OpenUnderwater · Online
World Shootout
World Shootout (producer David Pilosof)
- Portfolio
- Open
- Wide-angle
- Macro
- Newcomer
- Conservation
- +1
Deadline
17 days left
- FEE
- from €15
10 contests
Contests that accept underwater video
A growing number of underwater contests accept short films and video clips alongside stills. These contests have at least one video category.
Deadline
47 days left
- FEE
- from €22
ExpectedUnderwater · Online
DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition
DivePhotoGuide (DPG)
- Open
- Macro
- Wide-angle
- Split-level
- Conservation
- Cold water
- +3
Expected deadline
early Dec 2026
ExpectedHas UW category · Online
BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition
California Academy of Sciences
- Open
Expected deadline
early Mar 2027
ExpectedUnderwater · Online
ADEX Voice of the Ocean Photo+Video+Art Competition
Underwater360 Group (ADEX)
- Behaviour
- Other
- Conservation
- Split-level
- Video
- Portfolio
Expected deadline
mid Mar 2027
ExpectedUnderwater · Online
Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year
Ocean Geographic Society
- Wide-angle
- Macro
- Conservation
- Other
Expected deadline
early Apr 2027
ExpectedUnderwater · Online
Underwater Awards Australasia
DivePhotoGuide, Underwater Australasia and UW Images
- Local waters
- Open
- Conservation
- Compact & mobile
- Portfolio
- Other
- +1
Expected deadline
late Jul 2027
ExpectedUnderwater · In person
Monterey Shootout
Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) and Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo · Monterey, California
Expected deadline
late Jul 2027
JudgingUnderwater · In person
MARES Underwater Photo Marathon Cup
Ronilački klub Roniti se mora · Rab Island
Closed
- FEE
- from €150
JudgingUnderwater · In person
CMAS World Championship Underwater Photo and Video
CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques), with a national federation as host · Host destination changes each year (2026 — Pemuteran, Bali)
- Portrait
- Other
- Close-up
- Wide-angle
- Compact & mobile
- Video
Closed