Won a Palme d’Or at the The World Festival of Underwater Pictures at Marseille
Me with my award in front of a Jacques Cousteau poster
Just got back from the 37th The World Festival of Underwater Pictures in Marseille. This was the first year I participated, submitting shots for the color photography, black and white photography, portfolio (10 pieces) and website categories. To be completely honest, I was a little disappointed to find that my photography work was ranked middle of the pack in just about every category (and rightly so), but I was overjoyed to find that I had won the “Prix du Site Web Artistique 2010″, which is for the most artistic web site of 2010. You can see the results here: http://www.underwater-festival.com/. It’s in French, but my name and site are listed.
It was great to come home with something, and I learned a lot from the experience. Now all I have to do is get back to work on my photography. It’s a pretty tough competition, and I have a long way to go to get where I want to be with my photography work…
I just want to say thank you to everyone who supported me and encouraged me throughout the last year, especially my family, and of course all of the good people over at the CIPA; without whom none of this would have been possible.
By the way, I’m not the only one from the CIPA who came home with an award. Guillaume Nery managed to win the “Prix d’Insolite” for his “Free Fall” film. Congratulations to Guillaume for yet a another award for his beautiful film. Watch the film here.
Below are the photo submissions that I submitted to this year’s competition:
The World Festival of Underwater Pictures In Marseille Is Coming Up
37e Festival mondial de l’image sous-marine
Just finished getting my submissions together for the 37th World Festival of Underwater Pictures (Festival mondial de l’image sous-marine) at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille. This year is pretty special, as this would have been the 100th birthday of the great Jacques-Yves Cousteau. It promises to be a big to-do, and I’m looking forward to it. Entries are due September 15th, so if you haven’t gotten yours in, get them in in now. The show itself is from the 27th through the 31st of October, so start getting your bookings in order now. See you there!
Site: http://www.underwater-festival.com/index-en.html (french: http://www.underwater-festival.com/index.html)
Rules: http://www.underwater-festival.com/Reglement-en.html
Entry Form: http://www.underwater-festival.com/images/concours-eng.pdf
