Underwater Festival – Christmas Island

These are the photos and the winning video from the 2009 shootout competition. What a fantastic week we had. The visibility was fantastic all week – check out the winners list and the winning images and winning video.

Best Festival Video

• 1st prize – Kieren Curry – Light & Motion LED Sunray-1000 Video light.

• 2nd prize – Josh Jensen – Beuchat full wetsuit PLUS a $500 Gates voucher from Scubapix

• 3rd prize – Jorina van der Westhuizen – Pair of ESCLAPEZ Fins

Best Festival Photograph – SLR camera

• 1st prize – Mark Gray – a dive holiday for TWO at Matava in Fiji – includes meals and taxes – *flights not included

• 2nd prize – Chris Hamilton – 10 dive voucher at Sundive Byron Bay inc gear hire if needed PLUS a $500 Ultra Light Control Systems voucher from Scubapix

• 3rd prize – Graham Midgley – a massive 1200mm x 800mm canvas print of your winning image by Retrospect

Best Festival Portfolio – 5 images

• 1st prize – Chris Hamilton – Full Beuchat SCUBA package including first and second stage regulators, occy & BCD as well as fins & mask.

• 2nd prize – Mark Gray – 6 Days/5 Nights Cocotinos Dive Package for one diver in Manado, Sulawesi. PLUS a $500 Aquatica voucher from Scubapix

• 3rd prize – Stefan Beekman – aunoc 3TEN Dive Light

Best Festival Photograph – Compact camera

• 1st prize – David Bryant – Choice of Ikelite SLR housing (inc port) / video housing or DS-160 deluxe strobe package

• 2nd prize – Stefan Beekman – 3 night/4 dive Dive/Accommodation package at PLANULA Divers Retreat/Byron Bay Dive Centre for TWO PEOPLE

• 3rd prize – Ken Thongpila – a huge 900mm x 600mm canvas print of your winning image by Retrospect

Best Festival Photograph – Novice & Sealife Camera Try Outs

• 1st prize – Susan Berry – Sealife DC800 camera

• 2nd prize – Aiden Dipple – Pair of ESCLAPEZ Fins

• 3rd prize – Cherie Dodd – Essential & Advanced Guide to Underwater Photography

Neville Coleman Awards

Most interesting critter find during the Underwater Festival

• 4 prizes of autographed copies of Neville Coleman’s latest books

1 – John Natoli

2 – John Natoli

3 – Ian Banks

4 – Ken Thongpila

Thank you all sponsors!

The Byron Underwater Festival would like to say a huge thank you to all the prize sponsors – without you, this festival would be only half as much fun.

2008 Winners

See the winners of the 2008 shoot-out competition and check out the uf08 archive site.

2007 Winners

See the winners of the 2007 shoot-out competition on the uf07 archive site.