2022 Ocean Art Awards

The 11th Ocean Art photo contest, organized by the Underwater Photography Guide, has just unveiled the award-winning photos for the year 2022. !

The image winning the contest this year, taken in Palm Beach, Florida by Kat Zhou, depicts the bittersweet final days of a mother octopus alongside her young before she dies of old age.

This year’s contest inaugurated a new « smartphone » category, with inspiring images captured using a tool that almost every ocean lover has in their pocket. Other winners include blackwater scenes showing pelagic creatures, images conveying hope and solutions for ocean protection, imaginative photographic techniques, and inspiring animal portraits. This contest showcases 14 different categories. The jury, composed of photographers Tony Wu, Mark Strickland, and Marty Snyderman, evaluated thousands of images from 96 countries.