PRESS RELEASE: June 15, 2009
Underwater Images 2009
Photo/Video Competition-Final Results
BEST OF SHOW
Sponsored by The Walindi Plantation, and The MV FeBrina, PNG
- 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, Encinitas, 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, Leiria, Portugal- 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 Safonov, Tokyo, Japan- Diving Cape Gannet
- Third: Anatoly Beloschin, Moscow, Russia- Longimanus
- Honorable Mention:
- Jose Alvarez, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic- Whale Shark
- Horau Galice, Gronigen, Netherlands - Humpback Whale 3
- Alexander Safonov, 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, Mumbai, 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 - Cave in Red Sea
- Jose Alvarez, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic- Whale Shark
From the Director:
Thanks to all entrants, judges, and sponsors! Your participation is an
integral part of this competition, and is greatly appreciated. We received
entries from 16 different states in the United States and 28 different
countries. Competitions of this type share divers’ own visions of the underwater
world, and serve to promote good conservation practices. They also highlight
some of the world’s best diving destinations.
Prizes were set before the judging according to their values and the number of
entries in the respective categories. Proceeds go to marine conservation,
educational and scholarship purposes. This past year we again sponsored former
sea turtle fishermen from Baja, Mexico to attend the National and International
Sea Turtle Symposiums through ProPeninsula www.ProPeninsula.org where they
learned about the conservation of this endangered animal and took that
information home to spread the word with their neighbors.
We are also continuing to support Mahonia Na Dari, a Nature Conservancy program
for students in Papua New Guinea, where they learn true conservation and
preservation principles with hands-on experiences. www.Mahonia.org Some former
Mahonia students have since become scientists who are still diligently working
to conserve the world’s natural resources.
Last year we added Diveheart to our list of beneficiaries whose purpose is to
provide and support educational SCUBA diving and snorkeling experience programs
that are open to any physically impaired child or adult, including injured
soldiers in the hope of providing both physical and psychological therapeutic
value to that person. www.Diveheart.com
As we are all volunteers in these contests and they are just for fun, we hope
everyone enjoyed our friendly competition this year. I’ll be looking forward to
your entries next year. Safe Diving and Shooting. Sea Ya!
Roger Roth, Founder/ Director
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