The UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition is hosted by the United Nations, curated by Ellen Cuylaerts and a jury composed of world-renowned photographers and artists.
2020 Judges
Introducing the Photo Competition Judges:
Ellen Cuylaerts
Curator
Adriana Basques
Underwater PhotographerBrazil
Adam Hanlon
Underwater PhotographerSouth Africa
Jill Heinerth
Underwater Explorer and PhotographerCanada
Darren Jew
Nature PhotographerAustralia
Jane Morgan
Underwater PhotographerUnited Kingdom
Amos Nachoum
Adventure Guide and Underwater PhotographerUnited States/Israel
Miriam Stein Battles
Conservation Photo EditorUnited States
David Salvatori
Underwater PhotographerItaly
John Thet
CEO, Asia Dive ExpoSingapore
Jim Standing
Co-founder, Fourth ElementUnited Kingdom
Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean
Winner
Joanna Smart
Australia
Finalists
Edward Herreño
Columbia
Frank Gazzola
France
Rejuvenation
Winner
Leighton Lum
Maui, Hawaii USA
Finalists
Flavio Vailati
Beigua Mountain (SV) Italy
Lluís Masuet
Cabilao, Philippines
Underwater Seascapes
Winner
Hannes Klostermann
Channel Islands, California USA
Finalists
Yung Sen Wu
Circle of Life
Red Sea, Egypt
Matthew D. Meier
San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
Underwater Life
Winner
Michael Gallagher
Ngemelis Region, Palau
Finalists
Greg Volger
Dexter’s Wall, Palau
Celia Kujala
Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Above Water Seascapes
Winner
Geo Cloete
Waking Up
West Coast, South Africa
Finalists
Marcin Zajac
Pfeiffer Beach Archway in Big Sur on the Central California Coast
Simon Hilbourne
Raa Atoll, Maldives
Human Interaction: Making a difference
Winner
Renata Romeo
Tiran Island, Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea
Finalists
Dave Valencia
Revillagigedo Archipelago, Roca Partida, Mexico
Sirachai Arunrugstichai
Beloved Little Mermaid
Thailand
Clean our Ocean
Winner
Sirachai Arunrugstichai
Crimson Tide
Mu Koh Lanta National Park, Krabi Province, Thailand