The folks at UnderwaterPhotography.com recently announced the winners of the 2016 underwater photography contest.
The judges received 5,355 entries, out of which 973 were selected for the first round. According to organizer Tal Mor:
“We are so proud to be having a constant flow of new talent coming in. Our goal is and always have been to promote young talent and give them a stage to show off their photos and launch a career as underwater photographers.”
Tony Cherbas took home the trophy for 2016 World Champion for his underwater photo of sea turtles.
Steven Miller and Tanya Houppermans each took home “Grand Master” trophies for their photos of sharks underneath a dive boat and a sunken World War 2 German submarine, respectively.
To view more of their work plus all the rest of the winners, go to the underwaterphotography.com website.
