RESULTS
Congratulations to all our winners! Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's shootout. All winning photos and videos are posted below including the prize that was won.
Special Thanks to our Sponsors
Winners have been awarded their prizes based on a point system, with more competitive categories awarding more points, and winners with the most points getting first choice available. Winners got to rank their prize choices prior to selection. Over $20,000 in prizes awarded!
Check out the Sponsor and prize details under each winning photo!
Thank you to our great judges!
The 2015 SoCal Shootout was judged by professional photographers Scott Gietler, Andy Sallmon and Mark Strickland. To learn more about each judge please click here.
Direct Link to Each Category:
Best In Show • Open Wide Angle • Open Macro • Open Behavior • Open Portrait
Mirrorless Wide Angle • Mirrorless Macro • Compact Wide Angle • Compact Macro
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BEST IN SHOW
Best in Show - Brook Peterson
Read the story behind the shot!
Brook won a 7 night / 6 day trip with diving to Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort in Anilao, Philippines!
OPEN WIDE ANGLE
First Place - Ben Hofilena
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Ben won a Sea of Cortez liveaboard trip on the Rocio del Mar!
2nd Place - Adam Martin
Adam won a Fix Neo Mini 1000 Video Light!
3rd Place - Jim Agronick
Jim won a Channel Islands Dive Adventures Single Day boat ticket
Honorable Mention - Nayan Savla
Honorable Mention - Jim Agronick
OPEN MACRO
1st Place - Helen Brierley
Read the Story Behind the Shot!
Helen won a Sea & Sea YS-D2 Strobe!
2nd Place - Christopher Borel
Christopher won a new Aquatica Mirrorless Housing with Mini Dome!
3rd Place - Brook Peterson
Brook won a 7 night / 6 day trip with diving to Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort in Anilao, Philippines!
Honorable Mention - Craig Hoover
Honorable Mention - Craig Hoover
OPEN BEHAVIOR
1st Place - Brook Peterson
Brook won a 7 night / 6 day trip with diving to Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort in Anilao, Philippines!
2nd Place - Nayan Savla
Nayan won a Sea & Sea YS-03 Universal Lighting Package!
3rd Place - Sandra Dildine
Sandra won a $150 gift certificate to Bluewater Photo!
4th Place - Brook Peterson
Brook won a 7 night / 6 day trip with diving to Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort in Anilao, Philippines!
Honorable Mention - Erik Lukas
Honorable Mention - Steve Fitzpatrick
OPEN PORTRAIT
1st Place - Cindy Shaw
Cindy won a pair of Sea & Sea YS-01 Strobes
2nd Place - Craig Hoover
Craig won a Light & Motion Sola 800 Photo Light!
3rd Place (TIE) - Tiffany Poon
Tiffany won an Ultralight Control Systems $125 Gift Certificate
3rd Place (TIE) - Desmond Ho
Desmond won 4 nights with 3 days of diving from the Cortez Club & La Concha Resort!
Honorable Mention - Adam King
Honorable Mention - Joseph Jenkins
MIRRORLESS WIDE ANGLE
1st Place - Christopher Borel
Christopher won a new Aquatica Mirrorless Housing with Mini Dome!
2nd Place - Christopher Borel
Christopher won a new Aquatica Mirrorless Housing with Mini Dome!
3rd Place - Kelly Teich
Kelly won a $125 Channel Islands Dive Adventures gift certificate!
Honorable Mention - Renee Capozzola
Honorable Mention - Mark Judd
MIRRORLESS MACRO
1st Place - Desmond Ho
Desmond won 4 nights with 3 days of diving from the Cortez Club & La Concha Resort!
2nd Place - Bruce Sudweeks
Bruce won a trip voucher for a local trip with Truth Aquatics.
3rd Place - Melvin Moncrieff
Mel won an local trip, open boat voucher for the Magician Dive Boat!
Honorable Mention - Patrick Smith
Honorable Mention - Melvin Moncrieff
COMPACT WIDE ANGLE
1st Place - Ty Oliver
Ty won a 4 night package with 12 dives from Maluku Divers!
2nd Place - Ashley Lewis
Ashley won a Channel Islands Dive Adventures single day trip voucher!
3rd Place - David Guth
David won a free local boat trip with Bluewater Photo!
Honorable Mention - Renee Capozzola
Honorable Mention - Camilla Hall
COMPACT MACRO
1st Place - Michal Ross
Michal won a Channel Islands Dive Adventures two day trip voucher!
2nd Place - Brian Herold
Brian won a trip voucher for a local trip with Truth Aquatics.
3rd Place - Sandra Dildine
Sandra won a $150 gift certificate to Bluewater Photo!
Honorable Mention - David Guth
Honorable Mention - Sandra Dildine
VIDEO - EDITED
1st Place - Todd Kortte
Todd won an iTorch Venom 50 Video light with fiber optic remote controller!
2nd Place - Daniel McGanty
Daniel won an Ikelite Vega Video light!
3rd Place - Robert Arnold
Robert won a $125 Channel Islands Dive Adventures gift certificate!
VIDEO - UNEDITED
1st Place - Andre Labuda
Andre won an Ultralight Control Systems $125 Gift Certificate
2nd Place - Daniel McGanty
Daniel won an Ikelite Vega Video light!
3rd Place - Hank Kratzer
Hank won an local trip, open boat voucher for the Magician Dive Boat!
Honorable Mention - Richard Hofmann
Honorable Mention - Vanessa Homyak
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this year's SoCal Shootout. Hope to see you again next year!