Best of Show, 2014. 1st Place Wide-Angle. Photo by Ray Collins "Underwater - Kirra Point". Shot at Kirra Point, Australia with Nikon D4. (Click to enlarge)

Best of Show, 2014. 1st Place Wide-Angle. Photo by Ray Collins “Underwater – Kirra Point”. Shot at Kirra Point, Australia with Nikon D4. (Click to enlarge)

The annual Ocean Art photography contest is down to its last week for entries. The competition offers over $75,000 in prizes in 15 Categories, including 3 new mirrorless camera categories and a new pool/conceptual category with no post-processing restrictions. The final entry deadline is at 11:59pm on November 24, 2015 (California time).

The contest features 15 Categories for entrants – Wide-Angle, Macro, Marine Life Behavior, Portrait, Cold Water, Nudibranchs, Supermacro, Novice DSLR, Mirrorless Wide-Angle, Mirrorless Macro, Mirrorless Behavior, Compact Wide-Angle, Compact Macro, Compact Behavior and Pool and Conceptual. There are 36 sponsors offering gear, tropical dive packages, and more.

For more information, click here to visit the Ocean Art competition website. You may also click here to view previous winning photos.

1st Place Cold Water Lill Haugen "Bigmouth". Shot in Ørsta, Norway with Nikon D300

1st Place Cold Water
Lill Haugen “Bigmouth”. Shot in Ørsta, Norway with Nikon D300