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Christian Loader
From Brighton, England, Christian started diving in the Philippines in 2001, and after a degree in Ocean Sience at Plymouth University, fled to south-east asia as a PADI instructor, working at Sipadan, Borneo, where he quickly fell in love with underwater photography. Christian soon joined the team at Scubazoo Images as an underwater videographer & photographer, and spent 3 fantastic years in the Maldives shooting underwater everyday. He currently manages The Digital Centre alongside Eco Divers at Kima Bajo & Lembeh Cottages in north Sulawesi, Indonesia. www.facebook.com/TheDigitalCentre www.scubazoo.com www.flickr.com/photos/christianloader
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Underwater Awards Australasia 2025
Underwater Awards Australasia 2025

The Underwater Awards Australasia 2025 is an underwater imaging competition focused on the Australasian region. The prizes, worth more than A$70,000 in total, include dive trips with the world’s top resorts and liveaboards, as well as the latest underwater photo and video gear. Entrants compete for prizes in 9 categories, with the top image or video among the category winners receiving the distinction of “Best of Show.”

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Total Prizes: $70,000
Competition Deadline: Sunday, July 20, 2025 11:59PM AEST (SYDNEY)

The winners of ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2025 have been announced! Congratulations to PJ Aristorenas, whose entry in the Cephalopods category was crowned the “Best of Show.”

Best of Show by PJ
Best of Show

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PJ Aristorenas

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Cephalopods
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Animal Behavior Winner by Yazid

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Yazid Shaari

CATEGORY
Animal Behavior
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Cephalopods Winner by Janssen

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Janssen Tan

CATEGORY
Cephalopods
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The winners of the 2024 edition of the competition have been announced! Entrants compete for prizes in nine categories, with the photographer or filmmaker behind the top entry among the category winners receiving the top trip prize as well as the top equipment prize. Congratulations to “DPG Grand Master 2024” Eiko Jones, whose 1st place winner in the Short Film category was deemed the overall winner.

DPG Grand Master Eiko Jones
DPG Grand Master

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Eiko Jones

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Short Film
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Over-Under Winner by Luc

PHOTOGRAPHER
Luc Rooman

CATEGORY
Over-Under
Gold
Conservation Winner by Matthew

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Matthew Mak

CATEGORY
Conservation
Gold

The winners of the 2024 edition of the competition have been announced! Entrants competed for prizes in 8 categories, with the top photo or video among the category winners receiving the distinction of “Best of Show.” Congratulations to Gabriel Guzman, whose 1st place image in the Portfolio category earned him the grand prize.

Best of Show by Gabriel
Best of Show

PHOTOGRAPHER
Gabriel Guzman

CATEGORY
Portfolio
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International Waters Winner by Luc

PHOTOGRAPHER
Luc Rooman

CATEGORY
International Waters
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Environmental Winner by Emma

PHOTOGRAPHER
Emma Turner

CATEGORY
Environmental
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The winners of the 2023 edition of the competition have been announced! Entrants compete for prizes in 8 categories, with the top photo or video among the category winners receiving the grand prize of $1000 in cash. Congratulations to Suliman Alatiqi, whose 1st place image in the Wide Angle category earned him the grand prize.

Best of Show by Suliman
Best of Show

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Suliman Alatiqi

CATEGORY
Wide Angle
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Over-Under Winner by Grace

PHOTOGRAPHER
Grace Pempek

CATEGORY
Over-Under
Gold
Black & White Winner by Martin

PHOTOGRAPHER
Martin Broen

CATEGORY
Black & White
Gold