United Nations World Oceans Day winners

Staff · Issue 115, Jul/Aug 2020 · pp. 25–26

DPG is very pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the Seventh Annual United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition, jointly organized by the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office of Legal Affairs, World Ocean Network, Oceanic Global, Blancpain and DPG. The judges were tasked with selecting 1st, 2nd and 3rd place images from hundreds of entries in 10 categories. A 2020 World Oceans Day Theme winner was also selected by the organizers. The winners were announced by the judges during today’s UN World Oceans Day 2020 Virtual Event. Finalists’ images will be further featured in a UN virtual exhibit, and physical exhibits are also planned as part of the UN’s awareness-raising activities. The contest partners would like to thank competition curator Ellen Cuylaerts and this year’s judges— Adriana Basques, Adam Hanlon, Jill Heinerth, Darren Jew, Jane Morgan, A…