BIOGRAPHY
Remuna is an artist, award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and passionate conservationist. Her underwater work captures the extraordinary diversity of life beneath the surface, highlighting both the beauty and fragility of marine ecosystems and species, with a special focus on sharks. Through her lens, Remuna strives to deepen our connection to nature and raise awareness of critical conservation issues, aiming to inspire a greater appreciation and collective action to protect our planet’s most vital ecosystems.
Remuna is honored to have received over 100 International photography awards and recognitions, including Underwater Photographer of the Year, Ocean Photographer of the Year, Ocean Geographic, and Siena Awards. Her work has been featured in exhibitions around the world, from the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney and various locations in the US, UK, France, Italy, and Africa with upcoming locations to be announced.
Originally from Southern California, Remuna is now based in South Florida with her husband Michael and their two rescue dogs, Luna and Chandra.
AWARDS
2025
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Black and White Photo Awards
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Architecture Category First Place Winner - Brilliant Design
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Flora and Fauna Category Finalist - Oceanic Eyes
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Minimalist Photography Awards
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Fine Art Awarded Honorable Mention
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Aerial Awarded Honorable Mention
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Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year (OGPICOTY)
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Portraits First Place Winner / The Emory Kristof Award of Excellence
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35 Awards
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Underwater First Place Winner
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1st Great Photographer / #1 in Top 100 Underwater Photographers
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Top 3 US Photographers Winner
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Top 100 Great Photographers of the Year Winner
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Top 100 Photos Winner x 13
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Viewers Choice Single Image Winner x 3
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Top 5 US Black & White Photographers
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Siena Creative Photo Awards
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Animals Awarded Highly Commended
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World Photography Awards (WPE)
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Professional Wildlife Second Place Winner (First Half)
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Professional Wildlife Gold Winner
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Professional Wildlife Silver Winner x 9
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Professional Wildlife Bronze Winner x 2
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1839 Awards
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Professional Underwater Bronze x 2
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Professional Minimalism Bronze
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Professional Underwater Honorable Mention
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Professional Underwater Nominee x 4
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International Photography Awards (IPA)
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Nature / Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention x 2
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Fine Art / Landscape Awarded Honorable Mention
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Budapest International Foto Awards
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Nature Underwater Silver Winner
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Nature Awarded Bronze Winner x 2
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Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3)
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Professional Nature / Underwater Gold Winner - Radiance
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Professional Nature / Underwater Bronze Winner - Eclipse
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Professional Nature / Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention - Bond
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Professional Fine Art / Landscape Awarded Honorable Mention - Nature Reflected
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MonoVisions Awards
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Fine Art Awarded Honorable Mention x 2
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Wildlife Awarded Honorable Mention
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reFocus Awards Color
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Professional Underwater Second Place Silver Winner - Sea Puppy Gaze
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Professional Underwater Third Place Bronze Winner - Eclipse
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Professional Underwater Honorable Mention - Rare Encounter
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Professional Underwater Honorable Mention - Stargazing
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Professional Underwater Nominee - Halo
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Professional Underwater Nominee - Bond
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Professional Fine Art Honorable Mention - Ballerina
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Professional Fine Art Nominee - Whale Dreams
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Professional Minimalism Honorable Mention - Alone in the Abyss-
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Vienna International Photo Awards (VIEPA)
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Our World: The Beauty of Nature Awarded Honorable Mention
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reFocus Awards Black and White
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Professional Fine Art Awarded Honorable Mention
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Professional Minimalism Awarded Honorable Mention
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Professional Wildlife Awarded Honorable Mention
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Professional Wildlife Nominee
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Professional Fine Art Nominee
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B&W International Photo Awards
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Wildlife Second Place Winner
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Motif Collective
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Black & White Awarded Honorable Mention x 2
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Architecture Awarded Honorable Mention x 2
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Exposure One Awards
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Professional Minimalism Awarded Honorable Mention
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Professional Minimalism Nominee
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Professional Wildlife Nominee
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Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA)
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Professional Fine Art Awarded x 2
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Professional Wildlife Awarded x 4
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Professional Landscape Awarded
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South Florida Underwater Photography Society (SFUPS)
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Masters Winner x 8
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2024
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South Florida Underwater Photography Society (SFUPS)
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Photographer of the Year First Place Winner
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Masters Winner x 8
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Challengers Winner x 6
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One Eyeland Worlds Top 10 Women Photographers
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Overall Winner
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World Rank #1
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USA Rank #1
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One Eyeland Worlds Top 10 Wildlife Photographers
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Title Winner
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One Eyeland Worlds Top 10 Black & White Photographers
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Title Winner
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1839 Awards
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Photographer of the Year / Underwater Winner
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Underwater Silver Winner
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Underwater Bronze Winner
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Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention
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Minimalism Awarded Honorable Mention
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Chromatic Awards
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Fine Art Second Place Winner
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Wildlife and Animals Awarded Honorable Mention x 3
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Monochrome Awards
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Wildlife Awarded Honorable Mention x 3
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Fine Art Awarded Honorable Mention x 2
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World Shootout Underwater Grand Prix
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Best Picture of 2024 Semi-Finalist
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Best 5 Images Semi-Finalist
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Environmental Semi-Finalist
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Closeup Photographer of the Year 6
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Underwater Shortlist
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World Photography Awards (WPE)
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Expert of WPE Awards
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Professional Wildlife First Place Winner (First Half)
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Professional Wildlife First Place Winner (Second Half)
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Professional Wildlife Second Place Winner (Final)
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Professional Wildlife Gold Winner x 2
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Professional Wildlife Silver Winner x 10
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Budapest International Foto Awards
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Nature Underwater Silver Winner
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Nature Awarded Honorable Mention
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ND Awards
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Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention x 4
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Black and White Spider Awards
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Wildlife Nominee x 3
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Fine Art Nominee
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Scuba Diving Magazine Through Your Lens
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Big Animals Third Place Winner
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International Photography Awards (IPA)
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Nature / Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention x 2
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Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3)
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Nature / Underwater Gold Winner
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Nature / Underwater Bronze Winner (Series)
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Ocean Photographer of the Year (OPY)
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Conservation (HOPE) Finalist
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MonoVisions Photography Awards
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Professional Fine Art Second Place Winner
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Black and White Photo Awards
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Fauna and Flora Silver Winner
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Siena Creative Photo Awards
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Animals Awarded Highly Commended
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HeadOn Photo Awards
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Exposure Semi-Finalist
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Exhibition Sydney Festival
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Minimalist Photography Awards
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Fine Art Awarded Honorable Mention
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Landscape Awarded Honorable Mention
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One Eyeland Awards
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Nature - Underwater Bronze Winner x 2
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Nature - Underwater Finaliste
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1839 Color Awards
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Professional Animals Awarded Honorable Mention
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Professional Animals Nominee x 5
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Professional Nature Nominee
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Exposure One Awards
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Professional Wildlife Bronze Winner
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Professional Minimalism Bronze Winner
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Professional Fine Art Awarded Honorable Mention
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Big Picture Natural World Photography
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Aquatic Life Finals
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Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year (OGPICOTY)
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The Stephen Frink Award of Excellence / Humans & Ocean Awarded Honorable Mention
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The Valerie Taylor Award of Excellence / Colour Print Awarded Honorable Mention
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The Ernie Brooks II Award of Excellence / Black & White Print Finalist x 2
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The Dr. Carden Wallace Award of Excellence / Coral Reefs of the World Finalist
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The Brian Skerry Award of Excellence / Open Water Finalist
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reFocus Awards
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Color Professional Underwater Silver Winner
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Color Professional Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention x 2
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Color Professional Underwater Nominee x 2
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Photographer of the Year Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention x 5
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Photographer of the Year Minimalism Nominee
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International Color Awards
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Wildlife Awarded Honorable Mention
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Wildlife Nominee x 2
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Fine Art Photo Awards (FAPA)
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Professional Fine Art Awarded Honorable Mention
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Professional Wildlife Awarded Honorable Mention
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The Photo Week Awards
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Wildlife Awarded Honorable Mention
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Siena International Photo Awards
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Underwater Life Finalist x 3
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Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY)
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Marelux Wide Angle Runner Up/Second Place Winner
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2023
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Monochrome Awards
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Professional Fine Art Awarded Honorable Mention x 2
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Professional Wildlife Awarded Honorable Mention
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Ocean Photographer of The Year (OPY)
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Ocean Wildlife Photographer of The Year Finalist
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Ocean Conservation (Hope) Photographer of The Year Finalist
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Female Fifty Fathoms Award Finalist
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World Shootout Underwater Photo Grand Prix
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Best Image of the Year 2023 Semi-Finalist
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Best 5 Images Semi-Finalist
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Chromatic Awards
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Professional Wildlife and Animals Awarded Honorable Mention x 3
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ND Awards
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Professional Nature: Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention (Series)
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Professional Nature: Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention (Single)
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Close Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY)
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Underwater Shortlist
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Nature Conservancy
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Underwater Finalist
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Nature TTL Photographer of The Year
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Underwater Finalist x 3
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Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year
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The Emory Kristof Award of Excellence / Portraits Awarded Honorable Mention
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The Valerie Taylor Award of Excellence / Colour Print Finalist x 2
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The Dr. Gerry Allen Award of Excellence / Fish Behavior Finalist
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Fine Art Photography Awards
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Nature Professional Awarded Honorable Mention (Series)
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Wildlife Photographer of The Year
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Animal Portraits Finalist x 2
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Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY)
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Marelux Wide Angle Finalist
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Macro Finalist
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South Florida Underwater Photography Society (SFUPS)
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Photographer of the Year Third Place Winner
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Masters Winner x 2
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Challengers Winner x 6
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2022
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World Shootout Underwater Photo Grand Prix
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Sharks of the World Second Place Winner (Series)
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Environment & Conservation Third Place Winner (Series)
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Sharks of the World Semi-Finalist (Series)
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Environmental & Conservation Semi-Finalist (Series)
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Wide Angle Semi-Finalist x 3
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Close Up Photographer of The Year (CUPOTY)
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Underwater Top 10
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Underwater Awarded Honorable Mention
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Underwater Shortlist
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Ocean Photographer of the Year (OPY)
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Female Fifty Fathoms Award Finalist
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Nature TTL Photographer of The Year
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Underwater Finalist x 2
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Animal Behavior Finalist
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Wild Portraits Finalist
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Small World Finalist
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Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year
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The David Doubilet Award of Excellence / OG Master Portfolio Finalist
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The Brian Skerry Award of Excellence / Open Water Finalist
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South Florida Underwater Photography Society (SFUPS)
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Photographer of The Year Third
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Masters Winner x 3
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Challengers Winner x 5
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Big Picture Natural World Photography
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Underwater Finalist
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2019
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Close Up Photographer of The Year (CUPOTY)
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Underwater Shortlist
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Underwater Photographer of The Year (UPY)
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Up & Coming Third Place Winner
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PRESS
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BBC Wildlife Magazine - Most Incredible Shark Photos On Earth
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BBC Wildlife Magazine - Powerful images from Black and White Photo Awards 2025
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PetaPixel - The 9 Marvelous Winners of the 2025 Black and White Photo Awards
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My Modern Met - 1839 Awards Photographer of the Year Winners
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Oceanographic Magazine - Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Finalist
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Oceanographic Magazine - Conservation (Hope) Photographer Of The Year Finalist


