Photography Contest
DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition 2025
Deadline |
12/01/25Theme |
UnderwaterTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
The organizers call on underwater shooters of all levels, from novice to professional, to compete in what has become the “World Championship” of international underwater imagery events.Entry Fees |
$10/imagePrizes |
OtherHost |
Dive Photo GuideThe DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition is a long-established and widely respected contest that celebrates the splendor of the oceans and the challenging art of underwater photography and video.
The organizers call on underwater shooters of all levels, from novice to professional, to compete in what has become the “World Championship” of international underwater imagery events.
The prizes, worth more than $85,000 in total, include dive trips with the world’s top resorts and liveaboards, and the latest underwater photo and video gear.
Entrants compete for prizes in 10 categories, with the photographer or filmmaker behind the top entry among the category winners crowned “DPG Grand Master 2025.” The overall winner will receive a top trip prize as well as a top equipment prize.
This year’s illustrious judging panel comprises six top photographers: Nicolas Remy, Jennifer Hayes, Álvaro Herrero (Mekan), Jill Heinerth, Aaron Wong, and Kate Jonker.
As well as assessing your entries, each of these seasoned photo pros is offering a unique “mentor prize” to one lucky winner — an invaluable hour-long one-on-one video chat session to review your portfolio and give you handy tips and advice to help make your underwater photography even better.
Winners will be revealed on UnderwaterCompetition.com and published by supporting media partners worldwide shortly thereafter.
The entry fees are US$10 per image or video entered. As with all Underwater Competition Series events, 15% of entry proceeds will be donated to marine conservation efforts.
SPECIAL MENTOR PRIZES
One-on-one portfolio review sessions with the judges
Six winners each receive a unique “mentor prize,” a one-on-one video chat with one of the six members of the judging panel.
An invaluable learning opportunity, the hour-long sessions offer winners the chance to go through their portfolios and discuss ways to improve their photography with a seasoned photo pro.
Dive Trip Prizes Include:
• 10-day dive packages at Lembeh Resort and Murex Bangka, Sulawesi, Indonesia
• 9-night liveaboard trip with MV Oceania, Papua New Guinea
• 7-night dive package at Walindi Dive Resort, Papua New Guinea
• 7-night packages with Eco Divers Lembeh, Indonesia
• 7-day packages at Gulen Dive Resort, Norway
• 7-night package at Solitude Acacia Resort, Anilao, Philippines
• 7-night package at Solitude Lembeh Resort, Indonesia
• 5-night packages at Crystal Blue Resort, Anilao, Philippines
• 7-night liveaboard trip on the Philippine Siren
• 7-night package at Atlantis Puerto Galera or Atlantis Dumaguete, Philippines
• $3,000 voucher towards a trip to Wakatobi Dive Resort or on the Pelagian liveaboard
• 7-night package at Silver Reef Dive Resort, Dumaguete, Philippines
& Equipment
The organizers call on underwater shooters of all levels, from novice to professional, to compete in what has become the “World Championship” of international underwater imagery events.
The prizes, worth more than $85,000 in total, include dive trips with the world’s top resorts and liveaboards, and the latest underwater photo and video gear.
Entrants compete for prizes in 10 categories, with the photographer or filmmaker behind the top entry among the category winners crowned “DPG Grand Master 2025.” The overall winner will receive a top trip prize as well as a top equipment prize.
This year’s illustrious judging panel comprises six top photographers: Nicolas Remy, Jennifer Hayes, Álvaro Herrero (Mekan), Jill Heinerth, Aaron Wong, and Kate Jonker.
As well as assessing your entries, each of these seasoned photo pros is offering a unique “mentor prize” to one lucky winner — an invaluable hour-long one-on-one video chat session to review your portfolio and give you handy tips and advice to help make your underwater photography even better.
Winners will be revealed on UnderwaterCompetition.com and published by supporting media partners worldwide shortly thereafter.
The entry fees are US$10 per image or video entered. As with all Underwater Competition Series events, 15% of entry proceeds will be donated to marine conservation efforts.
SPECIAL MENTOR PRIZES
One-on-one portfolio review sessions with the judges
Six winners each receive a unique “mentor prize,” a one-on-one video chat with one of the six members of the judging panel.
An invaluable learning opportunity, the hour-long sessions offer winners the chance to go through their portfolios and discuss ways to improve their photography with a seasoned photo pro.
Dive Trip Prizes Include:
• 10-day dive packages at Lembeh Resort and Murex Bangka, Sulawesi, Indonesia
• 9-night liveaboard trip with MV Oceania, Papua New Guinea
• 7-night dive package at Walindi Dive Resort, Papua New Guinea
• 7-night packages with Eco Divers Lembeh, Indonesia
• 7-day packages at Gulen Dive Resort, Norway
• 7-night package at Solitude Acacia Resort, Anilao, Philippines
• 7-night package at Solitude Lembeh Resort, Indonesia
• 5-night packages at Crystal Blue Resort, Anilao, Philippines
• 7-night liveaboard trip on the Philippine Siren
• 7-night package at Atlantis Puerto Galera or Atlantis Dumaguete, Philippines
• $3,000 voucher towards a trip to Wakatobi Dive Resort or on the Pelagian liveaboard
• 7-night package at Silver Reef Dive Resort, Dumaguete, Philippines
& Equipment
Featured Photo Contest
AAP Magazine #53 / TRAVELS
Our 53rd printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme: Travels. Reflect on your past or current adventures, expand our horizons from the four corners of the globe!
© Andrea Peruzzi
Best Photography Contests in 2024
Each year, there are hundreds of photography competitions all over the world, so we've decided to select for you the best of the best! Our selection of the best photo contests in 2024 is thoroughly curated to help you, whether you are a professional photographer or an amateur, to help find your next creative breakthrough. These all-star competitions offer the greatest opportunities for international exposure and/or incredible financial benefits. Some of them are closing soon, so get your photo submissions in!
ENDS 10/14/25
Now in its 12th year, the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards is allowing all landscape photographers to share a total of 12,500 USD in cash prizes.
ENDS 10/15/25
Four winners across US, UK, Mexico, and Canada will receive $10,000 and a Leica SL3 set
ENDS 10/17/25
We are looking for your travel photographs, near and far, to the edge of the earth and to the places perhaps known only to you.
ENDS 10/21/25
Be Featured in our November 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
ENDS 10/31/25
If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invite you to share your photographic project with us.
ENDS 10/31/25
Selected by a jury composed of five professionals from the fields of photography and publishing, the winner of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Self-Published PhotoBook Award will receive a prize of €8,000.
ENDS 11/02/25
The best photographs will be presented in an exhibition in the Principality of Monaco, then touring in various locations around the world, as well as in a high-quality photography book.
ENDS 11/06/25
1854 Media presents the sixth edition of Female in Focus call for entries. This is an international award that celebrates the remarkable talent and creativity of women photographers.
ENDS 12/01/25
Our Annual Photo Contest is now open for submissions, and we’re looking for the best of the best. Grand Prize: $2,500,
ENDS 01/06/26
First place receives Sony Digital Imaging equipment and inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book
ENDS 01/06/26
Dedicated to young photographers under 19 years-old - first prize is top Sony digital imaging equipment plus benefit from global exposure
ENDS 01/06/26
Rewarding the best single images! Enter for free and you could win $5,000, top Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 01/13/26
Rewarding the best photo series worldwide! Enter for free and you could win $25,000, a range of Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 02/15/26
Art is born out of passion. Fine Art photography is a perfect instrument, which allows a person to communicate with the world and share their vision. It results from the author's deep sensitivity, a need to express feelings through image.
ENDS 03/31/26
Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts on personal accounts (Facebook, Instagram etc.) are eligible.
ENDS 05/17/26
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.