2023 Judges
Introducing the Photo Competition Judges:
2023 Photo Competition
The annual Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day is hosted by the United Nations, curated by Ellen Cuylaerts and a jury composed of world-renowned individuals.
Ellen Cuylaerts
Curator & Underwater PhotographerRathika Ramasamy
Wildlife Photographer India
Rajan Desai
Wildlife Photographer USA
Ipah Uid Lynn
Underwater Fine Art Wildlife Photography Malaysia
Antoine Janssens
Photographer, Director and Filmmaker SwitzerlandNo Time To Waste
Winner
Álvaro Herrero
Spain
Finalists
Simon Lorenz
Germany
Ines Goovaerts
Belgium
Putting the Ocean First
Winner
Tom Shlesinger
Israel
Finalists
Edwar Herreño Parra
Colombia
Edwar Herreño Parra
Colombia
The Wonderful World of Tides
Winner
Chris Gug
USA
Finalists
Sina Ritter
Germany
Alex Permiakov
Russia
Honorable Mention
Pavlos Evangelidis
Greece
Nuria Bufort Costa
Spain
Ocean is Life
Winner
Shane Gross
Canada
Finalists
Niklas Manger
Germany
Rachel Moore
USA
Honorable Mention
Galice Hoarau
France
Big & Small Underwater Faces
Winner
Glenn Ostle
USA
Finalists
Simon Temple
UK
Adriano Morettin
Italy
Underwater Sea Scapes
Winner
Andy Schmid
Switzerland
Finalists
Mayumi Takeuchi-Ebbins
UK
Simon Biddie
UK
Honorable Mention
Fan Ping
China
The tenth annual Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day is coordinated in collaboration between the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, DivePhotoGuide (DPG), Oceanic Global, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and Nausicaa. Thank you to Dive Photo Guide for their ongoing support of the UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition.
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.