The results of the Galathea festival photo and video competitions have just been announced. Discover all the winners recognized in the Expert and Amateur categories, in both photo and video.
As every year, the announcement of the photo and video competition results was highly anticipated by the audience gathered at the Casino Forum in Hyères. This year’s photo jury was chaired by biologist and photographer Steven Weinberg, accompanied by photographers Tanya Houppermans and Denis Baranger. The video category jury, on the other hand, was chaired by Didier Noirot and included Juliette Barthaux and Yann Rineau.
PHOTO AWARDS
Expert series
Golden Galathea: André Moyo, France
Silver Galathea: Claudio Zori, Italy
Bronze Galathea: Christine Bossé, France
Amateur series
Golden Galathea: Arthur Godfroy, France
Silver Galathea: Jean-Marc Mourand, France
Bronze Galathea: Mickael Grasmuck, France
Macro expert
Golden Galathea: Stefano Scortegagna, Italy
Silver Galathea: Massimo Giorgetta, Italy
Bronze Galathea: Miguel Ramirez, Réunion
Macro amateur
Golden Galathea: Miranda Narduzzi, Italy
Silver Galathea: David Baxter, Australia
Bronze Galathea: Vanessa Brousse-Desprez, France
Expert atmosphere
Golden Galathea: Luc Rooman, Belgium
Silver Galathea: Daniel Sly, Australia
Bronze Galathea: Gatien Cosendey, Switzerland
Amateur atmosphere
Golden Galathea: Vincent Méjean, France
Silver Galathea: Sébastien Beau, France
Bronze Galathea: Miranda Narduzzi, Italy
Marine world
Golden Galathea: Daniel Sly, Australia
Silver Galathea: Rémi Conte, France
Bronze Galathea: Dan Beaureperre, France
Pollution impact
Golden Galathea: Timo Dersch, Germany
Silver Galathea: Julio Martínez, Spain
Bronze Galathea: Daniel Sly, Australia
Wrecks
Golden Galathea: Jean-Baptiste Cazajous, France
Silver Galathea: Sophie Rusca, France
Bronze Galathea: Dan Beaureperre, France
Mediterranean
Golden Galathea: Patrick Désormais, France
Silver Galathea: Clément Lecas, France
Bronze Galathea: Thomas Dartigeas, France
Black water
Golden Galathea: Franco Tulli, Italy
Silver Galathea: Daniel Sly, Australia
Bronze Galathea: Massimo Giorgetta, Italy
Special awards
Galathea Academy Prize: Daniel Sly, Australia
Galathea Grand Photo Award: Massimo Giorgetta, Italy
Galathea Jury’s Favorite: Timo Dersch, Germany
City of Hyères Award: Isabelle Larvoire, France
Metropolitan Tourism Office Award: Jean-Baptiste Cazajous, France
VIDEO AWARDS
Amateur clip
Golden Galathea:
The team dive.explo360, France, for The salty breath of life.
Silver Galathea:
Philippe de Korte, France, for The odyssey of a caviar.
Bronze Galathea:
Alison Bounce, France, for REBORN.
Expert clip
Golden Galathea:
James Caratini, France-Réunion, for Queen of the seas.
Silver Galathea:
James Caratini, France-Réunion, for When the ocean holds its breath.
Bronze Galathea:
Jean-François Barthod, France, for The sea in common.
Jury’s Favorite:
Timo Dersch, Germany, for My heart stopped.
Short film
Golden Galathea:
Léonardo Sergiani, Italy, for Underwater Strategies.
Silver Galathea:
Albert Ghizzo, France, for The voice of the oceans.
Bronze Galathea:
François Cartault, France, for SIRA.
Feature film
Golden Galathea and Grand Prize Galathea:
Manuel Lefèvre and Alexis Barbier-Bouvet, France, for Trap at low tide.
Silver Galathea:
Pierre-Etienne Larrous and Pierre Martinet, co-producer Matthieu Lapinski, France, for Mobula: the legend of the devils.
Bronze Galathea:
Caroline and Jérôme Espla, France, for The sea urchin, a fragile diamond.
Marine world
Golden Galathea:
Sybille d’Orgeval and Chloé Henri-Biabaud, France, for In the name of the sea – Towards sustainable fishing.
Silver Galathea:
Pierre-Etienne Larrous, France, for The Fall of the Monster.
Bronze Galathea:
Florian Launette (director) and Rodolphe Guignard (producer and actor), France, for Objective Wild: face to face with the orcas.
Environment prize:
Kévin Sempé, France, for The SASI Sanctuary in Papua.
Special awards
Galathea Grand Prize:
Manuel Lefèvre and Alexis Barbier-Bouvet, France, for Trap at low tide.
Galathea Environment Award:
Kévin Sempé, France, for The SASI Sanctuary in Papua.
Jury’s Favorite:
Timo Dersch, Germany, for My heart stopped.