National competition of underwater photography of Monaco 2017
The Deepdown Photography team is proud to announce its 3rd rank in the general classification of the 14th National Underwater Photography Competition of Monaco.
As every year, the prize-giving ceremony took place in the great hall of the mythical Oceanographic Museum of the Principality, in the presence of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, who did us the honor of attending.
We would like to thank our Monegasque friends at the CESMM for the organization and their warm welcome, as well as all the participants of this competition, for making it an unforgettable event.
A big thank you also goes to our “team manager” and friend Alex Mergen who, despite some hazards on the return trip, has been a precious help and, as usual, a pleasant company.
See you all next year for new adventures on the Rock !!
National competition of underwater photography of Monaco 2016
Unfortunately we couldn’t take part this year in the National competition of underwater photography of Monaco organized by the Club de plongée sous-marine de Monaco (CESMM) and sponsored by the Monegasque Federation of Underwater Activities (FMAS).
National competition of underwater photography of Monaco 2015
From the 4th to the 5th October 2015, the team Deepdown returned to the Principality to participate in this year’s national competition.
The program consisted in 2 dives of 90 minutes each. The first one has taken them to the Cap Estel and the second one made them discover the underwater landscape close to the Oceanographic Museum.
During the dives, pictures in the categories “macro“, “ambience“, “fish” and the this year’s special theme “dare colors” had to be shot in order to present a selection of 4 photos to the jury afterwards.
National competition of underwater photography of Monaco 2014
From the 3rd to the 5th October 2014, the duo composed of Steve and Jojo participated in this year’s national competition in the Principality, as there was no international competition.
The program consisted in 2 dives of 90 minutes each. The first one has taken them to the Cap Estel and the second one made them discover the underwater rerserve Larvotto.
During the dives, pictures in the categories “macro“, “ambience” and “fish” had to be taken in order to present a selection of 4 photos to the jury afterwards.
The team left Monaco with a good 5th place and a rewarding experience.
1st International challenge of underwater photography of Monaco 2013
The First International Challenge of Underwater Photography of Monaco sponsored by the Monegasque Federation of Subaquatiques took place from 3d to 6th of October 2013.
At invitation of Mr Roger Mullot, president of the Club de plongée sous-marine de Monaco (CESMM), Steve Carmentran and Jean-François Leblond travelled to “the rock” in order to represent Luxembourg on the one hand and the FLASSA on the other hand. Six nations were represented at this challenge, namely France, Germany, Spain, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Canada and the Principality of Monaco.
Two dives of 90 minutes each were planned in connection to which the candidates had to present a serie of 5 pictures to the jury (2 photos “atmosphere” 1 photo “fish” and 2 photos “Macro”). The photos were judged by series and no editing or manipulation of the images was allowed. The award ceremony was held in the large conference room of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. At this solemn meeting, France, Spain and Germany were rewarded for their efforts by winning the first, second and third place in the competition.
Steve and Jean-François wish to thank the FLASSA for the confidence and for offering them the opportunity to take part in a competition of this magnitude, which was a very rewarding experience for them.
Their participation in this event was covered in the tageblatt article of November 7, 2013.
