Underwater Photo Competition Sees Swimming Monkeys and Alien Octopus
The winners of the 2023 edition of the DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition have been announced with a picture of a juvenile blackfish hitching a ride on a jellyfish under the gaze of Mount Vesuvius taking home first place.
Marco Gargiulo won $1,000 for his photo entitled The Passenger which impressed the judges for its “juxtaposition of a blackwater subject against wide-angle topside with sunlight.”
“I initially thought this must be a composite, so to learn this photograph was one image clinched the decision in my view,” says one of the judges Renee Capozzola.
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The competition focuses on underwater photography with several categories: Black and White, Blackwater, Conservation, Macro, Over-Under, Traditional, Wide Angle, and Short Film.
Full results can be found on the competition’s website.