OZTek Announces Nikon Dive Portfolio of the Year Award

Published 10 years agoon September 21, 2016

OZTek and Nikon have teamed up to introduce an exciting new portfolio category within the OZTek2017 Underwater Photographic Competition.

Nikon Dive Portfolio of the Year will be a chosen collection of 6 images to be displayed at OZTek2017 on 18/19^th March 2017 in Sydney, Australia.

Competition entrants can enter up to 10 images from the existing competition categories, from which 6 shots will be chosen by the Judges for the Nikon Dive Portfolio of the Year.

OZTek’s competition judges will be looking for the following criteria when choosing the Nikon Portfolio of the Year:

‘The portfolio needs to demonstrate clarity of vision and artistic intent to produce an inspirational body of work from three out of the five standard OZTek Underwater Photography Competition categories. Portfolio images should show breadth of skill with different underwater photography styles (e.g. wide angle, macro etc.), lighting techniques and subject matter while illustrating the passion, dedication and expertise needed to create a consistent collection of captivating images’.

Nikon Dive Portfolio of the Year Award rules

The Nikon Dive Portfolio of the Year is for ages 18 and over.
Entrants can submit between 6 and 10 images from which the jury will select a maximum of 6 images for the final portfolio.
Each entrant may submit one portfolio only.
Images provided need to represent three (3) out of the existing five (5) general competition categories.
The five categories which need to be represented are Cave Diving, Wreck Diving, Marine Life (wide angle without diver), Marine life with Diver, and Macro marine life.
The same, or substantially similar entries, may not be entered in more than one section of the competition.
All images are subject to the overall competition terms & conditions.