The Galathea festival in Hyères reconnects with its audience after a virtual 2020 edition. For the sixth consecutive year, this event offers conferences, screenings, exhibitions and activities around the marine world alongside the godmother, Nathalie Lasselin, and the godfather, Lionel Péan.

As every year, many photographers participated in the photo contest of the festival, experts or amateurs, in the categories macro, ambiance, series, marine heritage, pollution impact and Mediterranean.

The awards

Macro – expert

1st prize – Pietro Cremone (Italy)

2nd prize – André Moyo (France)

3rd prize – Yves Guénot (Reunion)

Ambiance – expert

1st prize – Franco Tulli (Italy)

2nd prize – Cédric Péneau (Reunion)

3rd prize – Gilles Auroux (France)

Series – expert

1st prize – André Moyo (France)

2nd prize – Cédric Péneau (France)

3rd prize – Nicolas Remy (Australia)

Macro – amateur

1st prize – Salvatore Gambacurta (Italy)

2nd prize – Sylvain Corbel (Reunion)

3rd prize – Cédric Peiffer (Reunion)

Ambiance – amateur

1st prize – Alexandre Hache (France)

2nd prize – André Reumaux (France)

3rd prize – Pauline Bosserelle (New Caledonia)

Series – amateur

1st prize – Sylvain Corbel (Reunion)

2nd prize – Salvatore Gambacurta (Italy)

3rd prize – Pierre-Jean Beaux (Corsica)

Marine heritage

1st prize – Yves Guénot (Reunion)

2nd prize – Pietro Cremone (Italy)

3rd prize – Hayfa Bejaoui (France)

Human impact

1st prize – Franco Tulli (Italy)

2nd prize – Pietro Cremone (Italy)

3rd prize – Michele Solca (Italy)

Mediterranean

1st prize – Olivier Delorieux (France)

2nd prize – Sébastien Ameeuw (France)

3rd prize – Nicolas Rémy (Australia)

Special Galathea 2021 Prize

Luc Rooman (Belgium)