We are now accepting entries until 23:59 (11:59 PM) PST on November 30, 2019.

Ocean Art is one of the most highly regarded underwater photo contests in the world.

Winning photos will be featured by hundreds of media outlets throughout the world, and winning photographers will have over $80,000 in prizes to choose from!

Please see our guidelines for submission before entering. Entries can only be submitted through our online portal. 

Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates. 

You can view past winning Ocean Art images through the links below:

• 2018 Ocean Art Winners
• 2016 Ocean Art Winners
• 2015 Ocean Art Winners
• 2014 Ocean Art Winners
• 2013 Ocean Art Winners
• 2011 Ocean Art Winners
• 2010 Ocean Art Winners

You can contact the Ocean Art team at contest@uwphotographyguide.com with any questions.

16 Categories

This year we have made some very exciting category changes!

Mirrorless camera technology advanced at lightspeed in 2018 and many new systems are as good or better than DSLR's. Therefore we have merged our mirrorless categories into the "open" categories. This allowed for us to introduce four new and very promising categories - Novice Wide-Angle, Novice Macro, Blackwater, and Underwater Conservation. We can't wait to see what this amazing community of underwater photographers produces!

Wide-Angle

Macro

Marine Life Behavior

Portrait

Cold Water

Nudibranchs

Supermacro

Reefscapes

Novice Wide-Angle

Novice Macro

Blackwater

Underwater Conservation

Compact Wide-Angle

Compact Macro

Compact Behavior

Underwater Art

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