The winners of the United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition were announced during the first UN World Oceans Day 2020 Virtual Event on June 8, 2020. The event and competition are coordinated by the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, and were produced in partnership with Oceanic Global. The competition is curated by Ellen Cuylaerts, hosted by DivePhotoGuide (DPG), and made possible in part through the support of the Blancpain Ocean Commitment.
Ten judges announced the first, second and third place images from around the world in 10 categories during a 20-minute video segment. A 2020 World Oceans Day Theme winner was also selected by the organizers. The team of judges comprised the guest judge for the theme, Jim Standing; and the panel of judges, Adriana Basques, Adam Hanlon, Jill Heinerth, Darren Jew, Jane Morgan, Amos Nachoum, Miriam Stein Battles, David Salvatori, and John Thet.
Congratulations to Joanna Smart for her winning image in the World Oceans Day 2020 theme category “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.
2020 UNWOD Innovation 1st Place Joanna Smart
Category winners
2020 UNWOD Above Water Seascapes 1st Place Geo Cloete2020 UNWOD Clean Our Oceans 1st Place Sirachai Arunrugstichai2020 UNWOD Human Interaction 1st Place Renata Romeo2020 UNWOD Ocean Photo Art 1st Place Francisco Sedano2020 UNWOD Rejuvenation 1st Place Leighton Lum2020 UNWOD Science in Action 1st Place Matthew Potenski2020 UNWOD Underwater Life 1st Place Michael Gallagher2020 UNWOD Underwater Seascapes 1st Place Hannes Klostermann2020 UNWOD Youth 1st Place Kyla McLay
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
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