2023 promises to be an exciting year so go out and shoot some incredible photographs and submit them to the Oceanic Ventures Photography Contest. The entries must be shot from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023. But wait, the ending date has been extended to November 15, 2023 to allow the Indonesia trip people to submit some photos. Keep reading to see the rules overview and to reach the submission page.
Sponsors
Grand Prize
A liveaboard trip for one aboard the Bahamas Master courtesy of Master Liveaboards.
This is your opportunity to dive the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas known for beautiful fish, sharks and coral walls. The package includes the trip of your choice, space available in a standard twin cabin (double occupancy), the beautiful diving, meals and snacks while on board, transfers from the airport if arriving on the scheduled departure day. There are some restrictions so talk to Dive Mom about them.
Categories
To help focus your efforts, here are the categories for the Contest:
- Category A: Macro Still Underwater Photography
- Category B: Wide Angle Still Underwater Photography
- Category C: Top Side Still Photography
- Category D: Makes Me Laugh (Surface or Underwater)
- Category E: Creative or Experimental Underwater Photography (eg. Night Sea® or creative Flash photography)
- Category F: Dive Around Texas Still Photography
- Category G: Video (Top Side or Underwater)
- Category H: Point and Shoot Camera (excludes “mirrorless camera”)
Prizes
Now here is the fun part…
Everyone who enters receives a special gift and a chance to win other prizes as well.
A winner and a runner-up will be selected for each category by the judges and participants may only win in one category. Awards and prizes will be given to the winner of each category. The best overall underwater still photograph will be selected from the winners of the A, B, E, F (underwater), H categories and is determined by the judges.
The Announcement of the Winners
Everyone was so busy in December that we decided to delay our holiday party until the new year. So we are starting the year off with a pre-Valentine’s Day party and we will be showing the entries and announcing the winners at that event. When you ask? The party will be on February 8, 2024 at Cafe Piquet (5757 Bissonnet Bellaire TX 77401). Come find out if you won and see some other awesome photographs.
You can find out more and RSVP Here! Plan on coming; it is a fun evening!
Judges
Photograph and Entry Period
Photographs taken from November 1, 2022 12:01am, Houston time, to November 15, 2023 at 12:00 Midnight, Houston time are eligible for the contest. All Entries must be submitted to the Oceanic Ventures, the organizer, before 12:00 midnight, 20 January 2024. See the “Submission Criteria” below.
Eligibility
The contest is open to all, professional and amateur, regardless of age, sex or nationality who are clients, students and friends of Oceanic Ventures. Entrants under 18 years of age require the permission of a parent or guardian. By entering the contest, entrants under 18 years of age indicate that they have obtained the permission of a parent or guardian.
Submission Criteria
- You must be a client, student or friend of Oceanic Ventures in Houston Texas. The Company reserves the right to determine eligibility for the contest.
- The works must be created during the entry period.
- Total numbers of entries for are limited to a total of twenty (20) works; The same works or portions of the same works cannot be submitted into multiple categories.
- Entry is limited to original works.
- All categories are open to any related subject matter as defined by the category.
- Image data files created with digital still cameras (including medium and large-format cameras). Images that have been retouched using software or by other means will be accepted. Both color and monochrome images will be accepted.
- File size: Up to 250 MB per work
- File format: JPEG, JPG, PNG (150-300dpi recommended)
- Watermarks: Submissions must be free of watermarks to maintain anonymity in the judging process. The Organizer will add watermarks prior to images being displayed.
- Metadata: The originators name, copyright and other data may be in the file metadata. The date taken must show up in the meta data.
- The standard color space for the judging process is sRGB. Note: Winners may be requested to provide higher resolution images for publication or display purposes related to the contest.
- Video files created using the video-recording feature of digital still cameras (including medium and large-format cameras).
- Length: maximum 10 minutes
- File size: Up to 2 GB
- File format: MOV or MP4 or WMV only
- Any music used must either be copyright-free and performed and recorded by the entrant or a person designated by the entrant (copyright-free music may be used) or be works for which the entrant holds the copyright and for which the copyright has not been transferred to a copyright collective or other body.
All entries must be submitted via flash drive or other media to the offices of Oceanic Ventures, inc 5808 Newcastle Bellaire, TX 77401. For out of town participants, please call Oceanic Ventures for an alternative means of submission.
When you send in your entry, you also agree to all of the terms and conditions contained in the full Oceanic Ventures Photography Contest 2023 Rules.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us.