The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society announces the 42nd Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition and the Bob Commer Award of Excellence in Underwater Photography.

SEA2005 Best Slide, Bob Spiers, “Harlequin Shrimp”

SEA 2006 is a “mail-in” underwater photography and videography competition open to amateur photographers and videographers around the world. Sponsors for SEA include luxury live-aboard’s the Pindito - Irian Jaya; the Nai’a - Fiji; the Kararu - Indonesia;  Mike Ball Expeditions - Australia; and equipment manufacturers’s like Sandisk, Stormcase, and more!

The Bob Commer Award, held in conjunction with SEA, is open to all photographers, including industry professionals. The winner of the Bob Commer Award receives $500 and a hand-crafted glass trophy of an underwater photographer. More information is available on the NCUPS website.

This year’s SEA underwater photographic competition features Macro, Wide Angle, and Underwater California categories in digital and 35 mm slide; a traditional print category; creative categories in print and digital; and a video category.

The Creative Digital category is new this year! The digital and print creative categories are for the photographer to showcase their individual creativity. Entrants are encouraged to use any and all tools available to express their individual creativity.

Entries must be received by October 13, 2006. Winning entries will be announced on the NCUPS website in November 2006.

Download Rules and Regulations, and the Entry Form from the NCUPS website:
http://www.ncups.org