Photo & Video Competition
Beneath The Sea - 2006

Each year, Beneath the Sea is pleased to give amateur underwater photographers and videographers a chance to compete with their peers from across the World.

BENEATH THE SEA 2006
UNDERWATER PHOTO/VIDEO COMPETITION RESULTS:

The Best in Show-Underwater Photography receives the David Doubilet award for excellence in underwater. This year's winner is Rand McMeins of Edmonds, WA for "Too many choices"

The Best in Show-Underwater Creative Photography receives The Jim Church award for excellence in underwater creative photography. This year's winner is Karen Sweeney, Bokellia, FL for "Roundup"

The Best in Show-Videography receives The Stan Waterman award for excellence in underwater. This year's winner is Ron Moore of Avalon, CA. His video is titled: "The Best of Catalina Island."

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The Best in Show- Photography "Too Many Choices" Rand McMeins, Edmonds, Washington

1st Place: Conservation "Finned Shark", Nancy J. Boucha, Chicago, Il

Honorable Mention: Conservation "Nemesis", Christopher Guglielmo, Palmetto, FL

Honorable Mention: Wreck "Zero Altitude", Rand McMeins, Edmonds, Washington

1st Place: Underwater Behavior "Mating Mandarins", Linda Cline, Forest Grove, OR

2nd Place: Underwater Behavior "Naked Lunch", Ralph L. Oberlander, Dover, NH

3rd Place: Underwater Behavior "My Home is my Castle", Burkhard Ohlendorf

Honorable Mention: Underwater Behavior [Unnamed,] Paul A. Krupela, San Clemente, CA

1st Place: Macro/Closeup "Arturo", Alessandro Dodi, Milano, Italy

2nd Place: Macro/Closeup "Porcelain Crab", Mary Lou Reid, Lake Jackson, TX

3rd Place: Macro/Closeup "Clown", Barbara Jones, Anaheim, CA

2nd Place: General "Rays Over the Reef", Pedro Vieyra, London, England

3rd Place: General "Double Dose Indigo", John T. Gordon, Denver CO

Honorable Mention: General "Three Beauties, Judy E. Johnson, Irving, TX

1st Place: Marine Life "Island Hopping", Justin Gilligan, Anna Bay, NSW, Australia

2nd Place: Marine Life "California Dreaming", Joe Belanger, Huntington Beach, CA

Honorable Mention: Marine Life "American Alligator, James Robert Abernethy, North Palm Beach, FL

Best In Show: Creative "Roundup", Karen Sweeney, Bokellia, FL

Runner Up: Creative "Waterworld", Ernst Seeling, Vienna, Austria

Video Competition Results

Best In Show: "The Best of Catalina Island", Ron Moore, Avalon, CA

1st Place: VIDEO "Changing Faces", Josh Jensen, Lautoka, Fiji

2nd Place: VIDEO "Mandarin Fish", John Walker, Castro Valley, CA

3rd Place: VIDEO "Critters of Mabul", Walter Marti, Mission Viejo, CA

Honorable Mention: VIDEO "My Oh My Octopi", Steven Cohen, Annandale, CA

Video Snapshot Results

1st Place: VIDEO SNAPSHOT: "Chewy", Josh Jenson, Lautoka, Fiji

2nd Place: VIDEO SNAPSHOT "Girl Power", Mission Viejo, CA

3rd Place: VIDEO SNAPSHOT "Manta Dance", J.D. Duff, West Palm Beach, FL

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