Like many events in 2020, the Images de l’eau festival was unable to hold its annual edition, but 6 of its 12 photo contests took place entirely online.

The pandemic did not discourage photographers, quite the opposite! Twice as many participants submitted their images. See you next year for, hopefully, a normal edition. Freediver Rémi Masson, a filmmaker specializing in freshwater documentaries, Serge Dumont, a research biologist and filmmaker specializing in La Gravière du Fort, and Gaël Rochefort, a photographer, biologist, and author, look forward to seeing you on November 26, 27, and 28, 2021, for the 18th edition of the festival.

In the meantime, discover the very beautiful list of winners for the 2020 edition:

Bio master

1st prize – Christophe Kazmierski

2nd prize – Jean de Saint Victor

3rd prize – Christine Bosse

Bio hope

1st prize – Théo Maynier

2nd prize – Hayfa Bejaoui

3rd prize – Pascal Girard

Macro master

1st prize – Massimo Giorgetta

2nd prize – Gaël Desroches

3rd prize – Jean de Saint Victor

Macro hope

1st prize – Samuel Jeglot

2nd prize – Benjamin Bersans

3rd prize – Jean-Siegfried Louis

Black and white

1st prize – Claude Lespagne

2nd prize – Claude Lespagne

3rd prize – Florence Roux

Special Covid*

*A nod to lockdown as if the underwater environment was concerned.

1st prize – Christophe Kazmierski

2nd prize – Cédric Péneau

3rd prize – Danny Van Belle

Jury’s favorite

Bio – Samuel Jeglot

Macro – Thierry Roland

Opening photo © Christophe Kazmierski