The results of the Galathea festival’s photo and video contests have been unveiled. Discover all the winners distinguished in the Expert and Amateur categories.
As every year, the announcement of the photo and video contest results was highly anticipated by the audience gathered at the Casino Forum. The jury for the photo category was chaired by American photographer Renee Capozzola, and also included Greek photographer Nicholas Samaras and French photographer Jean-Pierre Nicolini. As for the video category jury, it consisted of Justine Rauby, Danny Sarazin, and Vincent Trintignant.
2024 Photo Awards
Expert series
1st prize – Luc Rooman
2nd prize – Daniel Sly
3rd prize – Théo Maynier
Macro expert
1st prize – Luc Rooman
2nd prize – Daniel Sly
3rd prize – Ilaria Mariagiula Rizzuto
Ambiance expert
1st prize – Rodolphe Guignard
2nd prize – Luc Rooman
3rd prize – Théo Maynier
Amateur series
1st prize – Mickael Villedieu
2nd prize – Rémi Conte
3rd prize – Magali Caro
Macro amateur
1st prize – Florian Labadie
2nd prize – Oriane Jacquel
3rd prize – Stefano Colombo
Amateur ambiance
1st prize – Sylviane Méjean
2nd prize – Maud Pérignon
3rd prize – Magali Caro
Black Water
1st prize – André Moyo
2nd prize – Luc Rooman
3rd prize – Stefano Colombo
Wrecks
1st prize – Luc Rooman
2nd prize – Sébastien Ameeuw
3rd prize – Luc Rooman
Mediterranean
1st prize – Gaël Modrak
2nd prize – Ilaria Mariagiula Rizzuto
3rd prize – Patrick Désormais
Marine World
1st prize – Gaël Modrak
2nd prize – Erwan Trégarot
3rd prize – Rémi Conte
Impact of Pollution
1st prize – Gaël Modrak
2nd prize – Oriane Jacquel
3rd prize – Sophie Rusca
Jury’s Favorites
Jury Prize – Franco Tulli
Grand Prix Galathea 2024 – Luc Rooman
Prize of the Accademia internazionale di scienze et tecniche subacquee – Daniel Sly
Video Awards
Expert Clip
1st prize – Alex Voyer and Marianne Aventurier – Aquaballet
2nd prize – René Heuzey – The Guardians of the Ocean
3rd prize – James Caratini –Tompotika, a Village Project
Jury’s Favorite – Yann Ildut Galliou and Lisa Mahe – La Discovery of Cave Diving
Amateur Clip
1st prize – Stéphan Le Gallais – Nightwalking on Sand
2nd prize – Jorge Martinez Vazquez – Kallaikoi the Sea of Meigas
3rd prize – Lionel Pawlowski – Cosmogony
Short Film
1st prize – Leonardo Sergiani – Underwater Nightmare
2nd prize – Simone Piccoli – Fragile
3rd prize – Albert Ghizzo – At the Heart of a Record
Feature Film
1st prize – Rémy Tézier – Whales, Turtles and Men
2nd prize – Didier Noirot – Mediterranean My Secret Dives
3rd prize – Caroline and Jérôme Espla – Just Below the Surface
Marine World
1st prize – Hippolyte Burkhart-Uhlen – The Pearls of Vologne
2nd prize – Lilian Haristoy and Christophe Alonso – The Gouf, a Treasure of Biodiversity
3rd prize – Christophe Castagne – Dugong Blues, The Last Sirens of Mayotte
Special Awards
Jury’s Favorite – Stéphane Granzotto – The Mystery of the Porbeagle Shark
Environment Prize – Herlé Jouon – Dolphins: Human Perspectives
Grand Prix Galathea 2024 – Yann Rineau – Cape Corse, The Mystery of the Rings
Opening image 1st prize – Ambiance expert. © Rodolphe Guignard / Galathea 2024