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An early success in 2012 - this image I took in Wraysbury Lake was awarded the Gold Medal in the Freshwater category of the 2011/12 UnderwaterPhotography.com annual awards.

This international contest is the longest running and one of the most prestigious online. Winning here is one of Underwater Photography's most coveted accolades because it says that you succeeded in the most competitive environment there is - against the top talent of the moment.

Every January a panel of judges select the best images entered in this online photo contest from the previous year. From a total of over 11,000 entries Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded for the top three from each category in order of merit.



In addition to the Gold Medal award, two of my images achieved Runner Up in the Natural Light and Topside categories respectively:

Following a recent trip with Martin & Sylvia Edge to photograph Whale Sharks in the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti I have added a portfolio of some of the images I took.

Djibouti is an exceptional area for observing whale sharks. Although they are generally solitary creatures, they congregate in the Bay of Tadjoura to feast on the high concentrations of plankton.

The portfolio can be found under "Underwater Photography" or alternatively click on this Whale Shark image below to go to the collection.

A shot which I took on a recent Red Sea trip was the winning image in the UnderwaterPhotography.com November Hotshots Photo Contest.
The study of a wreck interior was taken on a dive on the Tug Boat wreck at Abu Galawa during a Martin Edge Red Sea trip in October 2011.
http://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/default.aspx?lmc=1

A further success for my image "Diver and Sunbeams" which
was amongst the awards in this year's BSOUP/Diver Magazine Print Competition.

The British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) teamed up with Diver Magazine and The Wildlife Trust to stage this major competition at the DIVE Show at the NEC-Birmingham over the weekend of 22-23 October 2011. A total of 80 of the best prints were displayed, with nearly 1,000 visitors to the show voting across 4 categories. My image was placed Runner Up in the Overseas category.

Details of all the winning images can be seen by following this link: http://www.bsoup.org/BSoUP-DIVER_LIDS/2011/winners/Results.php

I was delighted that my image "Diver and Sunbeams" achieved 1st place in the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) July "Focus On" competition. The theme for the competition was natural light, with my shot having been taken during a dive in Taj Maha Cenote - Yucatan, Mexico in June 2011. The top six images can be viewed on the BSOUP website via the following link http://www.bsoup.org/Gallery/198.php

My image "Exploring the Gozo Caves" was selected as the Winning Great Shot in the BSAC Diving Open Category of the 2010 BSAC Photographic Competition.

This category enables BSAC members to showcase the very best in BSAC club diving and allows the photographer to creatively represent BSAC diving in all its many, varied forms. My winning shot was taken on a Surrey Aquanauts Club Trip to Gozo.

In addition, my image "Diving the St John's Caves" was awarded second place in the BSAC Diving Open category. Further details regarding the competition and all the winners can be viewed here http://www.bsac.com/page.asp?section=2698

This year’s British Underwater Image Festival attracted hundreds of entries showcasing the very best in underwater photography and filmmaking.

Now in its sixth year, BUIF is the biggest competition of its kind in the UK with the Stills section judged by Alex Mustard and Charles Hood together with DIVE editor Simon Rogerson and Colin Doeg, founder of BSoUP.

The awards were presented at a ceremony held at the Big Scuba Show in London’s Olympia, where 50 of the best photographs were on show. Two of my images were displayed - a shot of a diver exploring Egypt's Jackfish Alley Caves was placed 8th overall in the Suunto Open Category and a shot of the Giannis D wreck was also within the top 20.

A summary of the results and some of the images can be viewed from the link below.
http://www.divemagazine.co.uk/news/latest-news/5415-all-the-winners-from-buif-2011.html

My image of a Pike taken in Wraysbury Lake was placed Runner Up in the British & Irish category of this annual print competition.

Underwater photographers were invited to submit prints for the event. A total of 106 prints were submitted and 80 of these were selected by a panel of judges for display at the London International Dive Show (LIDS).

At the show the public were invited to vote for their favourite print in each of four categories and 850 did so.
For a complete list of winners and to view all the winning shots please visit http://www.bsoup.org/BSoUP-DIVER_LIDS/2010/results.php

The image was also featured as Picture of the Month in the March 2010 issue of Sport Diver Magazine.