2015-16 Prizes and Awards

Below are the awesome prizes for the 2015-16 Underwater Project. Again we thank all participants and sponsors for their support for what has become the last instalment of the Underwater Project / Festival for now.

Photographic Shootout Categories

Best of Show - highest combined ranking

Sex

Caught in the act... by Chandy de Wit

Major prize - Liveaboard trip for one.

Major prize - Liveaboard trip for one + buddy goes for 50%. The inner seas of Indonesia are home of the richest Marine Biodiversity in the world. SMY ONDINA, a romantic and modern wooden schooner, will take you where J.Y. Cousteau said it is probably 'The best diving in the world'. Komodo, Rajah Ampat, Cenderawasih Bay, Alor, Flores, Banda, Lembeh Strait ... and many more! We are devoted to diving, we are not a passenger boat that would take divers. Lets go diving!.

Best of Show - highest single photo ranking

Behaviour

’Little Lunch' by Paul Rudder

Major prize - Liveaboard trip for one.

Major prize - Liveaboard trip for one - 7 nights. Unspoilt and truly beautiful the Solomon Islands is a dream destination for divers. Part of the coral triangle, with a staggering diversity of marine species, coral and dive sites, it is home to fantastic diving and abundant photo opportunities. Join Bilikiki and see the best of the Solomons in style.

Freshwater

Green glow by Alison Perkins

Major prize - Resort package.

Major prize - Resort package for one - 5 nights. Paradise Taveuni, situated on the southern tip of Taveuni, is Fiji's freshest new boutique Resort. Its unique Deep Water Frontage allows Guests to dive, snorkel and swim from the lava flow edge into pristine warm tropical waters any time. To experience the culture of mystical Fiji, spend time in Paradise.

Sharks

Grey Nurse with Baitfish Circle by Mark Gray

Major prize - Liveaboard trip for one.

Major prize - Liveaboard trip for one. Solitude Liveaboards, was created with their clients in mind. Our flagship, MV Solitude One, is a 52-metre steel-hulled 'home away from home', redefining luxury with its design, creating purposeful and functional spaces for rest and play. Based in Palau and the Philippines, the fleet extended to Indonesia by 2015.

Coral Triangle

Mangrove Gorgonian by Tammy Gibbs

Major prize - Ikelite dSLR housing or strobe.

Major prize - Ikelite dSLR housing or strobe. Ikelite manufactures a diverse line of underwater photographic equipment that ranges from housings for simple point-and-shoot cameras to exotic housings for slr and video cameras. Ikelite is famous for the design and manufacture of sophisticated electronic flash units, strobe mounting systems.

Big Stuff

Eye to Eye by Vanessa Mignon

Major prize - Resort package.

Major prize - 8 night resort package for one. Picture a small, private, tropical island with a white sandy beach, tall palm trees, magnificent sunsets & traditional bungalows, surrounded by some of the world’s best coral reefs. Lissenung Island Resort in PNG - The best little dive resort in the South Pacific!

Wrecks

Lena in natural light by Bert de Wit

Major prize - Liveaboard trip for one.

Major prize - Liveaboard trip for one - 4 night Coral Sea Fly Dive. Since 1969 Mike Ball has been setting standards in the Australian dive industry with exceptional liveaboard expeditions to the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.

Neville Coleman Award

Mosaic Octopus by Yuping Chen

Major prize - Resort package.

Major prize - 4 night all inclusive resort package for one. Holiday at Eco Divers Resort Lembeh in Sulawesi, Indonesia. A fantastic experience of diving with the multitude of rare critters of Lembeh Strait with a very high class operator.

Humans

Crystal palace by Alison Perkins

Additional prize - Atoll Scarf.

Additional prize - Atoll Scarf. Atoll by Sophie Robertson - The debut collection of silk scarves and pocket squares are inspired by Robertson’s love of the ocean and fashion. Her inspiration for the collection came from a series of underwater photographs she took while diving at The Great Barrier Reef, on a boat in Cairns. 'This collection has been dedicated to underwater explorer, Neville Coleman. He inspired my love of underwater photography and has also been a close mentor and friend.'

Temperate Waters

Another Leopard Sunburst by Mark Gray

Additional prize - Seashell Housing.

Additional prize - iPhone 5 housing. Seashell is a universal water proof camera case compatible with more than 1000 compact digital camera models from a few years back to the latest as well as iPhones 4 & 5. Seashell has obtained multiple international patents and worldwide registered trademarks. Seashell is also available in various beautiful crystal colors. Seashell is definitely a high quality product with good design that you would love.

Macro & Super Macro

Mr Warty JR by Chandy de Wit

Additional prize - Aunoc torch.

Additional prize - Aunoc 1CR torch. Aunoc Lights are the makers of high powered LED lights made to military quality standards – tested to 240 meters – ultraclear glass and long burn times.

Over-Under

Between Two Worlds by Paul Rudder

Additional prize - Nudibranch Encyclopedia.

Additional prize - Nudibranch Encyclopedia. underwater australasia is your massive online portal and one of the most visited websites for divers interested in the Australasia region. Home of the popular underwater shop and organiser of the Underwater Festival & Underwater Project since 2007. We are also publishers of the new Nudibranchs Encyclopedia - Catalogue of Asia / Indo Pacific Sea Slugs.

Issues

Hooked Endangered by Mark Gray

Additional prize - Nudibranch Encyclopedia.

Additional prize - Nudibranch Encyclopedia. underwater australasia is your massive online portal and one of the most visited websites for divers interested in the Australasia region. Home of the popular underwater shop and organiser of the Underwater Festival & Underwater Project since 2007. We are also publishers of the new Nudibranchs Encyclopedia - Catalogue of Asia / Indo Pacific Sea Slugs.

Nudis

My sweet obsession... by Chandy de Wit

Additional prize - Nudibranch Encyclopedia.

Additional prize - Nudibranch Encyclopedia. underwater australasia is your massive online portal and one of the most visited websites for divers interested in the Australasia region. Home of the popular underwater shop and organiser of the Underwater Festival & Underwater Project since 2007. We are also publishers of the new Nudibranchs Encyclopedia - Catalogue of Asia / Indo Pacific Sea Slugs.