Underwater Festival – Christmas Island

Prizes for the 2010 Festival are still in progress – in 2009 they were even more exciting than the $20,000 prize bonanza from the 2008 Festival with over $40,000 worth of prizes.

Below are the prizes we awarded in 2009

Photo & Video Shootout Competition

All photographs and video were to be taken between 29th of April and 2nd of May 2009. Please visit the shootout page for rules and entry conditions.

2009 prizes below

Best Festival Portfolio – 5 images

• 1st prize – Full Beuchat SCUBA package including first and second stage regulators, occy & BCD as well as fins & mask.
• 2nd prize – 6 Days/5 Nights Cocotinos Dive Package for one diver in Manado, Sulawesi. PLUS a $500 Aquatica voucher from Scubapix
• 3rd prize – aunoc 3TEN Dive Light

Best Festival Photograph – SLR camera

• 1st prize – a dive holiday for TWO at Matava in Fiji – includes meals and taxes – *flights not included
• 2nd prize – 10 dive voucher at Sundive Byron Bay inc gear hire if needed PLUS a $500 Ultra Light Control Systems voucher from Scubapix
• 3rd prize – a massive 1200mm x 800mm canvas print of your winning image by Retrospect

Best Festival Video

• 1st prize – Light & Motion LED Sunray-1000 Video light
• 2nd prize – Beuchat full wetsuit PLUS a $500 Gates voucher from Scubapix
• 3rd prize – Pair of ESCLAPEZ Fins

Best Festival Photograph – Compact camera

• 1st prize – Choice of Ikelite SLR housing (inc port) / video housing or DS-160 deluxe strobe package
• 2nd prize – 3 night/4 dive Dive/Accommodation package at PLANULA Divers Retreat/Byron Bay Dive Centre for TWO PEOPLE
• 3rd prize – a huge 900mm x 600mm canvas print of your winning image by Retrospect

Best Festival Photograph – Novice & Sealife Camera Try Outs

• 1st prize – Sealife DC800 camera
• 2nd prize – Pair of ESCLAPEZ Fins
• 3rd prize – Essential & Advanced Guide to Underwater Photography

Best Festival Photograph – Freediving & Snorkelling

• 1st prize – Beuchat freediving 2 piece wetsuit in new pacific cammo
• 2nd prize – Pair of ESCLAPEZ Fins
• 3rd prize – aunoc 1CR Dive Light

Neville Coleman Awards

Most interesting critter find during the Underwater Festival

• 1st prize – autographed copy of Neville Coleman’s latest book – Nudibranch Encyclopedia
• 2nd prize – autographed copy of Neville Coleman’s Underwater Naturalist
• 3rd prize – autographed Neville Coleman Wildlife Guide

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.