130 photographers from 27 countries
7 Judges
3 photography days
over 80,000$ estimated prize value
Thousands of great images
2 fines for harmful behavior towards the natural reef

On the surface, this event could have been perfect, but I have left the competition with mixed feeling. On one hand the whole event was composed of five days filled with great dives and experiences, social evenings and lots of learning.
On the other hand, the competition which has officially stated that preserving the natural environment is not only a core issue, but also part of the rules and regulations- did not disqualify two photographers which were clearly to blame with blunt disrespect to the natural environment they feed their images from.

On the issue of underwater photography and preserving the natural environment I will detail further in an specific article. Until then, here are some of my own photos from the Epson red sea 2008.

The full list of the Epson red sea 2008 winners and their photos can be found at the Digideep website.