Winners Of The 2020 Ocean Photography Awards Announced
The winners of the 2020 Ocean Photography Awards have been announced and we're in awe of the breathtaking photos of the world we don't see often - the world under the sea. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, each photograph is simply superb.
Each year, Oceanographic magazine holds the Ocean Photography Awards in a celebration of "our beautiful blue planet, as well as a platform to highlight the many plights it is facing." Such as the difficult photographs of the Conservation Photographer award, images of incredible sea life being tormented by waste. It's heartbreaking to see but important to share and be aware of.
The photographer awards are open to everyone, from amateurs and professionals to everyone in-between. There are six categories and the overall winner which receives the title of 'Ocean Photographer of the Year.'
The awards were streamed live from an extended reality stage in London, UK, you can watch the awards on YouTube.
We can't wait to see what remarkable photographs are waiting to be discovered next year!
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Winner of the Ocean Photographer of the Year: Nadia Aly
"An aggregation of mobula rays in clear waters off Baja California Sur, Mexico."
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Runner-up for the Ocean Photographer of the Year: Sacha Specker
"Between two realms. A surfer seemingly waves to the world below as he surfs a wave at Log Cabins, Oahu, Hawaii."
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Third place for Ocean Photographer of the Year: Magnus Lundborg
"A rare white southern right whale photographed off Puerto Pirámides, Argentina."
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Winner of the Adventure Photographer of the Year: Jason Gulley
"A freediving instructor waits for their student to return from a dive below Cenote Angelita's
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Runner-up for the Adventure Photographer of the Year: Sean Scott
"Two sharks surf a wave at Red Bluff, Quobba Station, in remote Western Australia."
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Third place for the Adventure Photographer of the Year: Duncan Murrell
"Three spinetail devil rays engage in sexual courtship – a behaviour rarely observed or photographed. Honda Bay, Philippines."
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Winner of the Collective Portfolio Award: Nadia Aly
"Nadia Aly is an award-winning wildlife photographer, with a focus on underwater marine life. Her primary goal is to educate people about the diverse populations of sea creatures that exist in the ocean. She hopes her photography can raise awareness and interest in supporting efforts to conserve the ocean and its inhabitants."
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Winner of the Collective Portfolio Award: Nadia Aly
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Runner-up for the Collective Portfolio Award: Henley Spiers
"Henley Spiers is an award-winning photographer who has featured regularly in the international press, including The Sunday Times and Der Spiegel, as well as multiple magazine covers. In 2019, he co-authored Black is the New Blue Vol. II, showcasing blackwater diving. His latest book, the Guide to Cebu, was co-written with his wife and frequent collaborator, Jade. Sought after as a teacher and guide, Henley also leads photographic trips to see incredible underwater wildlife encounters around
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Runner-up for the Collective Portfolio Award: Henley Spiers
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Third place for the Collective Portfolio Award: Shane Gross
"Shane Gross is a Canadian marine conservation photojournalist and Emerging League member of the International League of Conservation Photographers. He is currently based in The Bahamas working to conserve queen conch, Nassau grouper, seagrass and mangrove habitats, among others. Shane's work has been recognised by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Underwater Photographer of the Year, Nature Photographer of the Year and many others. He is widely published around the world and his first book, Bahamas Underwater, is out soon."
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Third place for the Collective Portfolio Award: Shane Gross
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Winner of the Community Choice Award: Tobias Baumgaertner
"Two penguins look out across the water, Melbourne's lights in the distance. St Kilda, Australia."
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Shortlisted for Community Choice Award: Celia Kujala
"A Steller sea lion inquisitively peers into the photographer's dome port. Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada."
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Shortlisted for Community Choice Award: Jacopo Brunetti
"A grey whale mother and calf are photographed in shallow waters on the Pacific coastline of Baja California Sur, Mexico."
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Shortlisted for Community Choice Award: Jono Allen
"A humpback whale calf 'breakdances' in the warm waters of Tonga."
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Shortlisted for Community Choice Award: Tanner Mansell
"A bull shark moves in on its prey. Florida, USA."
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Winner of the Conservation Photographer of the Year: Matt Sharp
"A hermit crab crawls atop a pile of plastic in a shell made from manmade waste in the Maldives."
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Runner-up for the Conservation Photographer of the Year: Andrea Benvenutti
"A plastic bottle lies amongst the nests of the world's largest colony of imperial cormorants, 100km south of Puerto Madryn, Argentina."
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Third place for the Conservation Photographer of the Year: Joe Daniels
"A diver's regulator holder cuts into the flesh of an oceanic whitetip shark, damaging its gills.
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Winner of the Ocean Exploration Photographer of the Year: Ben Cranke
"Penguins march through heavy snowfall and strong winds in St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica."
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Runner-up for the Ocean Exploration Photographer of the Year: Karim Iliya
"A freediver explores a cave in Tonga."
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Third place for the Ocean Exploration Photographer of the Year: Florian Ledoux
"Crabeater seals rest on slabs of sea ice in Antarctic waters at dawn."
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Winner of the Young Photographer of the Year: Cruz Erdmann
"The silky tentacles of a brightly coloured Magnificent Anemone sway in surging water, exposing Maldivian anemone fish. Laamu Atoll, South Maldives."
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Runner-up for the Young Photographer of the Year: Ben Cammarata
"A juvenile black skimmer hunts for prey at the water's surface. Martha's Vineyard, USA."
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Third place for the Young Photographer of the Year: Kyla McLay
"A dolphin breaches the waterline. USA"
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