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posted by Andi Voeltz on 04/22/2006

SanDisk RedSea Underwater Photo Competition 2006 Live Webcast

Introduction | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | more photos...

Introduction

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Fasten your weight-belts and grease your o-rings to dive into the wonderful world of subsea imaging with the second prestigious annual SanDisk RedSea Underwater Photography Competition. The loot is loose and with a 10,000 USD prize in cash for the best five images this event is worldwide unique. All prizes exceed the humongous lump sum of 40,000 USD. It has attracted digital and analogue shooters from all around the globe and digital newcomers have the chance to meet famous professionals. Among these are names such as big animals photographer Amous Nachoum, recent Wetpixel/DPG Photo Contest Winner Noam Kortler and Tibor Dombovari.

Divers gear up at the Manta Diving Centre at Coral Bay in Eilat, Israel

The Red Sea Sports Club’s Manta Diving Centre (street view)

This year’s SanDisk RedSea Underwater Photo Competition is organized by YAM Magazine, directed by David "Pilo" Pilosof and cash prizes sponsored by SanDisk, Olympus and the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.

Facilities and logistics are provided by the Red Sea Sports Club. The Event is carried out by the Manta Diving Centre, a PADI 5 Star IDC Training facility based at Coral Beach.

Live webcast and digital hands-on practise is brought to you by DIGIDEEP’s Lars Kirchhoff and Andreas "Andi" Voeltz, co-developer of PADI’s new digital underwater photography (D.U.P.) course. Competition dates and ceremonies take place from 24th -29th April 2006.

About the Opening Shot

Sharon relaxes with her Ikelite Nikon D70 housing in the pool of the Ambassador Hotel

During Andi’s PADI D.U.P. Instructor Training we stumbled into Sharon Rainis, who won DIGIDEEP’s Picture Of The Week Contest in week 47.2005 with a beautiful underwater photo of a Dolphin. Sharon is PADI Instructor at the Manta Diving Centre and also makes a decent underwater model when she is not behind her own camera. As you can see, she is proud of her Nikon D70 housing (hello Ike!). Lars was quickly taking advantage of this and instantly digitally abused her for our opening shot. Lars would like to have mentioned two things about the photo. First: the yellow stuff is not photoshopped! Second: the photos were not sponsored by Ikelite.

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Amazing, Andi, you are the best

Best regards to Dudu and all my family in the Red Sea

Howard and Nadav in Hong Kong

posted by Howard Rosenstein on 04/24/2006

Fabulous pictures. I would love to be in that nice clear water.

Jim

posted by on 04/24/2006

Nice pictures. the dolphins not me:-)
good to have you in Eilat

posted by Razi on 04/26/2006

i’m very interested by underwater photo,and by your news .

posted by on 04/26/2006

Thank you Abdel!
We’ll update again in a few hours. I know you are all waiting for some of the competing images.

posted by Andreas Voeltz on 04/28/2006

Thank you all DigiDeep for the report.
great U/w photo’s Good Luck.
Amir Stern.

posted by on 04/28/2006

Thanks for the great webcast !!!!!!! Looks like you guys had a great time !!

posted by Derek on 05/02/2006

Great review

More photos by me and my wife Olga:

From competition:
http://vizaviz.livejournal.com/30493.html

World image:
http://vizaviz.livejournal.com/26458.html

posted by Konstantin Hoshana on 05/02/2006

thanks for the comprehensive coverage, wish I could have been there!

Great!!

Steve

posted by Steve Jones on 05/02/2006

Missed teh event by one day! Left Eilat on 23rd. Thanks for the comprehensive coverage and great website.

posted by on 05/08/2006

I've just created a gallery with all the competition entries. If you have entered your pictures in the competition, then please send me an email with your images. I would like to get as many entries as possible.
The gallery can be found here:
http://www.digideep.com/imgdb/articles/2006/2006_04_red_sea_sandisk_shooutout/competitors/1/

Thanks

posted by Lars Kirchhoff on 05/12/2006

I would like to thank the digideep team for the wonderful report on the Sandisk comptition in Eilat
As well I would like to thank all the people how supported me and belived in me

Thank you all
Noam Kortler

posted by Noam Kortler on 07/18/2006

Very nice...

Thanks for the underwater pictures !

posted by frederic geiselmann on 10/26/2006

Hello Guyz,

anyone of you going again in November 2007 ?
Would be pleased to read your plans in our forum, right here:

http://www.digideep.com/go/forums/viewthread/52

Hopefully CU in November 2007 .oOo. Andi

posted by Andreas Voeltz on 12/27/2006

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