Wrecks of the World is one of the most inspiring underwater photography groups in the global diving community. The Facebook group was founded by Christian Llewellyn after he went on a liveaboard trip in the Red Sea.

“Since my first wreck dive in Barbados on a Greek freighter named the Stavronikita, I was hooked on these amazing objects found under the sea,” said Christian. “I was left with so many questions – how did they get there? Who was the crew? What was the cargo? How long had they been there? So much history, mystery and adventure, which really inspired my diving career.”

“When we started I had already joined a few photography groups but I thought it would be great to create a Wreck photography group where people could engage in sharing healthy and productive conversations, posting their images in a safe environment, providing information for others, travel info, marine life found on wrecks, the history and any skills or equipment needed or used to capture wreck images, which has resulted in truly improving people’s photography and diving.”

Christian says that as divers and underwater photographers we are guests in a fragile underwater world and we must not tamper so others can enjoy them in the future. We must always remember marine and Wreck conservation is our own duty to follow.

In the near future Christian will be starting a new Wrecks of the World t-shirt line, a website with wreck directory, expedition trips to visit wrecks of the world, and at the end of the summer season there will be a splash in competition weekend in Malta, where you can dive some amazing wrecks in the perfect clarity of the Mediterranean sea. While on land you can enjoy the local scenery, cuisine and hospitality of all the local Maltese dive centres and businesses.

Wrecks Of The World Photo Championship 2017

Monthly competitions are open to all members of the Wrecks Of The World wreck photography group on Facebook. Whether you are an amateur photographer or a seasoned professional, all members are welcome to enter the competitions, and it is OK if you use a compact camera, a GoPro, a DLSR or a mirrorless camera system.  Everyone who enters has the chance to win an amazing Wrecks of the World T-shirt in their choice of colour.

So hunt through your hard drive and find your best photographs using a model whilst wreck diving and post it on this month’s event wall, where you will find all the information, rules, prizes, the Wrecks of the World competition table plus nearly four thousand like-minded people from around the globe who simply love wrecks.

Also remember that every competition throughout the year will work on a point system, which concludes at the end of the year with a special live online ceremony with the highest scoring member being crowned the Wrecks Of The World Champion of the year, receiving a special mystery grand prize. You can watch the Wrecks of the World 2016 Championship Ceremony movie at the end of this article.

April’s theme: “Wreck modelling”

Capturing a diver as a model can help or actually detract your photograph. There is a subtle balance needed to compliment the two focal points simultaneously, which should result in a seamless well-balanced image. From a simple photograph of a diver which lets the viewer gaze at the shear scale of a wreck, to a well planned complex narrative being produced through the combination of an interesting angle, use of leading lines, colour, lighting and contrast.

All should show a diver having a passive interaction with a wreck.

The judges will be looking for your photograph to show use of a model, which compliments the environment and a visitor admiring it. A photograph that might inspire divers to try wreck diving for the first time or to make non-divers want to engage with the image, it’s history and possibly left wondering what it would be like to visit one of these time capsules.

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Here’s the Wrecks of the World 2016 Championship Ceremony movie: