



Winners announced in September.
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Key dates & news
28 November
Sydney exhibition opens!
OPY2024 opens at ANMM, Sydney Book tickets Book tickets to Sydney - Link opens in a new window
29 January
Melbourne exhibition opens!
OPY2024 opens at Seaworks, Melbourne Book tickets Book tickets to Melbourne
1 March
FULL 2025 TIMELINE ANNOUNCED.
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1 April
OPY2025 opens for entries!
Those wanting to make an early impression can enter their work!
27 April
Sydney OPY2024 exhibition closes.
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30 April
Last day for 'Early bird' entries!
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30 June
Entry period closes.
The last day for entrants to submit photographs!
1 July
Judging begins!
The judging process starts with the creation of a longlist
31 July
WINNERS CHOSEN.
ALL CATEGORY WINNERS AND OVERALL WINNER CHOSEN
14 August
OPY2025 finalists announced!
All category finalists for OPY2025 are announced
18 September
winners announced!
The Ocean Photographer of the Year is announced
About
The Ocean Photographer of the Year is a celebration of our beautiful blue planet, as well as a platform to highlight the many plights it is facing.
Ocean photographers of all disciplines and experience levels – amateurs and professionals alike – are invited to submit their most impactful imagery to be judged by a panel of ocean photographers, editors and museum/gallery curators. A total of 118 ocean images are recognised each year, connecting with millions of people around the world via digital, print and in-person exhibitions.

Categories
The grand title winner, the Ocean Photographer of the Year, is selected from submissions across nine categories. Each category is also recognised with a winner.
Categories are broad in their focus and open to interpretation. This is to make OPY as inclusive as possible and to ensure the bravest and boldest photographers can find a suitable category in which to enter their work. Underwater, from the air, on the coast or out at sea, each category is open to all ocean photographers. It is this confluence of disciplines that makes each final selection so special.

EXHIBITIONS
Find your nearest Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition. Host cities and exhibition venues will be announced throughout the second half of 2024.
Experience the beauty, drama and power of OPY in person! Following on from several hugely successful years exhibiting winning images in an outdoor gallery by Tower Bridge, London, OPY moved indoors in 2023, opening a spectacular lightbox exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. Sydney will be back again in 2024, along with some new venues.

Organisers
Ocean Photographer of the Year is co-presented by Oceanographic Magazine and Blancpain, two brands with the ocean at their heart.
Oceanographic and Blancpain are long-time collaborators, both possessing an inherent belief that purpose-driven storytelling has an important role to play in the pursuit of a better protected ocean. Photography is the most important element in such storytelling, a shared passion that has catapulted OPY to the forefront of Oceanographic’s and Blancpain’s collaborative endeavours.

Winners and finalists 2024

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Matty Smith Sydney, Australia

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Dillys Pouponeau Seychelles

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Rafael Fernandez Caballero Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
TOBIAS FRIEDRICH Lembeh, Indonesia

Young Photographer of the Year
Joao Pontes Hawaii, USA

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Henley Spiers Devon, England

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Andrey Shpatak Russia

Adventure Photographer of the Year
Julia Ochs Norway

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Edwar Herreno Costa Rica

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Romeo Bodolai Myanmar

Adventure Photographer of the Year
TOBIAS FRIEDRICH The Bahamas

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Florian Ledoux Svalbard, Norway

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Henley Spiers The Maldives

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Brook Peterson Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Rebecca Douglas Isle of Noss, Shetland

Adventure Photographer of the Year
John Barton Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

Adventure Photographer of the Year
Sébastien Bachellereau New South Wales, Australia

Adventure Photographer of the Year
TOBIAS FRIEDRICH Northern Norway

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Florian Ledoux Svalbard, Norway

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Jake Wilton Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Giacomo d'Orlando Indonesia

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Ulrika Larsson Bab al-Mandab Strait, Red Sea

Adventure Photographer of the Year
John Barton Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

Adventure Photographer of the Year
Chong Wan Yong Sri Lanka

The Ocean Photographer of the Year
Jade Hoksbergen Isle of Noss, Shetland Islands

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Kristiyan Dimitrov Antarctica

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Renee Capozzola Tahiti, French Polynesia

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Jasmine Corbett Java, Indonesia

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Giacomo d'Orlando Jakarta, Indonesia

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Remuna Beca The Bahamas

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Laura Leusko Baja California Sur, Mexico

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Enric Gener Menorca, Spain

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Kristiyan Dimitrov Svalbard, Norway

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Merche Llobera Saltee Islands, Ireland

Adventure Photographer of the Year
Byron Conroy Iceland

Young Photographer of the Year
Jacob Guy North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Gabriel Barathieu Mayotte

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Tom Shlesinger Israel

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Manuel Castellanos Raboso Baja California Sur, Mexico

Adventure Photographer of the Year
Daniela Tommasi Western Australia

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Merche Llobera Baja California Sur, Mexico

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Julien Anton Tahiti, French Polynesia

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Andrew Sullivan-Haskins Hawaii, USA

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Pier Nirandara Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Joao Rodrigues Portugal

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Yue Hongjun Cebu, Philippines

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Isoon Tepsaskul Baja California Sur, Mexico

Adventure Photographer of the Year
Ben Yavar Philippines

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Sirachai Arunrugstichai Myeik Archipelago, Myanmar

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Scott Portelli Barents Sea, Arctic

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Mizael Palomeque Gonzalez Mexico

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Megan Hassa Bali, Indonesia

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Joao Rodrigues Portugal

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Zhang Xiang Fujian, China

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Ajiex Dharma Bali, Indonesia

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Tanya Houppermans The Bahamas

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Celia Kujala Kiepert Island, Svalbard, Norway

Adventure Photographer of the Year
Daan Verhoeven The Bahamas

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Pietro Formis Philippines

The Ocean Photographer of the Year
Thien Nguyen Hon Yen, Vietnam

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Mark Williams Canada

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Zhang Xiang Fujian, China

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Shane Gross Seychelles

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Noam Kortler Papua New Guinea

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Ioannis Pavlos Evangelidis Sri Lanka

Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Seán O'Callaghan Norway

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Pietro Formis Philippines

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Frederik Brogaard Iceland

Adventure Photographer of the Year
Daisuke Kurashima Japan

Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Shane Gross Seychelles

Conservation (Impact) Photographer of the Year
Francesca Page Indonesia

Young Photographer of the Year
Julian Jacobs San Diego, California

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Nataya Chonecadeedumrongkul Thailand

The Ocean Photographer of the Year
Rafael Fernandez Caballero Baja California Sur, Mexico

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Michael Haluwana Svalbard, Norway

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Clayton Harris Australia

Female Fifty Fathoms Award
Ipah Uid Lynn The Maldives

Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Henley Spiers Baja California Sur, Mexico

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Kate Jonker South Africa