Epson Red Sea 2008- Conclusions and results
The Epson Red Sea 2008 underwater photography competition has ended last Saturday with an impressive ceremony, almost resembling a little “Oscar” awards theme.
The Epson Red Sea 2008 underwater photography competition has ended last Saturday with an impressive ceremony, almost resembling a little “Oscar” awards theme.
With a total of exactly 180 minutes underwater today (3 separate dives), I did not manage to produce and serious contenders to this competition. The level is really at its highest ever, and the presence of the photographers is well noticed in and out of the water.
The international underwater photography competition is taking place in Eilat (Israel) for the 4th consecutive year. This time with Epson Israel replacing Sandisk as the main sponsoring body.
Ocean Bricks has developed a new platform. While initially looking like a not very attractive piece of concrete, the “Reef Land” platform provides a safe environment for divers as well as marine life. It can be easily and accurately placed, allowing to plan and create whole arrays of artificial reefs.
Going back to 2005, I was fresh into underwater photography. Holding a standard Olympus C-4000 digital camera, and a matching underwater case- I signed up for the first ever Sandisk Red Sea underwater photography competition, held in Eilat, Israel.
The rules were…