KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- The winners of the ninth annual United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition were announced during the United Nations World Oceans Day (UNWOD) 2022 event at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The free competition, which launched this past March, explored the six thematic categories linked to the overarching 2022 World Oceans day theme: ‘Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean’.
World-renowned judges including wildlife photographer Rathika Ramasamy, Conservation Photojournalist & Marine Biologist Sirachai Arunrugstichai, and Underwater Photographer Y. Zin Kim, selected first, second, and third place winners for the categories: Above Water Seascapes; Underwater Seascapes; Revitalization; Coastal Communities; Ocean Critters; and, Nature-Based Solutions & Ocean Exploration.
Winners were selected from the thousands of global entries made by both amateur and professional photographers, according to a statement.
The United Nations World Oceans Day event and the Photo Competition are hosted by the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, produced with the contribution of Oceanic Global and made possible by La Mer.
The annual competition is curated by Ellen Cuylaerts, and coordinated with DivePhotoGuide (DPG) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.
The 2022 winning photographers hail from over 12 different countries. Their names include: Cao Nguyen Vu, Christophe Mason-Parker (Above Water Seascapes); Damir Zurub, Nat Sumanatemeya, Nicolas Hahn (Underwater Seascapes); and, Rick Morris, Nuno Vasco Rodrigues, Aunk Horwang (Revitalization).
The United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition is an ongoing tradition that calls on worldwide photographers and artists to communicate the beauty of the ocean and the importance of the respective UNWOD themes each year.
Winning photos from past years can additionally be seen at www.unworldoceansday.org.
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