DIGITAL ONLINE’S RESULTS EDA’S UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM COMPETITION 2021
The Digital Online 2021 results are in! A big congratulations to our EDA Members for their winning picture and video entries to this year’s underwater photography and film competition, and a huge shout-out and thank you to our prize sponsors for their fantastic prizes! DIGITAL ONLINE 2009-2021 Digital Online celebrated its 12th Anniversary in 2021, and we’ve managed to hold a successful competition for the 2nd year running during these unpredictable times of COVID-19! The competition was introduced by EDA in 2009 to resident photographers to develop awareness and engagement amongst those unfamiliar with our ocean environment. The competition holds both local and global marine life categories to offer variety between our local and international diving enthusiasts. The film category was introduced as an extension to the competition in 2012 to 82
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share our underwater world through motion pictures and deliver a better understanding of its habitats and surroundings. The purpose of Digital Online is to keep our oceans visible by displaying their hidden beauty and to exemplify their importance to all life on Earth through their ecosystems, which are under great threat all over the world due to climate change and pollution. COVID-19 has caused much disruption to the competition, as well as the popular Awards and Exhibition Opening Night, which attains equal success with divers and non-divers alike, who
come together in supporting the participating photographers and videographers. Whether it’s through discussion or articles brought to our readers through our free quarterly magazine – Divers for the Environment – the inspiration the event brings is a success in its own right, and we look forward to getting back to our event in all its glory. COMPETITION CLAUSE EDA does not disclose photographers’ names during the judging process. The competition is run fairly and without prejudice, professionally adhering to all of Digital Online’s rules and guidelines throughout.
