The French Championships of underwater photography and video were held this weekend in Bastia. Discover the awards given during this competition.
21 teams of photographers and 6 video pairs—from across France, Corsica, and even from La Réunion—gathered in Bastia from June 26 to 29. The photography participants made 4 dives on 4 different sites, spread over two days, to bring back the most beautiful shots corresponding to the themes: macro, fish, ambiance, mobile fauna ambiance, and this year’s theme, the posidonia. The videographers had a free theme. They were hosted by the Marine Diving Center.
Photography rankings 2024
1st prize – Tony Viacara and Martine Ruoppolo
2nd prize – Julien Carpels and Audrey Ruoppolo
3rd prize – Véronique Würmli-Baudot and Gabriel Guillon
4th – Sébastien Ameeuw and Delphine Fraysse
5th – Stéphane Regnier and Sophie Perez
6th – Miguel Ramirez and Carole Salinier
7th – Jean-Baptiste Cazajous and Florian Jai
8th – Pascual Michel Gonzalez and Danie Sarraillet
9th – Philippe Lecomte and Elsa Pradelles
10th – Jean Raphaël Tordoir and Henri Fanton
11th – Eric Saint Martin and Mikel Calbete
12th – Sophie Rusca and François Gaudin
13th – Michel Brazier and Laurence Remise
14th – Christiane Deltour and Corinne Gioffre
15th – Christine Cazal and Marine Casanova
16th – Didier Degreze and Nathalie Bernard
17th – Nathalie Monturet and Grégoire Haye
18th – Jean-François Dermit and Michel Guilhem
19th – Marc Debatty and Yannick Kerdoncuff
20th – Frédéric Castaing and Oihane Cantero
21st – Véronique Escales and Annie Millet
Mobile fauna ambiance prize – Miguel Ramirez and Carole Salinier
Ambiance prize – Tony Viacara and Martine Ruoppolo
Macro prize – Julien Carpels and Audrey Ruoppolo
Fish prize – Christiane Deltour and Corinne Gioffre
Theme prize « the posidonia » – Tony Viacara and Martine Ruoppolo
Marine Park prize – Julien Carpels and Audrey Ruoppolo
Marine Park prize – Véronique Würmli-Baudot and Gabriel Guillon
Marine Diving Center prize – Stéphane Regnier and Sophie Perez
City of Bastia prize – Sébastien Ameeuw and Delphine Fraysse
Crédit Mutuel prize – Philippe Lecomte and Elsa Pradelles
Video rankings 2024
1st prize and soundtrack prize – Laurent Maignot and Florian Schott for Elle
2nd prize and script prize – Angélique Guilbaud and Nicolas Guyot for Mission biodiversité
3rd prize – Yves Kapfer and Sandrine Trapeau for Les jardins de Kallisté
opening image © Tony Viacara – French Championships of underwater photography and video