American Cetacean Society
10th International Conference - Whales without Borders
November 10-12, 2006 - Ventura, California
Whales Without Borders Photo Contest
Thank You to all the participants in the ACS 2006 Conference photo contest. A total of 70 photos were entered by 11 photographers. A panel of three experts in marine photography selected the following winners. Enjoy!
all photos used with permission of photographers
photos are not to be copied for any reason without written permission from the photographer
all photos are copyrighted by the photographers; all rights reserved
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Diane Alps |
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Bob Perry |
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Gisela Veve |
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Jodi Frediani |
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Cody Martin |
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Diane Alps |
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Diane Alps |
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Ursula Tscherter |
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Greg Boreham |
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Ursula Tscherter |
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Susan Hustad |
Honorable
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Conference photo contests are open to amateur photographers only. For eligibility purposes, an amateur is defined as someone who makes less than 25% of his/her income from photography.
There were three categories:
- Mysticetes - all species of baleen whales.
- Odontocetes - all species of toothed whales, including dolphins and porpoises.
- Other Marine Vertebrates - marine mammals such as pinnipeds, polar bears, otters and sirenians; sea turtles, sea birds, fishes, etc. (Sea birds in the context of this contest are birds that spend most of their time in or over salt water, like penguins, tubenoses, alcids, some gulls and others)
All photos had to be of free and unrestrained animals in their natural habitat.
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