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  • Announcing the Winners of the 12th United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest

    Announcing the Winners of the 12th United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest



    The winners of the twelfth annual Photo Competition for United Nations World Oceans Day were announced today surrounding the United Nations World Oceans Day celebration in Nice, France. A panel of world-renowned judges selected winners from thousands of global entries made by both amateur and professional photographers. This year’s competition featured the recurring categories “Big and Small Underwater Faces,” “Underwater Seascapes,” and “Above Water Seascapes.” The category “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us” was newly added in celebration of the 2025 UN World Oceans Day theme sharing the same name. The 2025 winning photographers hail from eight different countries: Rachel Moore, Luis Arpa, Steven Lopez (“Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us”); Andrey Nosik, Giacomo Marchione, Lars von Ritter Zahony (“Big and Small Underwater Faces”); Dani Escayola, Gerald Rambert, Pedro Carrillo (“Underwater Seascapes”); Leander Nardin, Nur Tucker, Andrey Nosik (“Above Water Seascapes”).

    Historically hosted at the UN Headquarters in New York, this year’s United Nations World Oceans Day moved overseas, taking place ahead of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which will also be hosted in Nice, France from June 9–13. The winning photographs will be presented live during the United Nations Ocean Conference, during a panel event on 11 June at the Agora in the La Baleine (Green Zone). The winning images will also be displayed in gallery exhibitions at NEO VogelART LAB (Nice) and at The Explorer’s Club (New York) throughout the week.

    The 2025 photo competition was coordinated in collaboration between the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, DPG, Oceanic Global, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. Since its inception in 2014, the competition has been curated by underwater and wildlife photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, and judged by a world-renowned panel of judges. Judges for 2025 included: underwater photographer Ipah Uid Lynn (Malaysia), underwater photographer William Tan (Singapore), wildlife photographer Vanessa Mignon (France), and underwater photographer Marcello Di Francesco (Italy).

    The Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day is a free-and-open public competition that calls on photographers and artists from around the world to communicate the beauty of the ocean and the importance of the respective United Nations World Oceans Day theme each year. All winners and participants in the competition signed a charter of 14 commitments regarding ethics in photography. Winning photos from 2025 as well as from previous years can be viewed via the virtual gallery on www.unworldoceansday.org and on DPG’s World Oceans Day Photo Competition mini-site. (On DPG’s mini-site, you can find extended captions for this year’s winners, which tell the stories behind the images.)

     

    Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us

     

    Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us — Winner by Rachel Moore (USA)

     

    Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us — 2nd Place by Luis Arpa (Spain)

     

    Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us — 3rd Place by Steven Lopez (USA)

     

    Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us — Honorable Mention by Ollie Clarke (UK)

     

    Big and Small Underwater Faces

     

    Big and Small Underwater Faces – Winner by Andrey Nosik (Russia)

     

    Big and Small Underwater Faces — 2nd Place by Giacomo Marchione (Italy)

     

    Big and Small Underwater Faces — 3rd Place by Lars von Ritter Zahony (Germany)

     

    Underwater Seascapes

     

    Underwater Seascapes — Winner by Dani Escayola (Spain)

     

    Underwater Seascapes — 2nd Place by Gerald Rambert (Mauritius)

     

    Underwater Seascapes — 3rd Place by Pedro Carrillo (Spain)

     

    Underwater Seascapes — Honorable Mention by Lars von Ritter Zahony (Germany)

     

    Above Water Seascapes

     

    Above Water Seascapes – Winner by Leander Nardin (Austria)

     

    Above Water Seascapes — 2nd Place by Nur Tucker (UK/Turkey)

     

    Above Water Seascapes — 3rd Place by Andrey Nosik (Russia)

     

    Above Water Seascapes — Honorable Mention by Ken Findlay (South Africa)





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  • 21 Photos That Will Inspire You To Photograph On A Windy Day

    21 Photos That Will Inspire You To Photograph On A Windy Day


    Windy days are not often considered to be a good day for outdoor photography, especially if one is shooting landscape, portraits, etc. When capturing photographs of any genre in general, photographers always aim to have the elements and subjects in the frame in sharp focus. But what if you can use the movements in the frame to your advantage to capture some creative photographs?

    Here are 21 photos, that will inspire you to capture stunning outdoor photographs on a windy day.

    The next time the weather gets windy, do not put your camera away and stay indoors. Some creative long exposure shots of the moving elements or even freezing the movement, can make for great storytelling photographs. Besides this creative idea, if you feel that you are running out of ideas to photograph anything, we recommend you to check out “The Creativity Catalog” by Photzy that will open your mind to the possibilities around you.

    Photo by Fer Nando 
    Photo by  John Fowler
    Photo by Ksenia Makagonova
    Photo by Ivo van Beek 
    Photo by Randy Fath
    Photo by Sinitta Leunen
    Photo by Shashank Kumawat
    Photo by Regine Tholen

    In order for photographers to keep their creativity running, they cannot be always travelling to exotic or new locations to capture new and exciting images. If you wish to come up with your own ideas and projects to kick-start your creativity, we recommend you to check out “The Creativity Catalog” by Photzy. This 209 pages guide covers 20 chapters that include creativity sparking assignments and ideas.

    Photo by Andreas Brunn 
    Photo by Les Anderson
    Photo by Terrillo Walls
    Photo by Brandon Stoll 
    Photo by Vera Davidova
    Photo by Abi Ismail
    Photo by Jamie Street 

    For photographers, walking through the same neighbourhood or familiar places everyday can seem pretty boring and this may sometimes lead to photographer’s block. Photographers should always be ready to see things differently or from a different perspective in order to capture unique and creative shots everyday. Movements can also be used as a compositional tool. The “The Creativity Catalog” by Photzy comes with assignments that will make you feel inspired and motivated.

    Photo by Peter Hoogmoed 
    Photo by Aaron Burden
    Photo by Eugene Golovesov
    Photo by Mohamed B.
    Photo by Matt Seymour
    Photo by Khamkéo
    Photo by Dan Page

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  • 12th Annual Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day

    12th Annual Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day


    © Viktor Lyagushkin (Georgia). Ocean Critters – Winner (2022)

     

    DPG is pleased to announce the opening of the 12th annual Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day, surrounding the 2025 theme, “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us.” Complementing the UN’s World Oceans Day celebration preceding the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, this year’s competition draws on the power of the arts to expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, and ignite a wave of action towards necessary change.

    The 2025 Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day is a free and open-to-the-public competition coordinated in collaboration between the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, DPG, Oceanic Global, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, and Nausicaá. The 12th annual competition presents a unique opportunity for photographers to showcase the immense breadth and depth of the ocean’s beauty as well as to shed light on the lesser-known promise and potential brimming beneath its waves. The following four categories are now open for submissions:

    1. Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us
    2. Big and Small Underwater Faces
    3. Underwater Seascapes
    4. Above Water Seascapes

    Winners will be announced on UN World Oceans Day, June 8th—this year celebrated in Nice—hosted by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, in partnership with Oceanic Global, and published on DPG shortly afterwards.

    Since its inception, the annual competition has been curated by underwater photographer Ellen Cuylaerts and judged by a jury of renowned photographers. This year is no exception, with the 2025 jury comprising underwater photographer Ipah Uid Lynn (Malaysia), underwater photographer William Tan (Singapore), wildlife photographer Vanessa Mignon (France), and underwater photographer Marcello Di Francesco (Italy). For further details about submissions, including category descriptions, contest rules, judges, and more, click below.

     


    All entries must be submitted by April 6th, 2025 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

     



    About United Nations World Oceans Day

    Since its inception in 2008, United Nations World Oceans Day (UN WOD) has celebrated the ocean and its importance to the planet and our lives, while raising awareness about the many threats it faces. As the challenges to the ocean continue to grow, so does the need to understand and mobilize globally. In celebration of the 2024 theme, “Awaken New Depths,” the United Nations is joining forces with decision makers, scientists, private sector executives, civil society representatives, indigenous communities, celebrities and youth activists and more, to put the ocean first. The annual UN World Oceans Day celebration is hosted by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, and has been made possible by the generous contribution of Oceanic Global since 2019. For more information visit www.UNWorldOceansDay.org.





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  • UN World Oceans Day 2025 Competition: Deadline Extension!

    UN World Oceans Day 2025 Competition: Deadline Extension!


    © Viktor Lyagushkin (Georgia). Ocean Critters – Winner (2022)

     

    DPG is pleased to announce that the deadline for submissions to the 12th annual Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day has been extended by a week—the contest is now open until April 13th, 2025!

    Complementing the UN’s World Oceans Day celebration preceding the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, this year’s competition draws on the power of the arts to expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, and ignite a wave of action towards necessary change.

    This year’s categories for submissions are⁠:

    1. Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us
    2. Big and Small Underwater Faces
    3. Underwater Seascapes
    4. Above Water Seascapes

    The 2025 Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day is a free and open-to-the-public competition coordinated in collaboration between the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, DPG, Oceanic Global, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, and Nausicaá. The 12th annual competition presents a unique opportunity for photographers to showcase the immense breadth and depth of the ocean’s beauty as well as to shed light on the lesser-known promise and potential brimming beneath its waves.

    For further details about submissions, including contest rules, judges, and more, click below.

     

     





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