The winners of the 2024 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition have been revealed. This annual contest invites photographers and artists from across the globe to capture and highlight the ocean’s beauty, challenges, and significance. According to the organizers: “This open and free competition aims to inspire images that reflect the ocean’s beauty, the issues it faces, and humanity’s connection to it, with the goal of encouraging actions to protect this essential resource.”
Finalists from nine countries were selected across five categories: Awaken New Depths, Small Island Developing States, Big and Small Underwater Faces, Underwater Seascapes, and Above Water Seascapes. The winners were chosen from thousands of entries submitted by both amateur and professional photographers worldwide.
Continue reading to view the winning images and discover more about one of the top photos, taken by Australian photographer Vanessa Mignon.
1 Underwater Seascapes, 3rd Place: Vanessa Mignon (Australia)
2 Above Water Seascapes, 2nd Place: Emmett Sparling (Canada)
3 Awaken New Depths, 3rd Place: Sina Ritter (Germany)
4 Big And Small Underwater Faces, Winner: Mathieu Macias (France)
5 Big And Small Underwater Faces, 2nd Place: George Kuowei Kao
6 Underwater Seascapes, 2nd Place: Daniel Sly (Australia)
7 Big And Small Underwater Faces, 3rd Place: Irene Middleton (New Zealand)
8 Awaken New Depths, Winner: Renee Capozzola (USA)
9 Above Water Seascapes, Winner: Michael Sswat (Germany)
10 Underwater Seascapes, Winner: Taryn Schulz (Canada)
11 Above Water Seascapes, 3rd Place: Romeo Bodolai (Hungary)
12 Small Island Developing States, Winner: Andrea Marandino (Brazil)
13 Awaken New Depths,2nd Place: Patrick Webster (USA)
14 Small Island Developing States, 2nd Place: Andrea Marandino (Brazil)
15 Small Island Developing States, 3rd Place: Stuart Chape (Australia)
