Official Announcement – OceanPrediction DCC Photo Contest Results

Today, at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre officially announced the results of its international Photo Contest.

Launched as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the contest aimed to highlight the vital role of the ocean and the importance of observation, science, innovation, and our human connection with the sea, through three categories:
🌊 Human-Ocean Connection
🔬 Science and Innovation
🌅 Ocean’s Beauty

Meet the Grand Winners:

🥇 Panitbhand Paribatra Na Ayudhya – Humpback Whales (Overall Winner – Ocean’s Beauty)
🥈 Novatus Panda – Infinite Waters (Overall Runner-up – Human-Ocean Connection)
🥉 Naomi Krauzig – Navigating the Edge of the Known (Third Overall – Science and Innovation)

Full Results by Category

Human-Ocean Connection

1️⃣ Novatus Panda – Infinite Waters
2️⃣ Sara Cambule – The Man and the Ocean: an Underwater Ballet
3️⃣ Yassine Fates – Fisherman for a Night
4️⃣ Olivia Rahel Grubenmann – Connecting Two Worlds
5️⃣ Giuseppe Suaria – Catching Giants
6️⃣ Ergane Fouchet – Pacific Gold: A Fisherman’s Reverie
7️⃣ Lucia Millan – Twilight Catch
8️⃣ Yulinar Rusman – Gateway to the Endless Blue
9️⃣ Gonzalo Daudén Bengoa – Tidebound Lives
🔟 Finn Van Der Aar – The Ocean Holds the People You’ve Lost

Science and Innovation

1️⃣ Naomi Krauzig – Navigating the Edge of the Known
2️⃣ Michael Sealey – Observing from Another World
3️⃣ Jimmy Gadomski – Wahoo Bay Data Collection
4️⃣ Leonie Jaeger – Into the Silent Depths
5️⃣ Rita Novo – Deploying Innovation: Using Robotics to...
6️⃣ Olivia Rahel Grubenmann – Hope on a Frame
7️⃣ Gonzalo Daudén Bengoa – Casting for Knowledge
8️⃣ Karen Carvajal – Tiny but Mighty: An Aquaculture-Raised...
9️⃣ Anzil Rikesh – Netting Knowledge Waves
🔟 Arul Akash – Measuring the Marine Mind

Ocean’s Beauty

1️⃣ Panitbhand Paribatra Na Ayudhya – Humpback Whales
2️⃣ Giuseppe Suaria – Cold Lights
3️⃣ Rémi Conte – Fusion of Worlds
4️⃣ Stephanie Guinehut – Dancing Australian Spotted Jellyfish
5️⃣ Artem Gital – Lonely Iceberg
6️⃣ Yassine Fates – Beauty in All Transparency
7️⃣ Arturo Lopez Illana – Primer Contacto
8️⃣ Riyansi Baskar – Net of Light
9️⃣ Ana Lucía Pozas – First Eye Contact After a Long Migration
🔟 Gonzalo Daudén Bengoa – Where Silence Meets the Sea

Beyond the rankings, this contest celebrated the creativity, passion, and diverse perspectives from around the world. We thank all participants who shared their powerful visual stories of the ocean.

The winning photos are now exhibited in the European Digital Ocean Pavilion at UNOC 3.