Marvel: Sustaining What Sustains Us – 1st Place Winner: Rachel Moore, USA
The 2025 United Nations World Oceans Day Photograph Contest showcases breathtaking underwater and ocean pictures, elevating consciousness of marine magnificence and fragility.
Organized in collaboration with international ocean advocacy teams, the competition options 12 profitable pictures throughout six classes, every telling a robust story of biodiversity, human connection, and environmental urgency. From putting seascapes to intimate depictions of ocean life, these images encourage appreciation and motion for marine conservation. As local weather challenges develop, the gathering serves as a reminder to guard our planet’s blue coronary heart not simply on World Oceans Day, however day-after-day.
Extra: United Nations World Oceans Day, Instagram
Marvel: Sustaining What Sustains Us – 2nd Place Winner: Luis Arpa Toribio, Spain
Marvel: Sustaining What Sustains Us – third Place Winner: Steven Lopez, USA
Massive and Small Underwater Faces – 1st Place Winner: Andrey Nosik, Russia
Massive and Small Underwater Faces – 2nd Place Winner: Giacomo Marchione, Italy
Massive and Small Underwater Faces – third Place Winner: Lars von Ritter Zahony, Germany
Underwater Seascapes – 1st Place Winner: Dani Escayola, Spain
Underwater Seascapes – 2nd Place Winner: Gerald Rambert, Mauritius
Underwater Seascapes – third Place Winner: Pedro Carrillo, Spain
Above Water Seascapes – 1st Place Winner: Leander Nardin, Austria
Above Water Seascapes – 2nd Place Winner: Nur Tucker, UK/Turkey
Above Water Seascapes – third Place Winner: Audrey Nosik, Russia