On September 23rd and 24th, Lake Annecy hosted participants in the 26th Freshwater Shots competition, part of the French Wildlife Cup.
The 11 participants brought back beautiful images during these dives despite the scarcity of wildlife noted by organizers and photographers in recent years. The ‘creativity’ option applied to macro and ambiance images allowed some photographers to unleash their creativity!
Discover the rankings as well as the shots of the top three prize winners.
1st prize – wildlife prize – macro prize – Philippe Vernet
2nd prize – Christine Cazal
3rd prize – ambiance prize – Laurence Remise
4th – Bertrand Bourdon
5th tie – Nathalie Monturet
5th tie – Fabienne Charles
7th – Didier Faverdin
8th – Gaël Desroches
9th – Nathalie Tretout
10th – Jacques Citereci
11th Jean-Marc Molimard
French Wildlife Cup Ranking
1st – Philippe VERNET / 2nd – Christine CAZAL / 3rd – Bertrand BOURBON / 4th – Fabienne CHARLES / 5th – Nathalie MONTURET / 6th – Nathalie TRETOUT / 7th – Laurence REMISE / 8th – Didier FAVERDIN / 9th – Gaël DESROCHES / 10th – Jacques CITERICI / 11th – Jean-Marc MOLIMARD
opening image 1st prize – macro prize. © Philippe Vernet – Freshwater Shots 2023