On March 8 and 9, nearly 1600 spectators gathered for the 17^th edition of the underwater image festival in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Renowned speakers took turns on the stage of Festisub : the explorer Alban Michon and the filmmaker Franck Fougère, who presented their arctic adventures, Didier Noirot, a giant of underwater imagery who worked for 12 years alongside Commander Cousteau on the Calypso, and Serge Dumont, who presented his film The Invisible Riverin a pre-premiere. Once again this year, the photo contest brought together a hundred photographers from around the world and awarded the most beautiful shots in the categories sea duo, freshwater, and ice.

Sea duo

1^1st place – Henley Spiers

2^th 2nd place  – François Baelen

3^th 3rd place – Ron Watkins

Freshwater

1^1st 1st place – Sven Tramaux

2^th 2nd place – Tom St George

3^th 3rd place – Nicolas Charpin

Ice

1^1st 1st place – Tobias Friedrich

2^th 1st place – Tobias Friedrich

3^th 3rd place – Rémi Masson

Find the jury’s favorites on the Festisub site !

opening photo © Henley Spiers