Mauritius 2nd Underwater Photo Competition

Staff · Issue 30, May/Jun 2006 · pp. 48

Products mentioned: Fuji F10, Inon D2000

Mauritius 2nd Underwater Photo Competition By Mathieu Meur Held over 4 days in early February 2006, the 2nd Mauritius Underwater Photo Competition, Photo H2O, gathered 15 participants from 3 countries at La Pirogue and Sugar Beach Hotels, in the scenic Southwest of Mauritius. Organised by One&Only Resorts and Sun Divers for the second year running, the competition was held under the watchful eyes of 5 international judges, including world-renowned photographers Henri Eskenazi, Hugues Vitry and Mathieu Meur, as well as editors of dive publications Steve Weinman and Fiona McIntosh. The overall event was extremely well organised, always keeping safety in mind (each photographer was paired with a non-photographer buddy), and with a plethora of fantastic prizes including Air Mauritius tickets, One&Only hotel stays and dive equipments from Saekodive, Scubapro and Inon, amongst others. Having b…