Once again this year, during the 29th edition of the European Underwater Image and Environment Festival, lovers of the underwater world were delighted with conferences, photo exhibitions, and screenings, notably the film Antarctica, following in the footsteps of the emperor by Jérôme Bouvier.
As every year, the photo and video competition attracted many participants, amateurs and professionals, whose awarded shots are as follows:Photo master1 – Greg Lecoeur
2 – Pasquale Vassalo
3 – Gino Symus
Series master1 – Greg Lecoeur
2 – Cédric Péneau
3 – Harry Klerks
Photo hopeful1 – Gaspar Herminio
2 – Nicolas Cimiterra
3 – Angelo Fiori
Series hopeful1 – Nathalie Rodrigues
2 – Isabelle Drouet
3 – Armand Dayde
Black and white photo1 – Patrick Ragot
2 – Nicolas Cimiterra
3 – Greg Lecoeur
Audiovisual montage1 – Domenico Grago
2 – Filip Staes
3 – Yves GilletVideo Master1 – Yves de Wambrechies Cap Roux2 – Edwar Herreno Costa Rica3 – Cristiana Bontemps The Cuiba River
Hopeful Video1 – Isabelle Bruyere Maldivina, a rediscovered paradise2 – Ronald Faber I am who I am3 – Anne-Céline Monnier The pike, a vulnerable predator
ProGold – Luc Marescot Brothers of the Trees, the call of a Papuan chiefSilver – Vincent Pérazio Oceans, the plastic mysteryBronze – Guillaume Vincent Planet of the Giants, the conquest of the oceans
Special prize – Alexandre and Nicole Gratovsky Intraterrestrial, the fleeting contact
Environmental prize – CNRS Polynesia, the coral is fighting back
Special mention for Environmental Innovation – Eric Beaufils and Mathieu Czernichow – Solar Impulse
Special mention – Thierry Robert We must save the largest fish in the world
Special mention – Franck Fougère I am an encounter with my planet