From September 4 to 7, 27 teams of photographers participated in the 39th French underwater photography championship in La Seyne sur Mer. Each pair had to stand out with a series of images corresponding to 5 themes: macro non-fish, fish macro, fixed theme (intimate landscape) allowing for creativity, mobile wildlife ambiance, and 2 marine landscape atmospheres. The jury, composed of underwater image specialists (photography, painting…) – Patrick Ragot, Pascal Kobeh, Fabrice Guérin, Patrice Strazzera, and Anaïs Gruson – awarded the first prize to Sébastien Ameeuw and his partner, Delphine Fraysse.

2019 Awards

1st prize – Sébastien Ameeuw accompanied by Delphine Fraysse

2nd prize – Stéphane Régnier accompanied by Sophie Perez

3rd prize and Theme Award – Benjamin Raffin accompanied by Laetitia Gauthier

Ambiance Award – Bastien Preuss accompanied by Laurent Meret

Macro Award – Isabelle Branchu accompanied by Vanessa Klein

Fish Macro Award – Robert Pakiela accompanied by Nathalie Le Rouzic

Jury’s Special Award – Nathalie Monturet accompanied by Christine Cazal

Opening photo © Sébastien Ameeuw