Underwaterphotography.com is the longest running and most prestigious online. If you want to make a name for yourself this is THE place to do it.

How to enter:

Through official website: http://www.underwaterphotography.com/

Category:

Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)

Fashion

Freshwater

Humorous

Macro - Close-Up

Macro - not swimming

Macro - Nudibranchia

Macro - swimming

Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)

Sharks

Temperate Waters

Topside (above water but marine related)

Wide Angle - Close Focus

Wide Angle - Divers

Wide Angle - Marine Life

Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)

Wide Angle - Wrecks

Prizes:

Annual Contest Medals: The Judges are industry professionals who select gold, silver, and bronze medals in each of the categories above.

World Champion: The contestant who has entered the most consistent images over the year will get the ultimate accolade. All of the trusted members send their nominations for world champion at the end of the year.

Grand Master: The contestant/s who have excelled in a particular field will be awarded Grand Master status.

Monthly Hotshots and Winners: A monthly hotshot is an entry that was shortlisted by 2 or more judges. The monthly winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd and Runner Ups) are chosen from this shortlist by our editor (no medals, just your name in lights for a month!). They are chosen according to the number of judges votes with some reference to the peoples votes and the editor's choice.

Weekly Winner: Every week, a weekly winner is chosen by one of our judges and is displayed throughout the whole week at the top of the contest page. The judges take turns weekly and have the freedom to choose any entry to be the weekly winner.

Schedule:

The deadline for entries to the annual contest is December 31st.

Winners are announced on February 1st.

Image Specifications:

Mac Users Only JPEG/JPG files can be accepted. The file name must have the .jpg extension included at the end.

Use Photoshop or some other image editing program to prepare your image before upload. Images should be maximum 450 pixels longest side.

You can submit as many images as you like in any (single) category but only one entry per day.

Selected Works:

Photo by Steven Miller

Photo by Mathieu Foulquié

Photo by Matthew Smith

Photo by Elaine White

Photo by Cyril Buchet

Photo by Paul Colley

Photo by Alp Baranok

Photo by Ellen Cuylaerts

Photo by Nick Blake

Photo by Gang Song

Photo by Mathieu Foulquié

Photo by Ellen Cuylaerts

Photo by Nina Baxa

Photo by Mathieu Foulquié

Photo by Andre Philip

Photo by Tom Radio

Photo by Andre Philip

Photo by Alexia Dunand

Photo by Oscar Miralpeix

Photo by Raoul Caprez