Photo Competitions

The winners from DIVE’s Big Shot Man-Made underwater photography competition, as featured in our Autumn ’26 print magazine

The Underwater Photography Guide has opened submissions for the 15th annual Ocean Art underwater photo competition

Check out this preview for our Autumn 2026 print magazine, filled as always with great writing and fantastic underwater photography!

A short film about a weedy seadragon has been named Best of Show at the 2026 Underwater Awards Australasia underwater…

Enter DIVE's Big Shot Man-made underwater photography competition to win a liveaboard trip on board the Komodo Aggressor

Jo Caird visits Spain’s Costa Brava and discovers why CMAS is using the Mediterranean hotspot for its annual underwater photo contest.

Check out the top photographs from this year's CMAS Underwater Photography and Videography World Cup, held in Madeira, Portugal

The winners from our Big Shot Creative underwater photography competition, as featured in our Summer '26 print magazine

The Shark Trust marks the start of Shark Month 2026 with the launch of its Shark Photographer of the Year competition

You don't want to miss our Spring 2025 issue and our interview with top photographer Cathy Holmes, plus our in-depth guide to liveaboard safety

The Underwater Awards Australasia 2026 is now accepting submissions for underwater photos and videos focused on the Australasian region.

Enter DIVE's Big Shot Creative underwater photography competition to win a trip on board the Cayman Aggressor IV

NOAA’s 2026 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest invites photographers to share images from the 18 US national marine sanctuaries

Sharm El Sheikh's famous Camel Dive Club has announced the winners of its Underwater Stories from the Red Sea photo and video competition

The winners from our Big Shot Light & Shadow underwater photography competition, as featured in our Spring '26 print magazine

Jenny Stock on the thrill of judging a Splash-In photo competition in the Philippines, and how to get ahead if you enter

Take a look at what's in store in our Spring 2025 print magazine - great writing and beautiful photography from across the globe

Matty Smith's image of two Southern elephant seal pups has been crowned winner of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026.

Enter DIVE's Big Shot Light and Shadow underwater photography competition to win a trip on board the Belize Aggressor III

The winners of the 2025 Ocean Art Underwater Photography competition have been announced - check them out here.

Top DIVE contributor Jenny Stock has won the Fish and Other Aquatic Species Category in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Pygmy blue whales, Turks & Caicos Aggressor, underwater sound, 50 years of Jaws, Aqaba military museum, Big Shot winners

Sharm El Sheikh's Camel Dive Club has launched a competition inviting divers, photographers and filmmakers to submit their Red Sea Stories

Have your say on DIVE Magazine's best underwater photographer of the year in our Best of the Big Shots 2025 poll

All the winning images from our Big Shot Patterns & Textures underwater photography competition – as featured in our Autumn ’25 magazine

Ocean Art 2025 is open for entries with another haul of top luxury travel prizes and high end camera gear ready for the winners

The Dive Photo Guide has announced that entries are now being accepted for its DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition 2025.

Ferrera's stunning picture of a leopard seal's mighty jaws wins Underwater Awards Australasia - check out all the category winners here

Enter DIVE's Big Shot Patterns and Textures underwater photography competition to win a trip on board the Red Sea Aggressor II

The Shark Trust has announced the winners of its 2025 Shark Photographer of the Year Competition to celebrate Shark Awareness Day