LAUPS 47th Annual International
Underwater Photographic Competition

The Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society announces the 47th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition. This year the oldest and one of the largest contests of its kind offers seven categories, five still and two video which amateur photographers may enter. Prizes include live-aboard/land-based vacations, diving/photo equipment, and much more. The deadline for receipt of entries is September 25, 2009.

Invaluable support had been provided by the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, Weldon Color Labs, Thermostatic Industries (TMO) and Post + Beam. Best of Show and first place awards have included live-aboard/land-based vacations and photo equipment from such sponsors as Backscatter, Bilikiki Cruises Ltd., Club Cantamar, Explorer Expeditions, Lagoon Resort Fji, Lembeh Resort, Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers, Mike Ball Diving , Nai'a - Fiji, Nautilus Explorer and Uncommon Adventures.

Additional prizes are awarded to 4th place in each category and have included a valuable array of SCUBA and photo equipment donated from key sponsors including Andy Sallmon Photography, DAN, Diversitea, DUI, H2O Photo Pros, Hollywood Divers, Ikelite, JMJ Wetsuits, Jujee Beads Sea Life Jewelry, Peace Dive Boat & Scuba Center, Pelican Products, Reef Photo & Video, Spectre Dive Boat, Sub Aquatic Camera Repair, Submersible Systems, Torgny Nautical Jewelry, Ultralight Control Systems, Wetpixel & Wetpixel Quarterly and Woody Mayhew for Nexus.

Please see the rules for this year's competition for more information.

To Enter the Competetion:

Step One: Submit the online entry form

Step Two: Submit your payment (instructions provided in the entry form)

Step Three: Send in your submissions.

  • Images: Use our online submission form.
  • Video: Video entries, which must be on miniDV tape or DVD, may not be submitted electronically and must be submitted by mail to:
    LAUPS Competition
    P.O. Box 2401
    Culver City, CA 90231
    USA

If you have questions or problems, please contact the competition committee at: intlcomp@laups.org

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For a listing of competitions around the world, please see Dive Photo Guide - Photo Contests.