2020 Judges
Introducing the Photo Competition Judges:
2020 Photo Competition
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.
Ellen Cuylaerts
Curator
Adriana Basques
Underwater Photographer Brazil
Adam Hanlon
Underwater Photographer South Africa
Jill Heinerth
Underwater Explorer and Photographer Canada
Darren Jew
Nature Photographer Australia
Jane Morgan
Underwater Photographer United Kingdom
Amos Nachoum
Adventure Guide and Underwater Photographer United States/Israel
Miriam Stein Battles
Conservation Photo Editor United States
David Salvatori
Underwater Photographer Italy
John Thet
CEO, Asia Dive Expo Singapore
Jim Standing
Co-founder, Fourth Element United KingdomInnovation 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
Finalists
Joe Daniels
Digital Ocean Photo Art
Winner
Francisco Sedano Vera
Going up in smoke
Almuñecar (Granada, Spain).
Finalists
Galice Hoarau
Lembeh, Indonesia
Victor Núñez
Maldives
Youth
Winner
Kyla McLay
Catalina Island, California USA
Finalists
Ankit Kumar
Point Lobos, California USA
Jasmin Pegge
Bali Indonesia
Science in Action: Ocean Decade 2021-2030
Winner
Matthew Potenski
Bimini Island, Bahamas
Finalists
Frank Gazzola
Mo'orea, French Polynesia France
David Palfrey
UN World Oceans Day 2024 is hosted by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law
of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs (DOALOS) in partnership with Oceanic Global.