Byron Underwater Festival - Byron Bay

These are the photos and the winning video from the 2009 shootout competition. What a fantastic week we had. The visibility was fantastic all week - check out the winners list and the winning images and winning video.

Best Festival Video

• 1st prize - Kieren Curry - Light & Motion LED Sunray-1000 Video light.

• 2nd prize - Josh Jensen - Beuchat full wetsuit PLUS a $500 Gates voucher from Scubapix

• 3rd prize - Jorina van der Westhuizen - Pair of ESCLAPEZ Fins

Best Festival Photograph - SLR camera

• 1st prize - Mark Gray - a dive holiday for TWO at Matava in Fiji - includes meals and taxes - *flights not included

• 2nd prize - Chris Hamilton - 10 dive voucher at Sundive Byron Bay inc gear hire if needed PLUS a $500 Ultra Light Control Systems voucher from Scubapix

• 3rd prize - Graham Midgley - a massive 1200mm x 800mm canvas print of your winning image by Retrospect

Best Festival Portfolio - 5 images

• 1st prize - Chris Hamilton - Full Beuchat SCUBA package including first and second stage regulators, occy & BCD as well as fins & mask.

• 2nd prize - Mark Gray - 6 Days/5 Nights Cocotinos Dive Package for one diver in Manado, Sulawesi. PLUS a $500 Aquatica voucher from Scubapix

• 3rd prize - Stefan Beekman - aunoc 3TEN Dive Light

Best Festival Photograph - Compact camera

• 1st prize - David Bryant - Choice of Ikelite SLR housing (inc port) / video housing or DS-160 deluxe strobe package

• 2nd prize - Stefan Beekman - 3 night/4 dive Dive/Accommodation package at PLANULA Divers Retreat/Byron Bay Dive Centre for TWO PEOPLE

• 3rd prize - Ken Thongpila - a huge 900mm x 600mm canvas print of your winning image by Retrospect

Best Festival Photograph - Novice & Sealife Camera Try Outs

• 1st prize - Susan Berry - Sealife DC800 camera

• 2nd prize - Aiden Dipple - Pair of ESCLAPEZ Fins

• 3rd prize - Cherie Dodd - Essential & Advanced Guide to Underwater Photography

Neville Coleman Awards

Most interesting critter find during the Underwater Festival

• 4 prizes of autographed copies of Neville Coleman’s latest books

1 - John Natoli

2 - John Natoli

3 - Ian Banks

4 - Ken Thongpila

Thank you all sponsors!

The Byron Underwater Festival would like to say a huge thank you to all the prize sponsors - without you, this festival would be only half as much fun.

2008 Winners

See the winners of the 2008 shoot-out competition and check out the uf08 archive site.

2007 Winners

See the winners of the 2007 shoot-out competition on the uf07 archive site.