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UN World Ocean Day Photo Competition Winners

Published 5 years agoon June 9, 2021

The winners of the United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition were announced during the virtual United Nations World Oceans Day Event on June 8, 2021. The event and Competition are produced by the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, with production partner Oceanic Global. The Competition is curated by Ellen Cuylaerts, hosted by DivePhotoGuide (DPG), and supported by Blancpain.

The judges and curator announced the first, second and third place images from around the world in six categories during a 15-minute video segment. This year’s judges: Jennifer Hayes, Julian Lennon, Joakim Odelberg, Ipah Uid Lynn, and Michel Strogoff.

Congratulations to the category winners, Renee Capozzola (“The Ocean: Life & Livelihoods”), Pawel Zygmunt (“Above Water Seascapes”), Nur Tucker (“Underwater Seascapes”), Francisco Sedano (“Digital Ocean Photo Art”), Sayaka Ichinoseki (“Faces of the Sea”), and Tom St George (“Oceanic Discoveries”); and to all placed and participants.

All participants signed a Charter of 14 commitments regarding ethics in photography.

For more information and to see the other images places in the competition visit the website by clicking here.

Past Competition photos can be seen here https://unworldoceansday.org/photo-competition

Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown

Nick and Caroline (Frogfish Photography) are a married couple of conservation driven underwater photo-journalists and authors. Both have honours degrees from Manchester University, in Environmental Biology and Biology respectively, with Nick being a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a former high school science teacher with a DipEd in Teaching Studies. Caroline has an MSc in Animal Behaviour specializing in Caribbean Ecology. They are multiple award-winning photographers and along with 4 published books, feature regularly in the diving, wildlife and international press They are the Underwater Photography and Deputy Editors at Scubaverse and Dive Travel Adventures. Winners of the Caribbean Tourism Organization Photo-journalist of the Year for a feature on Shark Diving in The Bahamas, and they have been placed in every year they have entered. Nick and Caroline regularly use their free time to visit schools, both in the UK and on their travels, to discuss the important issues of marine conservation, sharks and plastic pollution. They are ambassadors for Sharks4Kids and founders of SeaStraw. They are Dive Ambassadors for The Islands of The Bahamas and are supported by Mares, Paralenz, Nauticam and Olympus. To find out more visit www.frogfishphotography.com