News, Travel & Events

Staff · Issue 139, Jul/Aug 2024 · pp. 7–17

News, Travel & Events The Underwater Awards Australasia 2024 is a new underwater imaging competition focused on the Australasian region—an industry-first three-way collaboration between the long-established Underwater Australasia, leading underwater photography and videography resource DivePhotoGuide, and underwater imaging equipment and dive gear distributor UW Images. The competition will culminate in an exhibition at Go Diving Show ANZ in September 2024 —the inaugural Australian edition of the hugely successful Go Diving Show in the UK. The prestigious judging panel comprises Tobias Friedrich, Jayne Jenkins, Brett Lobwein, Ross Long, Matty Smith and William Tan. The prizes, worth more than A$50,000 in total, include dive trips with the world’s top resorts and liveaboards, as well as the latest underwater photo and video gear. Entrants compete for prizes in 8 categories, including the …