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CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2027

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)

Expected deadline

mid Oct 2027

Estimated from the previous edition

  • Closes ≈ MID OCT 2027
  • Cats 9
  • At Host destination changes each year (2026 — Pemuteran, Bali)
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Key dates

These dates are estimated from the previous edition — the organiser hasn't announced them yet. We'll confirm them as soon as they do.

  1. Event starts

    early Oct 2027

  2. Final deadline

    mid Oct 2027

Entry fees

We haven't been able to verify the fees yet.

Prizes

Prize details not verified yet.

Categories

  • Fish

    Portrait

  • Theme

    Other

  • Close-Up

    Close-up

  • Wide Angle (without model)

    Wide-angle

  • Creative

    Other

  • Smart Device

    Compact & mobile

  • Creative Movie

    Video

  • Theme Movie

    Video

  • 60-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

We haven't summarised the licence terms for this edition yet.

This is our plain-language summary, not legal advice. Read the official terms before entering.

Research notes

Dates projected from CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2026; not yet announced by CMAS. The host changes every year and no 2027 host was found, so the timezone is only a placeholder carried over from Bali.

Provenance

Verified · 4 sources

  1. CMAS — 2026 World Championship Underwater Photography and Video, Bali (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  2. CMAS Visual — calendar (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  3. ANTARA — Indonesia wins one gold at the World Championship Underwater Photo (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  4. detikSport — PB POSSI completes the CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo & Video (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15

All editions

  1. CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2027≈ mid Oct 2027Expected
  2. CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2026closed Sun 11 Oct 2026Judging
  3. CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video 2025closed Sun 12 Oct 2025Results out Results (opens in a new tab)