2016 Judges
Introducing the Photo Competition Judges:
2016 Photo Competition
Ellen Cuylaerts
Curator
Kristal Ambrose
Founder of the Bahamas Plastic Movement Bahamas
Shawn Heinrichs
Founder of Blue Sphere Media, Associate Director of the Manta Trust United States
Rodolfo Werner
Advisor to the Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) and the Pew Charitable Trusts Argentina
Nainoa Thompson
President of the Polynesian Voyaging Society United States2016 World Oceans Day Theme Winner
Winner
Beth Watson
USA
Underwater Seascapes
Winner
Alex Lindbloom (USA)
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Finalists
Anders Nyberg (Sweden)
Strait of Tiran, Red Sea, Egypt
Gregory Lecoeur (France)
Moorea, French Polynesia
Above Water Seascapes
Winner
Mathieu Foulquié (France)
Iceland
Finalists
Gregory Lecoeur (France)
Port St. Johns, South Africa
Edwar Herreño (Colombia)
Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Underwater Life
Winner
Gregory Lecoeur (France)
Tenerife, Canaries Island
Finalists
Vania Kam (People’s Republic of China)
Cebu, Philippines
Brandi Mueller (USA)
Dumaguete, Philippines
Youth
Winner
Marlyss Brightwell (USA)
Pensacola Beach, Florida, U.S.A
Finalists
Indigo Bolandrini (Egypt)
Sachawa Abu Galawa, outside El Gouna in the Red Sea, Egypt.
Zara Edmond (Australia)
Sorrento Beach in Perth, Australia
Human Interaction
Winner
Michele Hall (USA)
Vavu’a, Tonga
Finalists
Tommi Kokkola (Finland)
Oslob, Philippines
Edwar Herreño (Colombia)
Dirty Rock – Cocos Island – Costa Rica
Competition Categories
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