizes, including one of a sunken jet plane at Capernwray Quay, Lancashire.


British snapper Leena Roy also got a gold medal for a spooky natural light shot of the ladder on the US submarine rescue vessel Kittiwake in Grand Cayman. The UK’s Elaine White got a silver for her image of the vessel’s stern.


Overall winner was Christian Vizl who became the first photographer to win gold, silver and bronze in a single category for his collection of stunning photographs


Overall winner was Christian Vizl who became the first photographer to win gold, silver and bronze in a single category for his collection of stunning photographs



British photographer Nick Blake won gold for his amazing shot of a curious seal


British photographer Nick Blake won gold for his amazing shot of a curious seal



American Jeri Curley won a bronze medal for her close focused and wide angled photograph


American Jeri Curley won a bronze medal for her close focused and wide angled photograph



The optical illusion of a ‘strong beauty’ holding up a rock won a gold medal for Slovakian photographer Martin Ferak while the US’s Greg Zagaglia took silver for a close up of a Great White’s teeth. Both pictures were captured off the coast of Mexico.


Other winners included male elephant seals fighting for dominance on the Pacific coast, lillies under palm trees in Guam and the Laguna Beach shallows in the Pacific.


Website spokesman Benny Sutton said: ‘UK photographer Nick Blake becomes a Grand Master by building on his success in previous years with five placings including a Gold in temperate waters category and a silver in the “wide angle close focus”. 


‘The latter was a tropical waters shot but we know Nick best for his temperate waters work shot whilst diving around the UK. His usual environment is therefore a difficult one to work in, yet he always delivers the goods’


Martin Ferak


Martin Ferak’s optical illusion photograph won a gold prize in the underwater photography competition



Leena Roy


Leena Roy’s creepy photograph of a ladder inside a US submarine rescue vessel Kittiwake in Grand Cayman



Christian Vizl submitted this unique photograph to the competition


Christian Vizl submitted this unique photograph to the competition




But overall winner was Mexico’s Christian Vizl who became the first photographer to win gold, silver and bronze in a single category for his collection of stunning freshwater photographs.


Mr Sutton said: ‘This year’s World Champion and breakout star is without doubt Mexican underwater photographer Christian Vizl who has demonstrated consistently high quality over such a relatively short period of time.


‘He is the only underwater photographer in our history to take Gold, Silver and Bronze in one year.


‘He did this with three very different model shots that he entered in the Freshwater category.


‘These shots were so good they would have got medals in the Divers or Wide Angle categories. For good measure he also won a gold medal in the sharks category and a bronze in the Wide angle category.


Kip Nead won a silver medal for his striking above water action shot


Kip Nead won a silver medal for his striking above water action shot



Another of Christian Vizl


Another of Christian Vizl’s award winning photographs, this time featuring a shark in his natural habitat


‘He has demonstrated such a wide range of skills and mastery of a broad spectrum of subjects he stood out head and shoulders.


‘Christian describes himself as a photographer and artist, which is confirmed by his strong graphic sense exhibited in his entries.’


Mr Sutton added: ‘The UnderwaterPhotography.com photo contest is the longest running and most prestigious online, or off. If you want to make a name for yourself it is the place to do it.


‘One of our medals is the reward for all the hard work underwater photographers put in chasing those great shots in far flung destinations.


‘It is the industry’s most coveted prize because it says you succeeded in the most competitive environment there is, against the top talent of the moment.’







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I’m offended by this naked woman- meoww, midlands, 1/6/2013 13:36……..She’s a bit of a babe actually!



Wildwood

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Bournemouth,

01/6/2013 20:34


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Awesome images …..the ladder is my fave looks so creepy like I wouldn’t want to climb up it!



hunysaywhat

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somewhere_ USA, United States,

01/6/2013 20:32


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Great photos. Crashed planes underwater are immensely creepy for some reason.



Ade

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01/6/2013 20:22


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Amazing pictures!



Tomas

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01/6/2013 20:22


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@ Beautiful pictures…but why is a naked woman in every single photo now?- lovelylife , New Jersey, 01/6/2013 18:51.- because pixelated nipple is the new scourge of modern photography even in artistic photography.



Rob

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01/6/2013 20:17


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Beautiful pictures…but why is a naked woman in every single photo now?

- lovelylife , New Jersey, 01/6/2013 18:51—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-NOW YOU CANNOT SELL ANYTHING WITHOUT NUDE, PEOPLE ARE SICK.



NoLo

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01/6/2013 20:17


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Amazing pictures, love sharks, such fantastic creatures, as others have said pic 1 is not Great White but still beautiful…..Not sure how the naked woman picture won gold when compared with getting up close to real underwater creatures like the sharks, and the manatee. As it says, it’s just an optical illusion- and anyone can create one – and why does she have to be naked?, such a cheap trick.



MANUgirl

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01/6/2013 19:49


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How can the fish photo taken of the coast of Mexico be taken in fresh water?



Tony Carter

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01/6/2013 19:30


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Beautiful pictures…but why is a naked woman in every single photo now?



lovelylife

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01/6/2013 18:51


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Beautiful pictures…but why is a naked woman in every single photo now?



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