2026 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR GRAND PRIZE
We could not be more excited and grateful to our sponsor, All Star Liveaboards, to announce that the 2026 Photographer of the Year will receive a phenomenal prize – a voucher for a week-long trip aboard their luxury liveaboard, Scuba Scene, valued at $1,995. This is a brand-new vessel, the largest in the Red Sea, with capacity for 26 divers. Choose from northern, southern, or central Red Sea itineraries exploring the area’s celebrated wrecks and reefs, or specialist Shark Week trips.
2026 MASTER OF THE YEAR GRAND PRIZE
This year, we are excited to announce that thanks to the generosity of our sponsor, Wakatobi Resort, we are able to award our 2026 Master of the Year with a $3,000 gift voucher to use towards a stay at their luxury dive resort in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
In a tranquil island setting far from crowds and cities, with no other divers for at least 100 miles, Wakatobi seamlessly blends five-star amenities and civilized comforts with a pristine natural environment; a pairing that has secured its reputation as one of the world’s finest diving and snorkeling destinations.
2026 VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR GRAND PRIZE
All Star Liveaboards has also donated a fantastic prize for our Videographer of the Year – a week-long trip on a Blackbeard’s Cruise in the Bahamas. The winner will receive a trip valued at $1,175 on one of their two liveaboard sailboats exploring the Exuma Cays. Blackbeard’s caters to divers of all levels, singles, groups, explorers and fun-loving people. Basically, anyone adventurous who loves to dive! This prize can also be used as a $1,000 credit should you want to upgrade to a trip on their other liveaboard, Cat Ppalu.
2026 MENTOR OF THE YEAR GRAND PRIZE
We are excited to announce that the winner of our first Mentor of the Year Award for 2026 will receive a year’s subscription to The Underwater Club, valued at $333. The Underwater Club is the first-of-its-kind Online Underwater Photography School, where Underwater Photographers get together to learn, help each other, and create memorable underwater imagery. Keep learning with online courses that you take at your own pace, participate in monthly virtual events, meet like-minded Club Members, and progress by helping each other out.