The underwater image contest World Shootout announced the winners of its 2022 edition during the last weekend of Boot, the Düsseldorf boat show.
The best picture award was given to Italian photographer Claudio Ceresi. In total, 13 categories are represented in this competition. Discover the full list of winners of the World Shootout 2022!
Best picture – Claudio Ceresi (Italy)
Portfolio
1st prize – Ludovic Rundgren (France)
2nd prize – Richard Rizk (Germany)
3rd prize – Martin Broen (USA)
Amateur
1st prize – Miguel Ramirez (France)
2nd prize – Yi-Ping Chang (Taiwan)
3rd prize – Yi-Ping Chang (Taiwan)
Wide angle
1st prize – Brigitte De Groof (Belgium)
2nd prize – Fanny Floirat (France)
3rd prize – Jorgen Rasmussen (Singapore)
Macro
1st prize – Claudio Ceresi (Italy)
2nd prize – Giancarlo Mazarese (Italy)
3rd prize – Steven Kovacs (USA)
Fashion
1st prize – Thomas Heckmann (Germany)
2nd prize – Ian Gray (Australia)
3rd prize – Thomas Heckmann (Germany)
Blackwater
1st prize – Steven Kovacs (USA)
2nd prize – Chris Gug (USA)
3rd prize – Chris Gug (USA)
Championship
1st prize – Team Italy
2nd prize – Team Japan
3rd prize – Team Reunion Island
Humor
1st prize – Alli Donaldson (Australia)
2nd prize – Paula Gomes Vianna (Brazil)
3rd prize – Sheryl Bland (Australia)
Environment and habitat protection
1st prize – Simon Lorenz (Germany)
2nd prize – Aldo Galante (Argentina)
3rd prize – Remuna Beca (USA)
World Wrecks
1st prize – Stella Del Curto (Switzerland)
2nd prize – Dennis Vandermeersch (Belgium)
3rd prize – Wojciech Dopierala (Poland)
Sharks
1st prize – Nicolas Remy (France)
2nd prize – Remuna Beca (USA)
3rd prize – Oliver Clarke (Australia)
Video clip
1st prize – Alfred Schaschl (Austria)
2nd prize – Vicente Leal Juan (Spain)
3rd prize – Shaked Barzilay (Israel)