Maldives – Our Ocean 2023

Maldives – Our Ocean 2023 was an underwater photography competition celebrating the beauty and diversity of the Maldives’ marine environment. Open to Maldivians and work permit holders, the competition invited photographers to share images across three categories: Macro, Wide Angle and Conservation. Explore the winning photographs below.

Judges

Shaff Naeem

Maldives

Saeed Rashid

UK

Ram Yoro

Philippines

Andrew Marriott

USA

Bhushan Bagadia

India

winning photographs

Best of Show winner: Nuria Bufort Costa

Macro

1st - Nuria Bufort Costa

2nd - Ahmed Basheer

3rd - Mizaan Hassan

Wide Angle

1st - Ibrahim Shareef

2nd - Nuria Bufort Costa

3rd - Ibrahim Shareef

Conservation

1st - Ahmed Najeeb

2nd - Caitlin Rentell

3rd - Ahmed Basheer

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