The 'Best of Show' is a heart-stopping photo of a crab-eater seal maneuvering quickly through freezing waters under Antarctic ice by Greg Lecoeur. The winner of the 'Rising Star Photographer Award', and the 'Best of Show' runner up, was Julie Casey with a jaw-dropping photo of 6 juvenile seahorses. Other extraordinary winners include dramatic animal behavior, stunning marine life portraits, heart wrenching and uplifting conservation scenes, weird and wonderful blackwater creatures, ocean adventure, and many, many more.
Ocean Art 2019 judges included prestigious underwater photographers Tony Wu, Martin Edge, and Marty Snyderman, accompanied by Underwater Photography Guide publisher Scott Gietler.
3rd Place - Dave Johnson - Macro Category - "The Hyponotist"
4th Place - Johan Sundelin - Coldwater Category - "Catch"
2nd Place - Paolo Bausani - Blackwater Category - "Blanket Octopus"
3rd Place - George Kuo-Wei Kao - Novice Macro Category - "Who Is It?"
2nd Place - Paolo Bausani - Blackwater Category - "Blanket Octopus"
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