BEST OF SHOW - Alessandro Tommasi, Porto Janio Jtefamo, ITALY, "Daddy"
Won a one week Cocos Island diving adventure on the Undersea Hunter or Sea Hunter courtesy of Undersea Hunter
BEST OF SHOW and FIRST thru FIFTH PLACE in each Category will receive a beautiful Certificate for the place won suitable for framing which incorporates a photo of their winning image. Honorable Mention Certificates are without the photo.
Category A - MACRO SLIDES |
FIRST PLACE - Jim Christensen, Portland, OR, USA, "Creature of the Night"
Won a one week dive trip in Thailand aboard MY Aqua One courtesy of Aquasports
SECOND PLACE - Alessandro Dodi, Milano, ITALY, "Big Head"
Won a Sea&Sea YS90 strobe courtesy of SEA&SEA
THIRD PLACE - Andrea Giulianini, Faenza, ITALY, "Miss Sipadan"
Won a Camera Repair Certificate courtesy of Sub Aquatic Camera Repair Co.
FOURTH PLACE - Alessandro Tommasi, Porto Janio Jtefamo, ITALY, "Little Sweet Alien"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Alessandro Tommasi, Porto Janio Jtefamo, ITALY, "Sisters"
HONORABLE MENTION
Ross Armstrong, Whangarei, NEW ZEALAND, "The Clown"
Jim Christensen, Portland, OR, USA, "Looking Out"
Mick McMurray, La Mesa, CA, USA, "Follow the Leader"
Alessandro Tommasi, Porto Janio Jtefamo, ITALY, "Confiding Little Secrets"
Category B - MACRO PRINTS |
FIRST PLACE - Tony Frank, Santa Monica, CA, USA, "Yellow Sea Horse"
Won a one week live-aboard dive trip on Mike Ball's Paradise Sport Papua New Guinea Expedition courtesy of Mike Ball Diving Expeditions
SECOND PLACE- Melissa Boag, Burbank, CA, USA, "Cabezon in Brittle Stars"
Won a Spare Air package courtesy of Submersible Systems Inc. and a $100 Class Gift Certificate courtesy of Pauls Photo
THIRD PLACE- Aaron Gerson, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Hawk on the Stalk"
Won a small Pelican case courtesy of Pelican Products
FOURTH PLACE- Kevin Roland, Bakersfield, CA, USA, "Zebra Crab on Fire Urchin"
Won a beautiful book "Catalina Island, All You Need To Know" courtesy of Visiting Catalina.com
FIFTH PLACE- Greg Tropino, Dundee, IL, USA, "Together"
HONORABLE MENTION
Todd Winner, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA, "Goby on Sea Fan"
Aaron Gerson, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Shrimp on the Barbies"
Tony Frank, Santa Monica, CA, USA, "Crab on Green Carpet"
Bob Spiers, Pinole, CA, USA, "Squat Lobster"
Bob Spiers, Pinole, CA, USA, "Nudibranch"
Matthew Berry, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Box Fish"
Melissa Boag, Burbank, CA, USA, "Cuttle-up Close"
Category C - STANDARD SLIDES |
FIRST PLACE - Ernst Seeling, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "The Reef Chief"
Won seven nights accomodations in oceanfront condo on Ambergris Caye, Belize courtesy of Exotic Caye Beach Resort.
SECOND PLACE - Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "Barracudas"
Won a DUI weight and trim system courtesy of Diving Unlimited International
THIRD PLACE - Alessandro Dodi, Milano, ITALY "Picasso"
Won a 16 X 20 Print courtesy of The Darkroom
FOURTH PLACE - Scott Johnson, Flower Mound, TX, USA "Focused"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Melissa Boag, Burbank, CA, USA, "Pair of Jellies"
HONORABLE MENTION
Marcia Holland, Dana Point, CA, USA, "Cuttle Huddle"
David F. Colvard, Raleigh, NC, USA, "Queen Angel"
Alan Klein, Denver, CO, USA, "Singing the Blues"
Category D - STANDARD PRINTS |
FIRST PLACE - Tony Frank, Santa Monica, CA, USA, "Fighting Scorpean Fish"
Won a seven night Papua New Guinea dive trip courtesy of Big Blue Explorer
SECOND PLACE - Jeffery Hoy, Redondo Beach, CA, USA ,"Posing For Food"
Won a pair of Scubapro fins courtesy of American Diving
THIRD PLACE - Gary Merritt, Houston, TX, USA, "Goldfinger"
Won a 16 X 20 Print courtesy of The Darkroom
FOURTH PLACE - Terry J. Gibbons, Saint Louis, MO, USA, "Tiger Grouper"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Juan Rivera, Bellflower, CA, USA, "Octo"
HONORABLE MENTION
Niki Weidinger, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "Twins"
Matthew Berry, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Feeding Cowry"
Matthew Berry, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Cleaning Bat Fish"
Tom Caruso, Garden Grove, CA, USA, "Yellow Ray"
Juan Rivera, Bellflower, CA, USA, "Colors"
Category E - WIDE ANGLE SLIDES |
FIRST PLACE - Borut Furlan, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA, "Ambient -1"
Won a seven night dive trip in the Solomons courtesy of Bilikiki Cruises Ltd.
SECOND PLACE - Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "Antarctic Crab"
Won a $300 certificate courtesy of www.nautilusexplorer.com
THIRD PLACE - Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "Red Sea Reef"
Won a Camera Repair Certificate courtesy of Sub Aquatic Camera Repair Co.
FOURTH PLACE - Niki Weidinger, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "Barracuda Army"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Jean-Claude Tarle, Thoiry, FRANCE, "The Silver Circle"
HONORABLE MENTION
Takako Uno, Kowloon, HONG KONG, "Dropping By"
Jean-Claude Tarle, Thoiry, FRANCE, "The Joyful Encounter"
Mick McMurray, La Mesa, CA, USA, "Drifters"
Reggie Brown, San Jose, CA, USA, "Bubbles the Maori Wrasse"
Jeffery Hoy, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Dolphin Encounter"
Category F - WIDE ANGLE PRINTS |
FIRST PLACE - Greg Tropino, Dundee, IL, USA, "Circle of Light"
Won a dive trip in Papua New Guinea aboard the M.V. Chertan courtesy of Milne Bay Charters
SECOND PLACE - Todd Winner, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA, "Diver with Red Soft Coral"
Won a large Pelican case courtesy of Pelican Products
THIRD PLACE - Tony Frank, Santa Monica, CA, USA, "Clown Trigger Fish with Coral"
Won a Gallery subscription courtesy of Ocean.com
FOURTH PLACE - Jeffery Hoy, Redondo Beach, CA, USA ,"First Breath"
Won a beautiful book "Catalina Island, All You Need To Know" courtesy of Visiting Catalina.com
FIFTH PLACE - Todd Winner, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA, "HILMA Hooker Prop"
HONORABLE MENTION
Greg Tropino, Dundee, IL, USA, "Ray of Light"
Gary Merritt, Houston, TX, USA, "Little Blue"
Todd Winner, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA, "Red Soft Coral"
Melissa Boag, Burbank, CA, USA, "Colorful Close Focus"
Niki Weidinger, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "Take a Picture"
Bridgett Gerson, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Turtle Wax"
Guala Franco, Rovasenda, ITALY, "Tutti Insieme"
Category G - WEST COAST COLD WATER SLIDES |
FIRST PLACE - Dave Nesheim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, "Whats Up"
Won a seven night dive trip in the Solomons courtesy of Bilikiki Cruises Ltd.
SECOND PLACE - Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "BC Waters"
Won a $250 Gift Certificate courtesy of Ultralight
THIRD PLACE - Mick McMurray, La Mesa, CA, USA, "Jellies"
Won two $50 Gift Certificates courtesy of American Diving
FOURTH PLACE - Reggie Brown, San Jose, CA, USA, "Yin & Yang"
Won a beautiful book "Catalina Island, All You Need To Know" courtesy of Visiting Catalina.com
FIFTH PLACE - Danny Hart, Burbank, CA, USA, "Shaq & Me"
HONORABLE MENTION
Dave Gunning, Torrance, CA, USA, "Snubnose Sculpin"
Mick McMurray, La Mesa, CA, USA, "Mola Mola Mola"
Marta Evry, Venice, CA, USA, "Dualing Sheepshead"
Dave Nesheim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, "Fringehead"
Melissa Boag, Burbank, CA, USA, "Red Anemone Mouth"
Category H - WEST COAST COLD WATER PRINTS |
FIRST PLACE - George Tillack, Lakewood, CA, USA, "Leggs & Eggs"
Won Maui Dive trip for two, two days of diving and three night accommodations courtesy of Ed Robinson's Diving Adventures and a 16 X 20 Print courtesy of The Darkroom
SECOND PLACE - Melissa Boag, Burbank, CA, USA, "Fish Eat Fish World"
Won a Dacor Jacket courtesy of Dacor Corporation
THIRD PLACE - Bill Brush, Long Beach, CA, USA, "Stereolepis gigas"
Won a 16 X 20 Print courtesy of The Darkroom
FOURTH PLACE - Dave Nesheim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, "Hooked"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Matthew Berry, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Mating Nudibranchs"
HONORABLE MENTION
Todd Winner, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA, "Sea Star on Oil Rig"
Aaron Gerson, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Water Colors"
Dave Nesheim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, "Fringehead"
Aaron Gerson, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Bad Hair Day"
Deanne Edwards, San Diego, CA, USA, "Island Kelpfish"
Category I - AQUATIC RELATED SCENIC SLIDES |
FIRST PLACE - Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "Waves at Cape Horn"
Won a 9 day/10night dive trip in Thailand & Burma aboard OCEAN ROVER courtesy of Fantasea Divers
SECOND PLACE - Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "Iceberg"
Won gold jewelry courtesy of Ron T. Karlsson Goldworks
THIRD PLACE - Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "Antarctica"
Won a Gallery subscription courtesy of Ocean.com
FOURTH PLACE - Kevin Roland, Bakersfield, CA, USA, "Mono Lake Sunrise"
Won a $50 Gift Certificate courtesy of American Diving
FIFTH PLACE - Ron Bernstein, Mill Valley, CA, USA, "Orca Reflections"
HONORABLE MENTION
Michael Bjornbak, Agoura Hills, CA, USA, "Brotherhood"
Dave Nesheim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, "Pelican"
Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "Ice- Shark"
Marli Wakeling, Vancouver, BC, CANADA, "At Rest"
Kevin Roland, Bakersfield, CA, USA, "NY Harbor Tall Ships"
Category J - AQUATIC RELATED SCENIC PRINTS |
FIRST PLACE - Todd Winner, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA, "Tuvurvur Volcano, PNG"
Won a dive trip in Fiji Islands aboard NAI'A courtesy of NAI'A Cruises Fiji
SECOND PLACE - Dave Nesheim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, "Morning Light"
Won a $250 Gift Certificate courtesy of Backscatter
THIRD PLACE - Dave Nesheim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, "Sunrise"
Won a Pelican light courtesy of Pelican Products
FOURTH PLACE - Esther Chao, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, "Watering hole"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Melissa Boag, Burbank, CA, USA, "Mioke Children"
HONORABLE MENTION
Robert Goodman, Weymouth, MA, USA, "Mother Sea Lion & Pup"
Dave Nesheim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, "Buddies"
Patty Shales, Los Angeles, CA, USA, "Mast In Morning"
Robert Goodman, Weymouth, MA, USA, "Sea Lion Pup"
Hal Beral, Irvine, CA, USA, "Brown Pelican Fishing"
Kattie Gregory, Santa Monica, CA, USA, "Paupa New Guinea"
Category K - CREATIVE FREESTYLE SLIDES |
FIRST PLACE - Gregory Sweeney, Greenhithe, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND, "Kaleidoscope"
Won a one week live-aboard dive trip in British Columbia aboard MV Clavella courtesy of Clavella Adventures
SECOND PLACE - Bill Winters, San Ramon, CA, USA, "Invaders from Mars"
Won a pair of Atomic fins courtesy of TMO
THIRD PLACE - Ernst Seeling, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "Narced Out"
Won a 16 X 20 Print courtesy of The Darkroom
FOURTH PLACE - Settimio Cipriani, Rome, ITALY, "World of Sea"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Werner Thiele, Hall, AUSTRIA, "Alien"
HONORABLE MENTION
Ernst Seeling, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "Cave Monster"
Niki Weidinger, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "Composition"
Ernst Seeling, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "I am hungry"
Niki Weidinger, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "Creedy"
Category L - CREATIVE FREESTYLE PRINTS |
FIRST PLACE - Eric Schwarz, Long Island City, NY, USA, "Within the Minds Eye"
Won a Optiquatics dive trip courtesy of Optiquatics
SECOND PLACE - Jeffery Hoy, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Garibaldi"
Won gold jewelry courtesy of Ron T. Karlsson Goldworks
THIRD PLACE - Niki Weidinger, Vienna, AUSTRIA, "Shocking"
Won a 16 X 20 Print courtesy of The Darkroom
FOURTH PLACE - Pete Flusser, Culver City, CA, USA, "Malibu Gull"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Jeffery Hoy, Redondo Beach, CA, USA,"3 Amigos"
HONORABLE MENTION
Pete Flusser, Culver City and Tony Frank Santa Monica, CA, USA, "Peculiar Perculas"
Aaron Gerson, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Grand Entrance"
Rene Kraft, Gross Groenau, GERMANY, "Meeting with a big Jellyfish"
Jeffery Hoy, Redondo Beach, CA, USA ,"Psychedelic Seahorse"
Jeffery Hoy, Redondo Beach, CA, USA ,"Blue Impression"
Category M - DIGITAL ONLY PRINTS |
FIRST PLACE - Andrea Ocamb-Winters, San Ramon, CA, USA, "Macro Jelly"
Won a Digital Light Meter courtesy of Ikelite
SECOND PLACE - Bill Winters, San Ramon, CA, USA, "Standing Tall"
Won a wet suit courtesy of DIVE 'N SURF
THIRD PLACE - Guediel "Hale" Alatriste, Temecula,CA, USA, "Sea Garden"
Won a Pelican light courtesy of Pelican Products
FOURTH PLACE - Andre Smith, Vernon, BC, CANADA, "A Breath of Fresh Air"
Won a "Shark" Video courtesy of Discovery Channel Video
FIFTH PLACE - Keith Grundy, San Francisco, CA, USA, "I'm Watching You"
HONORABLE MENTION
Pete Flusser, Culver City, CA, USA, "Say Cheese"
Roger Carlson, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Curves"
Roger Carlson, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, "Arrow Crab"
Jay Sivitz, Elkins Park, PA, USA, "Angel in the Shadows"
VIDEO
FIRST PLACE - Fred Heiman, Los Gatos, CA, USA, "Bubbles in the South Pacific"
Won a Zeagle Regulator courtesy of Zeagle Systems Inc.
SECOND PLACE - Douglas Cummings, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, "The Other Nat'l Park"
Won a Dacor Jacket courtesy of Dacor Corporation
THIRD PLACE - Timothy Blanton, Roatan, HONDURAS, "The Mooring Line"
Won a set of Stan Waterman videos courtesy of Stan Waterman
FOURTH PLACE - Walter Marti, Santa Ana, CA, USA, "Diving the Big Green"
Won a beautiful book "Catalina Island, All You Need To Know" courtesy of Visiting Catalina.com
FIFTH PLACE - Bill Perigo, Grand Cayman, CAYMAN ISLANDS, "Silversides"
HONORABLE MENTION
Mick Hutchins - Escondido, CA, USA, "Komodo Days and Nights"
Sontia Malan - Grand Cayman, CAYMAN ISLANDS, "Stingrays"
Sheryl Brakey - Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, USA, "Kaleidoscope of Colors"
J. D. Duff - West Palm Beach, FL, USA, "Our Secret"
Leandro Blanco - Madrid, SPAIN, "Formentera"
