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Our World Underwater Photo & Video Competition

Our World Underwater 2019 · by Our World-Underwater show with Wetpixel and DivePhotoGuide

Discontinued: this contest is no longer running.

Entries closed

Results are out

  • Closed 26 JAN
  • Cats 6
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An online underwater photo and video contest linked to the Our World-Underwater dive show in Chicago, run by Wetpixel and DivePhotoGuide, with winners shown at the show each February.

Key dates

  1. Final deadline

  2. Results

Entry fees

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

Prizes

Best of Show, including US$1,000 cash

  • cash
  • dive trips
  • gear

About US$55,000 in prizes in total.

Categories

  • Macro Traditional

    Macro

    Restriction: Editing limited (traditional rules).

  • Macro Unrestricted

    Macro

  • Wide Angle Traditional

    Wide-angle

    Restriction: Editing limited (traditional rules).

  • Wide Angle Unrestricted

    Wide-angle

  • Black and White

    Black & white

  • Video

    Video

    Restriction: Up to five minutes, at least half shot underwater.

Who can enter

Open to
Open to all

Open to all skill levels; contest staff and judges could not enter.

Rules at a glance

Previously awarded images
Not allowed
Wildlife ethics
Images that stressed animals or damaged the environment could be disqualified.

Images must have been taken by the entrant and underwater unless a category said otherwise. Images that won or placed in major contests announced before 1 December 2018 were ineligible. Unrestricted categories had no specific limits on digital manipulation.

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: official rules & terms (opens in a new tab).

Judges

  • David Doubilet
  • Howard Hall
  • Michele Hall
  • Erin Quigley
  • Lia Barrett
  • Abi Mullens

Research notes

Last edition under the Our World Underwater name. Best of Show went to Luc Rooman (Wide Angle Unrestricted). Winners were shown at the Chicago show on 16-17 February 2019 and posted online by 16 February. The category list may be incomplete (only categories named in the sources are listed). The entry fee and opening date were not found.

Provenance

Verified · 5 sources

  1. underwatercompetition.com - Our World Underwater 2019 (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  2. underwatercompetition.com - 2019 rules (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  3. DivePhotoGuide - OWU 2019 final call for entries (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  4. DivePhotoGuide - OWU 2019 winners announced (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15
  5. DivePhotoGuide - Masters 2020 winners (rebrand from OWU) (opens in a new tab) · accessed 2026-10-15