Hi all,
Just wanted to let you know about the next Red Sea UW photo competition in Eilat-Israel. The prizes are really wonderful, you should have a look at that! See hereunder.
Michel
Press Release
SanDisk Red-Sea 2006 Underwater Photo Competition
Update Prizes and give away Flash memory cards
First Prize- 10,000 $ Cash, + 3 weeks Diving Trip for 2 to Papua New Guinea with: Walndi, Loloata Resorts and aboard Star Danser (15,000 $).
100 Flash cards of 1 Gigabyte for the first 100 enrollers – Free of charge, as a gift by Sandisk Corp.
Sandisk Red-Sea Competition, Eilat Israel, Feb 25th, 2006: Sandisk Corp. and "Yam", the Israeli Diving magazine, has announced today, the opening of the enrollment to the grand underwater competition, "Sandisk Red Sea Underwater Photography Competition", which will be held on April 24th-29th, in Eilat, Israel.
Underwater photographers from all over the world, has begun to send their photos to the "Images of the world" category, and also to the "Eilat Shoot-out Party". Sandisk Corp. has announced that the first 100 enrollers to the Eilat's Shoot-Out will receive a free Compact Flash or an SD flash card – free of charge in Eilat.
The SanDisk 2006 Red Sea Underwater Photography Competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers, shooting with film or digital cameras.
Selected categories are open to competitors from all over the world, whose photos can be shot at any time and from any location. Contestants can send photographs in by mail. Registration is now open and details available at: www.SanDiskredsea.com
. "The last competition received a great deal of attention among underwater photographers and divers from around the world", said David Pilosof, the competition's originator. "We expect even more entrants and press coverage this year due to the larger prizes."
Other events taking place during the April 24-29, 2006 contest include an Opening Cocktail Party at the Eilat Red Sea Marine Park, a Shoot-out party at the Dolphin Reef, the April 28 screening of the Antibes film festival winning films and the April 29 Friday Show Party and Prize Ceremony at the Ambassador hotel.
About SanDisk:
The contest is sponsored by SanDisk, the world's largest Flash memory card manufacturer: www.SanDisk.com
About SanDisk Red-Sea 2006 Underwater Photo Competition:
SanDisk 2006 is organized by David Pilosof, renowned underwater photographer and producer of the world famous "Samantha" album; YAM, the Israeli diving magazine; and the diving portal idive (www.idive.co.il). Additional sponsors include Isrotel hotels, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and the Red Sea Resort Tourism Administration.
For more information:
David Pilosof
www.sandiskredsea.com
Phone: 972-9-745-7055, Mobile: 972-52-480-8722
Fax: 972-9-741-1628
info@sandiskredsea.com Email:
Prizes
Eilat's Shoot-Out
The best 5 Images
First Prize- 10,000 $ Cash !!!
+ 3 weeks Diving Trip for 2 to Papua New Guinea with:
Walndi, Loloata Resorts and aboard Star Danser (15,000 $)
The best Singular entry
First Prize- 1000 bottles of beer
+ 7 Days Diving Trip for 2 to Palau
Aboard Ocean Hunter ( 5,400 $ )
The Judges prize
Seacam Housing for Nikon D-100 (5,000 $)
Mayor of Eilat's prize
2,000 $ Cash !!!
For the competition's Album cover
Images of the World
The best 5 Images
First Prize – 3,000 $ cash !!!
+ 7 Days Diving Trip for 2 to the Red Sea
Aboard "Vip1" (2,200 $)
The best color print
First Prize- 3,000 $ Cash !!!
+ 7 Days Diving Trip for 2 to the Red Sea
Aboard "Ghazala"
