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The results from the Nordic Championship in Underwater Photography are out. I was awarded an uplifting overall bronze medal.
The annual competition is held by the diving federations in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway, and 25 More... |
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Two more of my images have been shortlisted for the annual awards at Under-waterphotography.com.
The annual underwater photo competition is drawing to a close, with just over a week until deadline.
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Photo website Underwater-photography.com is under way shortlisting images for their annual awards.
My picture of a Polycera quadrilineata nudibranch has been shortlisted by two judges.
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In Cologne, Germany, the European Space Administration has its Neutral Buoyancy Facility.
Here, astronauts train for spacewalks to be performed during their visits to the International Space Station, ISS.
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In Oslo, a big seafront development project sets a new standard in environ- mental consciousness by creating a large, artificial reef on the seabed.
The Tjuvholmen project, a $ 1.2 billion business and luxury appartment venture, not only More... |
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The Krazy Krab image won the Unterwater World category in the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competiton.
The competition was held for the 9th time by the Society of German Nature Photographers, and the winners were announced at More... |
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In October, Unterwasser Visions photo competition asked for miniature creatures, and my little coral hermit played the part wonderfully.
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Underwaterphotography.com has just made public their Monthly Hotshots, and my image of a VideoRay micro-ROV in the pool was chosen this month.
This is my 4th Hotshot this year, and it is great to have such positive feedback on my More... |
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UK shark charity Shark Trust has just announced the winners of their Sharks in Focus 2009 photo competition at the Birmingham Dive Show.
A wide range of beautiful shark pictures were picked as More... |
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Manatees are some of the most sweet and gentle sea creatures you'll ever find. In Crystal Springs, Florida they are abundant, and happily greet divers.
Manatees love to be scratched and cuddled, and will happily chew at your fingers with their gums. They are curious almost to the naive, More... |
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The Cape Verde island of Sal offers astonishing cavern diving, suitable even for open water divers. This is a diving experience you won't forget!
The blue, clear water combined with long tunnels with several windows out to the sea is both beautiful and thrilling at the same time.
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With 3 of 5 images in the top three we managed an overall bronze medal in the Norwegian Championships this weekend.
The championship was held at Strømsholmen dive resort on the Norwegian west coast, organized by KDK, the dive club in More... |
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You like nudibranchs? Here's your chance to discover the Norwegian nudis at Gulen Dive Resort! March is the best time of the year to spot them, and we'll be seeing thousands during a full weekend of nudibranch action.
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Runner-up at DivePhotoGuide
The inaugural monthly competition at top photo site DivePhotoGuide drew more than 400 images - and I came in third!
The stylistic image featuring a Clione limacina had what the jury was looking for in More... |
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Spacediving at ESA in Cologne, Germany
Recently, I visited the European Space Admini- stration's Neutral Buoyancy Facility in Cologne, Germany.
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Pro Gallery at DivePhotoGuide
Top underwater photography site DivePhotoGuide has invited me to post a gallery in their Pro section. How could I say no?
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The Polish dive magazine, Nurkowanie, are running my Flooded Forest story in their August issue. The images are from lake Lygnstølsvatnet in Norway.
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Lake Lygnstøylsvatnet came into existence in 1908 after a big rock-slide closed off the river Lygna in Norangsdalen on the Norwegian west coast.
Soon after, it became evident for the inhabitants that the valley was going to be flooded, and they had to evacuate everything.
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Hotshots at Underwaterphotography.com
Underwaterphotography.com has once again published their Monthly Hotshots, and my nut crab was worthy of the honour.
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Second place at Wetpixel
The theme for Wetpixel's Picture of the Week competition #290 was RED, and once again a Periphylla periphylla did well and was awarded second place.
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Periphylla article in Nurkowanie, Poland
The Polish dive magazine, Nurkowanie, have printed a small article featuring my Periphylla (crown jelly) images in their June issue.
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Cover of new CMAS *** book
The Norwegian Diving Federation has just finished their new CMAS *** book, and chose one of my images for the cover.
The image was shot during the splash-in Norwegian championships last year.
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Cover of Sport Diver UK
Finally, my first cover abroad! Sport Diver UK, the official PADI magazine, used my image of a diver with an octopus shot outside Portofino in Italy.
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The Krazy Krab was just what the jury was looking for last month in the Unterwasser Visions competition.
In May, the jury asked for quite a lot: The subject should be separated from the background, which should be monochrome and preferably More... |
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Sometimes the things you discover in the sea are so beautiful it leaves you completely dumbfounded. The delicate and illusive sea angels certainly fall into that category.
I have added 8 images of the sea angel Clione More... |
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The PAF Tachov International Divers Festival in the Czech Republic was recently held for the 31st time. My portfolio from across the world went all the way to the top.
A photo competition was held in conjunction with the festival, and I entered a portfolio More... |
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The theme for Wetpixel's Picture of the Week competition #283 was macro, and my image came in third among the 88 contestants from all over the More... |
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Nordic Photo Event 2009 at Gulen Dive Resort
With Dr. Alex Mustard, Christian Skauge, Ingvar Eliasson and Lars Stenholt Kirkegaard.
Join us at the first Nordic Underwater Photo Workshop held by Sea Safaris. This is a unique possibility More... |
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The theme for Wetpixel's Picture of the Week competition #277 was nudibranchs, and the sea hare Aplysia punctata above was awarded first place in the More... |
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The theme for Wetpixel's Picture of the Week competition #272 was commensialism, and my whip coral shrimp made it almost to the top and was awarded a second More... |
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Gold medal in 4th Wetpixel competition
The results from the 4th Annual Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide Competition has been made public at Our World Underwater exhibition in Chicago.
My image of a Crown Jelly (Periphylla periphylla) was More... |
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The micro-ROV company VideoRay used my image of dive buddy Lasse Iversen diving with the microbot for their world-wide invitation to the annual VIPS convention in More... |
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The theme in the Unterwasser Visions photo competition for january was Eat and get eaten, and my picture of a common starfish chasing a blue-rayed limpet claimed third place. The image was shot at Gulen Dive Resort in october More... |
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The winners of the annual contest at Underwaterphotography.com has been published. I had three images in the final, and one of them almost made it all the way in the "Wide Angle - Divers" category.
The image above, from Lake Lygnstøylsvatnet in Norway, was awarded runner up in the More... |
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The Unterwasser Visions photo competition still goes on every month, without me taking active part most of this year.
In october the theme was clownfish, and the little Amphiprion ocellaris shot in the Philippines above claimed an More... |
