Winners 2025
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
The Doug Perrine Award of Excellence
WINNER: Merche Llobera
Duke of York Maldives One week dive package
RUNNER UP: Jake Wilton
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Novrizal Herdananto
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Naoto Miyake
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Cheng Sung Hua
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HUMANS & OCEAN
The Stephen Frink Award of Excellence
WINNER: Jake Wilton
Ikelite DS 230
RUNNER UP: Fabrice Dudenhofer
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
RUNNER UP: Sina Ritter
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: James Emery
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Jake Wilton
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Ilaria Rizzuto
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Tom Shlesinger
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Lorenzo Terraneo
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Nur Tucker
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
CREATIVE VISION
The Pascal Lecocq Award of Excellence
WINNER: Pietro Cremone
Duke of York LOB dive cruise package
RUNNER UP: Eser Pasa
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Sunbong Jung
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Martin Colognoli
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Jake Wilton
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Sage Ono
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
FISH BEHAVIOUR
The Dr Gerry Allen Award of Excellence
WINNER: Koji Matsuda
Aiyanar 5nights 6 Day accommodation & dive package
RUNNER UP: Keigo Kawamura
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: James Emery
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Joeva Dachelet
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Nicolas Remy
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Hajima Murakami
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Takayuki Toriumi
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Mikiya Wakamatsu
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
BLACK & BLUE WATER
The Dr William Hamner Award of Excellence
WINNER: Kazushige Horiguchi
YOS Lembeh 5nights 6 Day accommodation & dive package
RUNNER UP: Gabriel Jensen
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Kazushige Horiguchi
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Xavier Mas
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Giacomo Marchione
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Takumi Oyama
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Ming Wen
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Kazuhiro Katano
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Keigo Kawamura
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: André Moyo
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
BLACK & WHITE PRINT
The Ernie Brooks II Award of Excellence
WINNER: Romain Barats
VoliVoli Fiji 5nights 6 Day accommodation & dive package
RUNNER UP: Nicolas Remy
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Catherine Holmes
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Joaquin Fregoni
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Marcia Riederer
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER
The Dr ALEX MUSTARD Award of Excellence
WINNER: Hannah Stadler
Osekan Japan 5nights 6 Day accommodation & dive package
RUNNER UP: Laura Gourgas
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Luzelle Artillero
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Aleksei Permiakov
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Martin Stevens
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
COLOUR PRINT
The Valerie Taylor Award of Excellence
WINNER: Ysabela Coll
Aiyanar Resort 5nights 6 Day accommodation & dive package
RUNNER UP: Renée Capozzola
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Catherine Holmes
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Daniel Sly
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Nicolas Remy
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
CORAL REEFS OF THE WORLD
The Dr CARDEN WALLACE Award of Excellence
WINNER: Emry Oxford
Bunakan Oasis Resort – 5nights 6 Day accommodation & dive package
RUNNER UP: Pietro Cremone
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Borut Furlan
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Jerome Israel
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Virginia Salzedo
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Koji Matsuda
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Mark Chang
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Shunsuke Nakano
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
OPEN WATER
The Brian Skerry Award of Excellence
WINNER: Luis Pérez Berrocal
Ocean Hunter Palau LOB dive cruise package
RUNNER UP: Andrea Michelutti
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Shunsuke Nakano
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Byron Conroy
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Merche Llobera
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Ollie Clarke
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Vanessa Mignon
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
PORTRAITS
The Emory Kristof Award of Excellence
WINNER: Remuna Beca
Osekan 5nights 6 Day accommodation & dive package
RUNNER UP: Mikiya Wakamatsu
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: André Moyo
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Hajima Murakami
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Kenji Ichimura
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Ming Wen
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Nur Tucker
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Rachel Moore
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SMALL EXOTIC ANIMAL
The Neville Coleman Award of Excellence
WINNER: James Emery
Mike Ball Australia LOB dive cruise package
RUNNER UP: Danny Van Belle
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
Runner UP: Claudio Ceresi
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Andrea Michelutti
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Kim Gyu Dong
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Massimo Giorgetta
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Novrizal Herdananto
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
VISION OF THE SEA
The HOWARD HALL Award or Excellence
WINNER: Lionel Pawlowski
MV Oceania LOB dive cruise package
RUNNER UP: Serge Melesan & Nils Bertnand
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Vanessa Cara-Kerr
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Bingqian Gao
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Xaime Beiro & Lara Gonzalez
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
VISION OF THE SEA
Film of Competition
WINNER: Ian Mun
DAN Membership
MUSIC & PICTURES
The Michael AW Award of Excellence
WINNER: Maurilio Caricato
Damai LOB dive cruise package
RUNNER UP: Gaetano Anzalone
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Pietro Cremone
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
PHOTO JOURNALIST
THE OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC Award of Excellence
WINNER: Michelle Brayshaw
Murex 5nights 6 Day accommodation & dive package plus Dan Membership
RUNNER UP: Ilaria Mariagiulia Rizzuto
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Douglas Hoffman
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Glenn Ostle
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SMART PHONE
THE OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC Award of Excellence
WINNER: PJ Aristorenas
DiveVolk Smartphone pack
RUNNER UP: Selanie Waddilove
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Diana Stead
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Selanie Waddilove
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
PORTFOLIO
The David Doubilet Award of Excellence
WINNER: Eduardo Acevedo
SEACAM Cash voucher $2000
Runner Up: Ludovic Galko
$500 OG Expedition Voucher plus $1000 Aurora Expedition Voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Giacomo Marchione
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Wayne Lai
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
HONOURABLE MENTION: Pietro Cremone
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Martin Colognoli
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Romain Barats
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher
SPECIAL MENTION: Janina Cooper
Ocean Geographic $250 Expedition cash voucher