Image Festival Results

Best of Show:
iDS2010WideAngle©AlexanderSafonov
This stunning image depicts a moment of complete natural behavior. It is a sad fact that we have to use attractants to dive with sharks, baits, chum, call it what you will, it reflects their scarcity. To witness something natural without the use of stimulants is something we can all hope to one day witness. This image captures beautifully the aspect of natural predation. Beautifully composed and well executed.

Prize - 1 Week of diving with Beqa Adventure Divers, Fiji
1 x Underwater Photoshop CD
Dorsal Clothing Hoodie

Best Shark Portrait
iDS2010SharkPortrait©JeffreyHartog
This almost haunting image of a Lemon Shark taken on a night dive evokes a very strong influence of appreciation. The reflection on the underside of the waters surface gives the black and white rendition further ammunition to the very positive vibe of this image.

Prize: 1 x Day Trip on Ningaloo Reef offered by Three Islands Marine
1 x iDS Rash Guard
1 x Tracking White Sharks DVD

Runner Up: Highly Commendable:
iDS2010SharkPortrait©DeanMachado
This surfing Tiger Shark shot was selected as the runner up based on technical merit. Its down to split timing and nailing the camera settings that are the cognitive elements in the judging of this shot. Well done Dean. Great shot.

Best Human Interaction
iDS2010HumanInteraction©FelixLeander
A moment between a freediver and an Tiger shark (and a jellyfish) frozen in time sums up this interaction shot. No investigations going on, a calm encounter for two very different souls. A fantastic encounter for both I hope.

Prize: 1 x Day Trip for Tiger Sharks courtesy of African Watersports in south Africa
1 x Rash Guard
1 x Tracking White Sharks DVD

Runner up: Highly Commendable
iDS2010(HumanInteraction)©BruceYates
Eric Cheng in the company of 'The Pack' on a trip to Tiger Beach. A fantastic shot with no attractant in the image showing a great moment between a diver and numerous animals.

Best Wide Angle:
iDS2010WideAngle©SamCahir
Wide Angle is the only option needed to fit in this very large and very pregnant Bull Shark into the frame. Taken on a shark feeding dive in Fiji this animal shows that a full Bull Shark is a happy Bull shark.

Prize: 1 x Day Trip for Sand Tigers, NC with Discovery Divers
1 x iDS Rash Guard
1 x Tracking White Sharks DVD

Runner Up: Highly Commendable
iDS2010WideAngle©DebbieSmrekar
This clear and well composed image of a Caribbean Reef Shark caught beautifully in the coral realm gets our highly recommended slot for this category.

Best Portfolio:
Terry Goss
A beautiful collection of three solid images takes the portfolio vote.

Prize: 1 x Rashguard
1 x Tracking White Sharks DVD

Runner Up: Highly Commendable
Colin Lee
Colin is also the photographer responsible for the image in our site banner. I saw the image at the outset of building the site and knew this was the shot for the site. Congrats Colin on a fantastic runners up slot for the portfolio.

Video Category

'The Way it Used to Be' by David Vik

This video is a well made documented story that blends steady camera work and a great storyline. It delivers a very poignant and true message into the reducing number of encounters with open ocean species. The film also celebrates the incredible sensory overload when it all clicks and combines in a natural display of predator and prey. A great piece David, the decision was unanimous.

Prize: 1 Week of cage diving with great white sharks at Isla Guadalupe courtesy of Shark Diver
1 x Dorsal Clothing Hoodie
1 x DVD


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Thanks to our judges, Mike Veitch and Doug Sloss for the photographic submissions and Joe Romeiro and Rodney Fox for the video submissions.

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If I could ask all winners to please Contact Me so that I can let them know how to claim their prizes.

Thanks
Mark.