We are happy to announce that the winner of the RSDS Photo Competition for January 2022 has been chosen. Congratulations to Eric Besnard with his photo “SCHRIMP REST IN MARSA NAKARI"!
Eric wins a free stay at the RSDS village of his choice. You can view the winning photo, and all the January participants
here.
If you would like a chance to win, simply register on our website and upload your photos from our competition page. Each day we choose a 'photo of the day' from the selection of entries. Anyone can register on our website and vote on photos entered into the competition. At the end of the month our Photo Pro and photography workshop leader, Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield, looks at the votes and chooses a winner from the highest scoring photos. Full terms and conditions and prize details are available
here.
Congratulations again to Eric, and good luck to all those participating in the coming months!
From Paul Duxfield, our competition judge:
Wow! It was something of a macrofest this January with the close up entries dominating the choices, however the wide angle shots we got were also very good with a couple of great turtle pics from Ruth and Anders that are definitely worth mentioning, and the classical Red Sea shot from Paul Pettit of possibly my favourite reef in the area, Habili Nakari, the colours and sheer numbers of fish mark this out as a great shot and fabulous place to visit if you’re diving around this location. However whilst I personally usually favour a good wide angle shot over macro, the close up contenders this month were just too good to forsake. Initially catching my eye is a cracking shot by Eric Besnard of a resting shrimp, beautifully captured and sharp, draped languidly over the tentacle of an anemone. And then a lovely colourful Xmas Tree worm, placed within a bokehlicious background (bokehlicious is a word I’ve invented to mean nicely blurry LOL). The abstract swirly pattern of Guilhem’s Giant Clam is absolutely gorgeous and just the sort of unusual shot I like, and then Thomas Bolle’s fish portrait of a a head on Coral Grouper ticks all the boxes too. So a very difficult call in all honesty, but after much deliberation i’m settled on the first shot that took my attention, the resting shrimp by Eric Besnard. Simple, well composed but with personality and all the aspects of the picture drawing the viewer into the centre of the frame, beautiful well done Eric, and particularly in such a strong month too.
Duxy has been running escorted photo workshops in Marsa Shagra for the last three years. These workshops are designed for camera users of all experience levels, with any type of underwater camera. Duxy is on hand to share tips and information, troubleshoot individual photography issues, escort early morning and late afternoon dives, and give talks on specific subjects. The Red Sea Photo Camp with Duxy and Alphamarine Photography will be held in Shagra from June 11-22 2022 and June 13-20 2023
- full information.
