After much (and we do mean much, with a capital M) deliberation we are now finally ready to announce the winners of the eyeMagine 2008 Underwater Photography competition. All of the judges, from within the UK scuba industry, commented on the unbelievably high standard and commented that in some cases it was even hard to believe that it was actually an amateur underwater photography competition, rather than a pro one.

However without further ado, and with a huge round of congratulations we are pleased to announce the winners of the eyeMagine 2008 Underwater Photography Competition as:-

UK Image Winner UK Winner, Seal in Farnes By Simon Keen

International Image Winner International Winner, Malcolm Knobbs, for his Anemone Fish in the Barrier Reef

Quirky Image Winner Quirky Winner, Richard Yorke, for his comical Flood in Vivian Quarry

and last but certainly not least

A huge congratulations and thanks goes out to all of the entrants, it was superb to see so many great shots and all of them really did demonstrate just how amazing the underwater world really is – Well Done !

There were of course a superb array of prizes up for grabs for the winners of the eyeMagine 2008 Underwater Photography competition, all generously donated by our competition sponsors – Mares; A P Valves; Digital Distribution and Aqualung UK, and these shall be awarded at the London International Dive Show. If you’re coming along to the Dive Show and would like to meet the winners then just head on over to the Scuba + Outdoor Pursuits Centre stand and say Hi !

With the original 2008 eyeMAGINE Underwater Photography Competition now officially closed and the winners drawn, it was time to look ahead at how eyeMAGINE would continue.

It seemed such a shame to remove all those amazing photo’s we had received over the year 2008, so we have decided to keep the website going, allowing any budding, or talented, underwater photographer to continue showcasing their work.

Unfortunately, we won’t be awarding any formal prizes, but we’ll do our best to send out the odd t-shirt, baseball cap or similar whenever we see an image we like.

So, have a scoot round our new website and continue to upload your stunning photographs to share witht he rest of the diving world. After all, you never know who might be looking at them!