CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video
CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2026 · by CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques), with a national federation as host (opens in a new tab) · Host destination changes each year (2026 — Pemuteran, Bali)
Entries closed
Judging in progress
- Closed 11 OCT
- Cats 9
- At Host destination changes each year (2026 — Pemuteran, Bali)
The world championship of competitive underwater photography and video, where national teams of photographer-and-model pairs shoot at a host destination over set competition dives and are ranked by an international jury. Entry is through national federations, not open to individuals.
Key dates
Event starts
Final deadline
Entry fees
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Prizes
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Categories
Fish
PortraitTheme
OtherClose-Up
Close-upWide Angle (without model)
Wide-angleCreative
OtherSmart Device
Compact & mobileCreative Movie
VideoTheme Movie
Video60-Second Video
Video
Who can enter
- Open to
- Open to all
- Where
- National teams entered through CMAS member federations
Athletes compete as members of national teams selected by their federations, typically as photographer and assistant/model pairs; individuals cannot enter directly.
Rules at a glance
Not summarised yet — check the official rules.
Your image rights
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This is our plain-language summary, not legal advice. Read the official terms before entering.
Research notes
Held in Pemuteran, Buleleng (Bali, Indonesia), hosted by the Indonesian federation PB POSSI under CMAS. Indonesian press reports 78 athletes and eight team captains from 19 countries competing in ten categories (seven photo, three video); only six photo categories are named in the coverage found, so one is missing above. Indonesia won gold in Wide Angle (without model). Reports differ on whether the closing was 10 or 11 October; the official calendar gives 5–11 October. Competition-dive and submission times were not found, so closes is set to the last event day. The full medal table was not found.
Provenance
Verified · 4 sources
- CMAS — 2026 World Championship Underwater Photography and Video, Bali (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- CMAS Visual — calendar (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- ANTARA — Indonesia wins one gold at the World Championship Underwater Photo (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- detikSport — PB POSSI completes the CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo & Video (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
All editions
- CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2027≈ mid Oct 2027Expected
- CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2026closed Sun 11 Oct 2026Judging
- CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2025closed Sun 12 Oct 2025Results out Results (opens in a new tab)