The March 2023 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Grey Scale / Black and White” There were a total of 30 submissions (24 still images and 6 videos).
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Novice Category
1st Place (tie) - Christine Dorrity
1st Place (tie) - Charlotte Seid
2nd Place - Mike Carr
3rd Place - Doug Bonhaus
Amateur Category
1st Place - Helge Weissig
2nd Place - Lois Miller
3rd Place - Wyatt Glynn
Advanced Category
The winner of the category, Walter Heim, opted not to have his picture showcased.
The February 2023 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Intention – Tell a Story.” There were a total of 28 submissions (22 still images and 6 videos).
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Novice Category
1st Place - Doug Bonhaus
2nd Place - Matt Wilbur
3rd Place - Beth Besom
Amateur Category
1st Place - Lois Miller
2nd Place - Jack Der
3rd Place - Helge Weissig
Advanced Category
The winner of the category, Walter Heim, opted not to have his picture showcased.
The January 2023 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Best of 2022 (or most recent diving year).” There were a total of 34 submissions (27 still images and 7 videos).
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Novice Category
1st Place - Beth Besom
2nd Place (Tie) - Charlotte Seid
2nd Place (Tie) - Matt Wilbur
3rd Place - Christine Dorrity
Amateur Category
1st Place - Helge Weissig
2nd Place - Jack Der
3rd Place - Lois Miller
Advanced Category
The winner of the category, Walter Heim, opted not to have his picture showcased.
The May 2022 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Black background: Images and videos with a black background” There were a total of 24 submissions (21 still images and 3 videos) and 30 votes cast.
The April 2022 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Spring has Sprung for the Young.” There were a total of 27 submissions (23 still images and 4 videos) and 33 votes cast.
Still Images
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Novice Category
1st Place - Mike Carr
2nd Place - Helge Weissig
3rd Place - Christine Dorrity
Amateur Category
Amateur - 1st Place - Jack Der
2nd Place - Lois Miller
3rd Place - Silvana Ghiu
Advanced Category
1st Place (tie) - Robert Casagrand
1st Place (tie) - Greg Volger
2nd Place - Mike Couffer
3rd Place (tie) - Dick Miller
Advanced - 3rd Place (tie) - Mike Poirier
Videos
1st Place – Bob Yin (video not shown per Bob’s request)
The February 2022 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Love is in the Air” There were a total of 25 submissions (20 still images and 5 videos) and 29 votes cast.
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Novice Category
1st Place - Charlotte Seid
2nd Place - Beth Besom
3rd Place - Helge Weissig
Amateur Category
Amateur - 1st Place - Silvana Ghiu
2nd Place - Wyatt Glynn
3rd Place (tie) - Lois Miller
3rd Place (tie) - Jack Der
Advanced Category
1st Place - Dan Kestley
2nd Place - Bill Ring
3rd Place - Walter Heim
Videos
1st Place (tie) – Jack Der
1st Place (tie) – Bob Yin (video not shown per Bob’s request)
The February 2022 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Love is in the Air” There were a total of 25 submissions (20 still images and 5 videos) and 29 votes cast.
Still Images
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Novice Category
1st Place - Melissa Foo
2nd Place - Helge Weissig
3rd Place - Mike Carr
Amateur Category
1st Place - Silvana Ghiu
2nd Place - Jack Der
3rd Place - Nan Oselett
Advanced Category
1st Place - Dick Miller
2nd Place - Amy Baldwin-Granger
3rd Place - Greg Volger
Videos
1st Place – Kristin Garner
2nd Place – Bob Yin (video not shown per Bob’s request)
The January 2022 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Best of 2021 (or most recent diving year).” There were a total of 29 submissions (22 still images and 7 videos).