DPG is pleased to announce that the deadline for submitting entries to the 11th Annual Photo Contest is for United Nations World Oceans Day has been extended by one week—the contest is now open until April 14, 2024!
The 11th annual competition offers a unique opportunity for photographers to showcase the breadth and depth of the ocean’s beauty as well as shed light on the little-known promise and potential that abounds beneath its its waves. The winner will be announced during an event in conjunction with the United Nations World Oceans Day – this year held on June 7 in New York.
This year’s competition categories are:
- Awaken new depths
- Small Island Developing Countries
- Large and small underwater faces
- Underwater seascape
- Seascape on the water
The United Nations World Oceans Day impact contest is organized by Ellen Cuylaerts and judged by a jury of world-renowned photographers. The 2024 competition is coordinated in partnership between United Nations Commission on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the SeaDPG, Global oceanthe United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairsthe Office of the United Nations High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing Statesthe UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionAnd Nausicaa. Judges include: Tom Saint George, Julia Gugelmeier, Mohamed Rifshan ShaheemAnd Mayumi Takeuchi-Ebbins.
For more detailed information about submissions, including contest rules, judges, etc., click below.
