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ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2026

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  • Closed 17 MAR
  • Fee from $10
  • Cats 8
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Key dates

  1. Final deadline

  2. Results

Deadline extended — originally Tue 10 Mar 2026.

Entry fees

Entry options and prices
Single image or video$10
Portfolio (one JPG of six images)$30

Prizes

SEACAM housing worth US$10,000 and the title ADEX Photographer of the Year 2026, for the Portfolio winner

  • gear
  • dive trips

Other prizes included resort stays (Lembeh Resort, Murex, Atmosphere, One Ocean) and imaging gear from Marelux and SEA&SEA.

Categories

  • Animal Behavior

    Behaviour

  • Blackwater

    Other

  • Conservation

    Conservation

  • Smartphone

    Other

  • Ocean Planet

    Split-level

    Drone and over-under photography.

  • Underwater Arts

    Other

    Underwater model photography and artworks.

  • Short Film

    Video

  • Portfolio

    Portfolio

    Restriction: Six images combined into one JPG.

Who can enter

Open to
Open to all

Rules at a glance

Not summarised yet — check the official rules.

Your image rights

Standard licence

You keep copyright and are credited, but grant an irrevocable, worldwide non-exclusive licence for any media, covering judging, award displays, magazine and web publication, promotion and an awards book.

Licence
Broad, non-exclusive
Duration
Perpetual (The licence is irrevocable and worldwide in all media.)
Credit promised
Yes
How "Standard licence" is decided
  • Read carefully: the entrant grants an exclusive licence or transfers rights, or the organiser may use entries commercially (sell, license, use in paid products).
  • Photographer-friendly: use is limited to promoting the contest, there is no commercial use by the organiser, and credit is promised.
  • Standard: everything in between — typically a broad non-exclusive licence for marketing without commercial resale.

This is our plain-language summary, not legal advice. Read the official terms before entering: official rules & terms (opens in a new tab).

Judges

  • Jim Decker
  • Cristian Dimitrius
  • Tavi Castro
  • Scott "Gutsy" Tuason
  • Tobias Friedrich
  • Ipah Uid Lynn
  • Doudou
  • Renee Capozzola

Research notes

Launched in December 2025 (exact day not found). Deadline stated as 11:59 PM "PST" on 17 March 2026, after a one-week extension from 10 March; recorded in Pacific clock time (PDT on those dates). Winners were judged live and announced at ADEX Big Blue Legacy in Singapore (10–12 April 2026); Boz Johnson won Best of Show. This is a separate contest from DPG Masters, though both use DPG's Underwater Competition platform. Some category placings differ between the ADEX and Underwater Competition results lists. Direct page fetches were blocked in this research session, so official pages were read through search-engine extracts.

Provenance

Verified · 6 sources

  1. VOO 2026 (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  2. VOO competition rules (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  3. ADEX VOO 2026 rules (Underwater Competition) (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  4. ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2026 Competition Launched (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  5. ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2026: Deadline Extended! (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  6. Voice Of The Ocean Competition Winners 2026 (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15

All editions

  1. ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2027≈ mid Mar 2027Expected
  2. ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2026closed Tue 17 Mar 2026Results out8 judges Results (opens in a new tab)