In this old post I showed you some pictures from the 2007 and 2006 editions of the "Beneath The Sea" Amateur Underwater Photography contest. It's time to show some shots from 2008 and 2009 editions.

2008


DAVID DOUBILET AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

The Mystical Waters of Mexico

Mark Melnick, West Hartford, Connecticut

GENERAL

FIRST: Thought

Csaba Tokolyi, Budapest, Hungary

NOVICE/POINT & SHOOT - HONORABLE MENTION

Tubed

Bill Goodwin, Birmingham, Alabama

MACRO/CLOSE-UP - HONORABLE MENTIONS

Carousel

Marchione Giacomo, La Loggia, Italy

MACRO/CLOSE-UP - HONORABLE MENTIONS

The Kiss

Claudio Stoppato, Ortona, Italy

MACRO/CLOSE-UP

THIRD: Anemone Boudoir

Erin Quigley, Los Angeles, California

MACRO/CLOSE-UP

SECOND: Happy Fish

Steven Kovacs, Boynton Beach, Florida

MARINE LIFE - HONORABLE MENTIONS

Tigershark Taking Pictures

Karin Brussaard, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

GENERAL

SECOND: Mangrove Soft Coral

Ron Lagerlof, Los Angeles, California

CONSERVATION

SECOND: One Man’s Trash!

FLETCHER M FORBES, Islamorada, Florida

CONSERVATION

FIRST: Hook, Line and Sinker

Sumer Verma, Mumbai, India

UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR

FIRST: Jawfish with Eggs

KERI WILK, Ontario, Canada

2009


GENERAL

THIRD: Trio and Wreck

Dany Weinberg, Israel

MARINE LIFE

SECOND: Fish Ball

Burak Dedeler. Istanbul Turkey

GENERAL

SECOND: Wreck of The Giannis D

Jim Garland, Merseyside UK

DAVID DOUBILET AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

Leafy Sea Dragon

Cal Mero, Victoria, Australia

GENERAL

FIRST: Sea Cucumber and the Anemone

George Vincent, Lewisville TX

MARINE LIFE

FIRST: Lemon Snap

Pedro A Vieyra,, London, United Kingdom

MACRO/CLOSE-UP

SECOND: Emperor Shrimp on Spanish Dancer

Goos van der Heide, GRONINGEN The Netherlands

UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR

SECOND: Velociraptor

Marco Caqraceni, MIGLIANICO ITALY

CONSERVATION

HONORABLE MENTION: What we do

Umeed Mistry, Bangalore, India

NOVICE/POINT & SHOOT

HONORABLE MENTION: Dolphins and
snorkeler

Yan Ottesen, Rennaz Switzerland

CREATIVE
JIM CHURCH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERWATER CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Rajan at South Button

Umeed Mistry, Bangalore, India

CONSERVATION

HONORABLE MENTION: Sad Encounter

Csaba Tokolyi, Budapest Hungary

UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR

FIRST: Free Ride

Rand McMeins, Lynnwood, Washington

UNDERWATER BEHAVIOR

THIRD: Whale shark & sardines

Matthew D. Potenski, Sayreville NJ

MACRO/CLOSE-UP

FIRST: Pygmy Deluxe

Kim Yusuf, Munich, Germany

Beneath the Sea 2009 will show at Meadowlands Exposition Center since March 27th to March 29th, 2009.