Announcing the winners of the 10th United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest

Winners of The 10th Annual Photo Contest for United Nations World Oceans Day was announced on June 8, 2023, during UN World Oceans Day (UNWOD) 2023 event at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The freestyle competition, launched this past March, explored six thematic categories linked to 2023’s overarching theme: “Planet Ocean: The Tides Are Changing”. World-renowned judges include wildlife photographer Rathika Ramasamy (India), wildlife photographer Rajan Desai (USA), underwater wildlife photographer Ipah Uid Lynn (Malaysia), and photographer and filmmaker Antoine Janssens (Switzerland), were selected first, second and third place winners for each category. The winners were selected from thousands of global entries made by both amateur and professional photographers.

United Nations World Oceans Day event and annual photo contest organized by United Nations Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea of ​​the Office of Legal Affairs (DOALOS) Cooperation with global ocean and supported by Paneraiwith the contribution of explore the earth And oceanX. The annual competition is led by Ellen Cuylaerts and in collaboration with the DPG, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and Nausicaa.

The 2023 winners are from 14 different countries. Their names include: Álvaro Herrero (Mekan), Simon Lorenz, Ines Goovaerts (“No Time to Waste”), Tom Shlesinger, Edwar Herreño Parra (“Putting the Ocean First”), Chris Gug, Sina Ritter, Alex Permiakov ( “The Wonderful World of Tides”), Shane Gross, Niklas Manger, Rachel Moore (“Ocean Is Life”), Glenn Ostle, Simon Temple, Adriano Morettin (“Big and Small Underwater Faces”), Andy Schmid, Mayumi Takeuchi-Ebbins , Simon Biddie (“Underwater Seascape”). All participants signed a charter of 14 commitments related to ethics in photography.

The United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest is an ongoing tradition that calls for photographers and artists from around the world to communicate the beauty of the ocean and the importance of its subjects. UNWOD corresponding each year. You can see more of the winning photos from previous years at www.unworldoceansday.org and more DPG World Oceans Day Photo Contest Mini Webpage. (On the DPG’s small website, you can find extensive captions for this year’s winners, telling the stories behind the images.)

There’s no time to waste

No Time to Waste – Álvaro Herrero (Mekan) (Spain) Winner: Humpback Whale, Pacific Ocean, Baja California, Mexico

No Time to Waste – 2nd place by Simon Lorenz (Germany): Sea Turtle, Sri Lanka

No Time to Waste – 3rd place by Ines Goovaerts (Belgium): Ishëm River, Albania

Putting the Ocean First

Putting the Ocean First — Award-winning work by Tom Shlesinger (Israel): Exploring a coral nursery, Gulf of Aqaba and Eilat, north of the Red Sea

Putting the Ocean First — 2nd place by Edwar Herreño Parra (Colombia): Full hand, Galápagos, Ecuador

Putting the Ocean First — 3rd place by Edwar Herreño Parra (Colombia): Towards the Future, Galápagos, Ecuador

The wonderful world of tides

The Wonderful World of Tides — Winner by Chris Gug (USA): High Tide, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The Wonderful World of Tides — Sina Ritter 2nd place (Germany): Black Sea Turtle, Costa Rica

The Wonderful World of Tides — 3rd place by Alex Permiakov (Russia): Sunset, Bali, Indonesia

The Wonderful World of Tides — Honorary Nominee by Pavlos Evangelidis (Greece): Catch of the Tide, Koggala, Sri Lanka

The Wonderful World of Tides — Honorary Award by Nuria Costa (Spain): Sea iguanas, Galápagos, Ecuador

Ocean is life

Ocean Is Life – Winner belongs to Shane Gross (Canada): Sea urchin gathering, Bali, Indonesia

Ocean Is Life — Niklas Manger 2nd Place (Germany): Humpback Whale, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Ocean Is Life — 3rd place by Rachel Moore (USA): Shark Conservation, French Polynesia, France

The ocean is life — Galice Hoarau (France) Honorary Award: Hatchery Cardinal, Siladen, Indonesia

Big and small faces underwater

Big and Small Faces Underwater – Winner is Glenn Ostle (USA): California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus), Sea of ​​Cortez, Mexico

Big and small faces underwater — Simon Temple 2nd place (UK): Loch Carron, Scotland, UK

Big and Small Underwater Faces — 3rd place by Adriano Morettin (Italy): Soft coral porcelain crab (Lissoporcellana quadrilobata), Indonesia

underwater seascape

Underwater Seascape — Andy Schmid (Switzerland) Winner: Female Orca, Norway

Underwater Seascape — Mayumi Takeuchi-Ebbins (UK) 2nd Place: Moon Jellyfish, Alaska, USA

Underwater Seascape — 3rd Place by Simon Biddie (UK): California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Mexico

Underwater Seascape — Fan Ping (China’s) Honorable Mention: Cenote The Pit, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico