The competition Ocean Art 2020 Despite travel restrictions and challenges posed by the Covid 19 pandemic, photographers took photos close to home, traveled to destinations open to tourists, or dived into their archives to submit quality shots. The jury evaluated thousands of photos from 80 different countries before deciding on this ranking of images for each category: wide angle, macro, marine life behavior, portrait, cold water, nudibranchs, blackwater, ocean conservation, underwater art, and photos taken with a compact camera.
The Best of Show, this year’s grand winner is an octopus taking a selfie with the help of photographer Gaetano Dario Garguilo, near his home in Australia.
Best of Show – Gaetano Dario Garguilo
Best of Show – Ocean Art 2020 © Gaetano Darrio Gargiulo wide angle
1st prize – Wide angle © Gaetano Darrio Gargiulo – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Wide angle © Gilles Auroux – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Wide angle © Qing Lin – Ocean Art 2020 4th prize – Wide angle © Celia Kujala – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Wide angle © Matt Curnock – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Wide angle © Filip Staes – Ocean Art 2020 macro
1st prize – Macro © Galice Hoarau – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Macro © Sayaka Ichinoseki – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Macro © Ludovic Galko Rundgren – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Macro © Andy Schmid – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Macro © Erika Miura – Ocean Art 2020 marine life behavior
1st prize – Marine Life Behavior © Steven Kovacs – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Marine Life Behavior © Louise Nott – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Marine Life Behavior © Salvatore Ianniello – Ocean Art 2020 4th place – Marine Life Behavior © Mayumi Takeuchi Ebbins – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Marine Life Behavior © Adam Martin – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Marine Life Behavior © Luke Gordon – Ocean Art 2020 portrait
1st prize – Portrait © Galice Hoarau – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Portrait © Jeff Molder – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Portrait © Igor Bogachenko – Ocean Art 2020 4th place – Portrait © Thomas Gaitley – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Portrait © Catherine Holmes – Ocean Art 2020 cold water
1st prize – Cold water © Jon Anderson – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Cold water © Johan Sundelin – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Cold water © Matthew Sullivan – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Cold water © Celia Kujala – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Cold water © Jon Anderson – Ocean Art 2020 nudibranchs
1st prize – Nudibranchs © Wen Chou Wu – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Nudibranchs © Luca de Pauli – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Nudibranchs © Raffaele Livornese – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Nudibranchs © Jon Anderson – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Nudibranchs © Fred Turoff – Ocean Art 2020 blackwater
1st prize – Blackwater © Steven Kovacs – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Blackwater © Steven Kovacs – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Blackwater © Galice Hoarau – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Blackwater © Steven Kovacs – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Blackwater © Lureen Ferretti – Ocean Art 2020 ocean conservation
1st prize – Ocean Conservation © Christophe Chellapermal – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Ocean Conservation © Celia Kujala – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Ocean Conservation © Stephanie Doniger – Ocean Art 2020 4th place – Ocean Conservation © Eduardo Acevedo – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Ocean Conservation © Alex Lindbloom – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Ocean Conservation © Rafael Fernandez – Ocean Art 2020 underwater art
1st prize – Underwater Art © Jenny Stock – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Underwater Art © Justin Lutsky – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Underwater Art © Andrey Savin – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable Mention – Underwater Art © Michal Stros – Ocean Art 2020 wide angle – compact camera
1st prize – Wide angle compact camera © Enrico Somogyi – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Wide angle compact camera © Joanna Chen – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Wide angle compact camera © Andrea Michelutti – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Wide angle compact camera © Alexandra Vautin – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Wide angle compact camera © Na Mi – Ocean Art 2020 macro – compact camera
1st prize – Macro compact camera © PT Hirschfield – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Macro compact camera © Brian Vaccarella – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Macro compact camera © PT Hirschfield – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Macro compact camera © Daniela Menegon – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Macro compact camera © Kathrin Landgraf Kluge – Ocean Art 2020 animal behavior – compact camera
1st prize – Animal Behavior compact camera © Chia Chi Chang – Ocean Art 2020 2nd prize – Animal Behavior compact camera © Jules Casey – Ocean Art 2020 3rd prize – Animal Behavior compact camera © Jules Casey – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Animal Behavior compact camera © Stephanie Doniger – Ocean Art 2020 Honorable mention – Animal Behavior compact camera © Michele Sbrilli – Ocean Art 2020 opening image © Johan Sundelin
