Official Results of the Underwater Photography Competitions (CESMM)

2nd International Challenge

The competition included the awarding of several special prizes, each dedicated to a specific theme and represented by a single photograph.

• Fish Prize: awarded to the Monaco team, composed of Bassem Jammour and Anne Rodelato.

• Ambience Prize: won by Italy, with Guglielmo Cicerchia and Iwona Moisa.

• Macro Prize: awarded to France, thanks to Sébastien Ameeuw and Delphine Fraysse.

• Prize for the imposed theme (“artistic creation around the bubble”): awarded to the Monaco team.

As for the general ranking, each participating country presented a series of four images submitted to the jury’s evaluation. The podium is as follows:

1. France

2. Monaco

3. Italy

20th National Competition

This edition also included special prizes, each linked to a photographic theme.

• Fish Prize: won by Florence Roux and Béatrice Landreau.

• Ambience Prize: awarded to Véronique Wurmli-Baudot and Wendy Peyret.

• Macro Prize: attributed to Philippe Lecomte and Christine Cazal.

• Prize for the imposed theme (“artistic creation around the bubble”): awarded to Frédéric Bernard and Justine Brun d’Espagne.

• Jury’s “Coup de cœur” Prize: once again to Véronique Wurmli-Baudot and Wendy Peyret.

The competition was then divided into two main categories:

Non-interchangeable lens cameras

The shots were evaluated as a series of four photographs per team. The ranking is as follows:

1. Philippe Lecomte and Christine Cazal

2. Frédéric Bernard and Justine Brun d’Espagne

3. François Godin and Christophe Mouton

Interchangeable lens cameras

Here too, the evaluation was based on series of four photos. The podium:

1. David Roger and Eric Dalmas

2. Vanessa Brousse-Desprez and Eric Brousse

3. Florence Roux and Béatrice Landreau

Children’s Contest “Regards sous la mer”

The section dedicated to the youngest participants brought emotional moments.

• Jury’s “Coup de cœur”: a photo by Charlene Barois.

For the two subcategories, contestants were judged on a series of three photographs each.

Category “Jellyfish”:

1. Charlene Barois (award-winning series of 3 photos)

2. Nathan Chaki

3. Philippe Barois

Category “Seahorses”:

1. Shannon Tissot (award-winning series of 3 photos)

2. Alexandre Charpenne

3. Juliette Amsallem