For the 2017 edition, the Neuchâtel underwater imagery festival once again aimed to highlight the aquatic world through the projection of films and slideshows, and also thanks to its renowned photo competition that awards the best shots at sea and in freshwater.
For its 15th anniversary, Festisub was a great success with a record participation for this competition: 137 photographers from 14 countries in Europe and America presented 869 underwater photos to the jury.
Here is the 2017 winners list and the award-winning photos:– Category sea duo :
1st place: Eduardo Acguedo, Spain (cover photo above)
2nd place: Filippo Borghi, Italy 3rd place: Zanni Mirko, Switzerland
– Category freshwater :
1st place: Greg Lecœur, France2nd place: Mathieu Foulquié, France3rd place: Giacomo Giovannini, Italy
– Jury Favorites :
Paolo Bausani, Italy, Greg Lecœur, France, Pietro Cremone, Italy, Francesco Visintin, Italy, Fabrice Guérin, France, and Edwar Herreno, Colombia