The Shootout 2018 results

Adam Hanlon · Issue 103, Jul/Aug 2018 · pp. 49–52

The Shootout is a unique underwater photography event which pits teams in dive resorts around the world against each other in live shootouts. In 2016, a team at Lembeh Resort, Indonesia competed in a live shootout with a team at Gulen Dive Resort, Norway, with the former winning. From 16 to 23 June this year, a rematch was held, with the Lembeh team being captained by Alex Mustard and the Gulen team by Keri Wilk. The contest had three categories: Nudibranchs, Fish/ Invertebrates and Wide Angle and at the end of each competition day, the participant’s images went forward to a public vote on www.uwshootout.com. The Nudibranch and Fish/ Invertebrate rounds were both narrowly won by Team Lembeh, while Team Gulen won the wide angle category. These results allowed Team Lembeh to retain their title and win the contest overall. The actual winning margin was only 66 votes (of over 4000 in total),…