AWARDS
DAN Europe Photo Contest – 3rd DAN Photo Contest Session 2006
3rd Place
18th Nelos International Underwater Photo & Film Festival / Belgium 2006
Category Juniors Freestyle: Silver Medal
3rd Eastern Mediterranean Underwater Photography & Film Festival / TRN, Cyprus 2007
Haluk Cecan Special Award
Scuba Diving Magazine International Annual Contest / 2007
Category Marine Life: Honorable Mention
2nd Pan-Hellenic Underwater Photography Championship / 2007
Category Macro: 1st Place
2nd Individual Award EOUDATK
2nd Team Award EOUDATK
Category ‘Portfolio: Honorable Mention
UnderwaterPhotography.com Annual Contest / 2007
Category Natural Light – No Strobe: Gold Medal
Festisub Festival De L’Image Sous Marine / 2008
1st Place
4th Eastern Mediterranean Underwater Photography & Film Festival / TRN, Cyprus 2008
Haluk Cecan Special Jury Award
Wetpixel Photo of the Week Contest (POTW #237: Coral Rainbows) / 2008
2nd Place
Wetpixel Photo of the Week Contest (POTW #247: Silhouettes) / 2008
1st Place
Wetpixel Photo of the Week Contest (POTW #257: Reflections) / October 2008
3rd Place
5th Eastern Mediterranean Underwater Photography & Film Festival / TRN, Cyprus 2009
Category Wide Angle: 3rd Place
9th MARMARA UNDERWATER FESTIVAL / Turkey / 2009
Category Digital Macro: 3rd Place
Wetpixel / 2010 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest
1st and 2nd place
6th Eastern Mediterranean Underwater Photography & Film Festival / TRN, Cyprus 2010
Category Wide Angle: 3rd Place
Wetpixel Photo of the Week Contest (POTW #333: Nudibranchs) / June 2010
1st Place
Underwater Images 2010
Macro/Close-Up Open Category: Honorable Mention
10th MARMARA UNDERWATER FESTIVAL / Turkey / 2010
Category Digital Macro: 2nd Place
DAN Europe Photo Contest – 2nd DAN Photo Contest Session 2010
2nd Place
3rd International Underwater Photography Contest ”CITTA’ DI VENEZIA 2010”
Category Mediterraneo Ambiente: 1st Place
Category Mediterraneo Macro: 2nd Place
Category Tropicale Ambiente: 3rd Place
Category Tropicale Macro: 3rd Place
DivePhotoGuide / Monthly Contest / September 2010
Category Super Macro: 1st Place
37th Festival Mondial De L’Image Sous Marine / October 2010
PRIX OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY “Image de meduse”: Mention artistique
20th International NELOS Festival / November 2010
Category Black & White (print): Silver Medal
Wetpixel Photo of the Week Contest (POTW #367: Weird & Wonderful) / January 2011
1st Place
UnderwaterPhotography.com Annual Contest / 2010-11
Category Wide Angle – Close Focus: Gold Medal
13th International PELAGOS Festival / Rome / 2011
Category Macro: 1st Place
Category Wide Angle: 3rd Place
DAN Europe Photo Contest – 1st DAN Photo Contest Session 2011
3rd Place
1st International Underwater Festival SCUBACAM / Slovakia / 2011
Category Portfolio: 1st Place
“Through The Lens 2011” SDAA/MIDE 2011 International Competition
Category Seascapes: Honorable Mention
DAN Europe Photo Contest 3rd DAN Photo Contest Session 2011
2nd Place
4th International Underwater Photography Contest ”CITTA’ DI VENEZIA 2011”
Category Mediterraneo Macro: 1st Place
CIWEM / Environmental Photographer of the Year 2011
Category Underwater World: Highly Commended
Wetpixel Picture of the Year 2011
2nd Place
Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) / Masters of Underwater Photography / 2012
Category Macro: 1st Place
Category Diver: 2nd Place
Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science / 2012
Category Fish or Marine Animal Portrait: 3rd Place
“Through The Lens 2012” SDAA/MIDE 2012 International Competition
Category uw3some: Honorable Mention
Scuba Diving Magazine International Annual Contest / 2012
GRAND PRIZE Winner
Category Macro: 3rd Place
Wetpixel / 2013 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest / USA
1st Place
5th International Underwater Photography Contest ”CITTA’ DI VENEZIA 2012”
Category Mediterraneo Macro: 1st Place
DivePhotoGuide / Monthly Contest / November 2012 / USA
Category Fashion: 1st Place
“Our World Underwater 2013” international underwater photography and video competition / USA
Category Macro Traditional: 3rd Place
ONE EYELAND Photography Awards / India
Category Nature/Underwater: Bronze
Category Website: Finalist
PAF Tachov International Festival / Czech Republic / 2013
Special Jury Award
ACQUA 2013 – Underwater Art Competition / Italy
Category DSLR – Mediterranean Macro: 1st and 2nd Place
PADI International “Critter” Photo Contest / 2013 / USA
1st Place
6th International Underwater Photography Contest ABYSS ”CITY OF VENICE” / Italy / 2013
Category Mediterraneo Macro: 2nd Place
GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 / Germany
Category Underwater / Photo Title: “Echiichthys vipera” – Highly commended
Category Underwater / Photo Title: “Alien spaceship” – Highly commended
PAF Tachov International Festival / Czech Republic / 2014
Category Black and White: 1st Place
SCUBACAM Underwater Festival / Slovakia / 2014
Category Black and White / 1st Place
Category Macro / 3rd Place
16th International PELAGOS Festival / Rome / 2014
Category Tropical Environment – Wide Angle: 1st Place
Scuba Diving Magazine International Annual Contest / USA / 2014
Category Macro: Honorable Mention
7th International Underwater Photography Contest ”CITTA’ DI VENEZIA 2014”
Category Mediterraneo Macro: 3rd Place
“See in the Sea” Unerwater International Photo Contest OrtonAmare / 2014 / Italy
Category Portfolio: 2nd Place
OASIS Photo Contest 2014 / International Award of Wildlife and Nature Photography / Italy
Category Underwater / Honorable Mention
Category Underwater / Admirable Work
8th International Underwater Photography Contest ”CITTA’ DI VENEZIA 2015”
Category “Parasite”: 2nd Place
Neapolis International Contest of Underwater Photography / 2015 / Italy
Category “Mediterraneo Biologica”: Honorable Mention
5th International Underwater Photography Contest “Sora nel Blu” / 2015 / Italy
Category Mediterranean Wide-Angle: Special Award
10th “See in the Sea” Unerwater International Photo Contest OrtonAmare / 2015 / Italy
Category Macro: Runner Up
4th Underwater Photo Marathon / Zagreb, Croatia / 2016
Category PORTFOLIO / 2nd Place
Category DSLR OVERALL WINNER / 3rd Place
Fine Art Photography Awards / 2016 / USA
Category Wildlife / Animals: 3 Nominee’s
Category Photomanipulation: 1 Nominee
16th MARMARA UNDERWATER FESTIVAL / Turkey / 2016
Category Black & White: 1st Place
Nature’s Best Photography Awards / USA / 2016
Category Oceans: Highly Honored
10th DRM Online Contest / Slovenia / 2017
Category DSLR – Marine Life: 3rd Place
11th “See in the Sea” Unerwater International Photo Contest OrtonAmare / 2017 / Italy
Category Portfolio: 2nd Place
Blucobalto Underwater Photo Academy / 4th Underwater Photography Contest / Italy
Special Award “Enzo Maiorca”
Category Artistic: 2nd Place
Underwater Photo Marathon / Zagreb, Croatia / 2018
Category Creativity – Fashion / 2nd Place
7th “Mare Nordest” Underwater Photo Contest / Italy / 2018
Category Wide Angle: 2nd Place
Category Conservation: Honorable Mention
Category Fashion: Honorable Mention
Scuba Diving Magazine International Annual Contest / USA / 2018
Category Conceptual: Honorable Mention
13th “See in the Sea” Unerwater International Photo Contest OrtonAmare / 2018 / Italy
Category Portfolio: 2nd Place
Category Macro: Runner Up
Our World Underwater 2019 international competition / USA
Category Wide Angle Unrestricted: Bronze medal
Beneath The Sea International Competition 2019 / USA
Category conservation: 1st Place Winner
Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 / UK
Category Portrait: 1st Place Winner
DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition 2019 / USA
Category Animal Portrait: 1st Place Winner
ADEX – Asia Dive Expo / 2019 / Singapore
Environmental Photo of the Year
Ocean Geographic / “Best Pictures of the Year” / 2018-2019 / Australia
Category One Ocean: Runner Up
Category Portrait: Runner Up
Category Creative Vision: Special Mention
Scuba Diving Magazine International Annual Contest / USA / 2019
Category Macro: 1st Place
Underwater Photo Marathon / Zagreb, Croatia / 2020
Category Wreck / 2nd Place
Odessos Photo Exhibition 2021 / Bulgaria
Category NATURE / Gold Medal
Category OPEN COLOR / Honorable Mention
ONE EYELAND World’s Top 10 Wildlife Photographers 2021 / India
4th Place Worldwide
1st Place Greece
Ocean Geographic / “Best Pictures of the Year” / 2021 / Australia
Category Portraits: Honorable Mention
Category Conservation: Honorable Mention
Underwater Photo Marathon / Zagreb, Croatia / 2021
Category DSLR Fish / 1st Place
PAF Tachov International Festival / Czech Republic / 2021
Category Color – Seawater: 2nd Place
Festival International de l’Image Sous Marine de Nouvelle-Calédonie / 2021
Category Freshwater: 1st Place
Category Wide Angle: Honorable Mention
Ocean Photography Awards 2021 / UK
Category Conservation Photographer of the Year: Highly Commended
International Underwater Film Festival of Donostia – San Sebastián / Spain / 2021
Category Photography: 1st Place
ipa / International Photography Awards / Los Angeles – California / 2021
Professional Category Nature – Underwater: Honorable Mention
14th International Underwater Photography Contest ABYSS ”CITY OF VENICE” / Italy / 2021
Category DSLR / Mediterranean Wide Angle: 1st Place
GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 / Germany
Category Other Animals: Highly commended
Memorial Maria Luisa 2022 / Spain
Category Submerged World: Highly commended
PAF Tachov International Festival / Czech Republic / 2022
Category Portfolio: 2nd Place
Festival International de l’Image Sous Marine de Nouvelle-Calédonie / 2022
Category Wide Angle: 2nd Place
Siena International Photo Awards/ Italy / 2022
Category Underwater Life: Honorable Mention
Galathea, Festival International du Monde Marin, Hyères / France / 2023
Category Impact of Human Pollution: Gold
Category Wrecks: Bronze
Category Mediterranean Sea: Bronze
Prize of the International Academy of Underwater Sciences and Techniques.