Dive Dauin Festival Underwater Photography Competition
Dive Dauin Festival 2026 · by Negros Oriental Dive Association (NORDA), with the Philippine Department of Tourism and local government · Dauin, Negros Oriental
Entries closed
Judging in progress
- Closed 28 JUN
- Prizes ₱1476K
- At Dauin, Negros Oriental
A four-day dive festival in Dauin, Negros Oriental, built around a splash-in photo competition in which entrants shoot the local muck and reef sites within the festival window and submit with RAW files for checking.
Key dates
Event starts
Event ends
Final deadline
Entry fees
We haven't been able to verify the fees yet.
Prizes
₱1,476,000approx. total value
- gear
- dive trips
Post-event reporting values the prize packages at PHP 1.476 million, made up of sponsor gear and resort-stay vouchers.
Categories
Category list not verified yet — see the official rules.
Who can enter
- Open to
- Open to all
Entrants compete by camera class; a Mobile Phone class ran in 2026, and earlier editions had Open, Compact and Beginner sections. The full 2026 class and category list was not found.
Rules at a glance
- RAW files
- Required from finalists
Entries are checked against RAW files, and judges may disqualify images that show manipulation or signs of animal stress (as described for the 2025 edition).
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
This was the 6th edition. Sea Explorers lists the festival as 25–28 June 2026 (8:00 am to 11:00 pm), while DIVE Magazine gives 24–28 June. The exact image submission deadline was not found, so closes is set to the last festival day. DIVE Magazine puts the entry cost at roughly US$20, but no official fee table was found. 96 competitors from 12 countries submitted 475 images. Judges and the full results list were not found.
Provenance
Verified · 4 sources
- Sea Explorers — Dauin Dive Festival & Underwater Photo Competition 2026 (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- DIVEVOLK — 2026 Dive Dauin Festival recap (sponsor report) (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- Divernet — Inside the Dauin Dive Festival (organiser NORDA, government backing) (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
- DeeperBlue — Dive Dauin Festival contest set for June 2025 (format and RAW checks) (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
All editions
- Dive Dauin Festival 2027≈ late Jun 2027Expected
- Dive Dauin Festival 2026closed Sun 28 Jun 2026Judging