Just got an email with the updated detailed of this competition, Can be seen down.
The uniqueness of this competition is the very high cash prices, first place worth 10,000$ + 3 weeks for two diving in Papua New Guinea.
I was in the last year competition and really enjoyed meeting some people from WP there, so this is my interest in promotion this here 
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SanDisk Red-Sea 2007 - World of Images Underwater
Update Prizes and give away Flash memory cards
Eilat, Israel, July 17, 2007 - Underwater photographers from all over the world has begun to send their photos to the "Images of the world" category, (Deadline for receiving entries: September 15, 2007 ) Participants for the Eilat's Shoot-Out who will registered before October 15 will receive a free 4 Gigabyte Compact Flash or an SD flash card in Eilat.
SanDisk Red Sea 2007 World of Images Underwater 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 competition will be opened on November 12-17, 2007, the 3rd year in a row. This year several new categories has been added, such as: Humor, Ecology & Nature care, Wrecks, Video Clip and a special category for beginners.
The competition's website is available in 9 different languages, with full details, rules and registering forms. For more information, please visit: www.sandiskredsea.com
The competition's prizes are sponsored by several international organizations, and this year's prizes has reached the total amount of 80,000$. Among the sponsors there are tourism organization, such as: Paupa New Guinea tourism organizations, Palau, Cocos Islands and the Red Sea, International companies and associations like SanDisk, Padi, Oceanic Products, Seacam, Subal, Quicksoft, and Olimpus, who'll contribute their products as a part of the prizes, given this year's competition.
This year a new category of Video Clip has been added, that will be recorded and edited during the Eilat competition. The keynote guest of the contest will be Christian Patron - the Titanic Cinematographer.
To the On Line Competition >>>>
Hosting hotel & accomodation
The Competition’s main events will take place at Isrotel Ambassador hotel, located at Eilat’s Coral Beach, close to the Underwater Nature Reserve & Observatory.
Special offers for accommodation available at: www.sandiskredsea.com
more information:
David Pilosof
Phone: 972-9-745-7055, Mobile: 972-52-480-8722
info@sandiskredsea.com Email:
Update Prizes
Categories and Prizes:
Eilat's Shoot out
10,000 $ Cash!!!
First Prize by Sandisk for the best 5 images
+ 3 weeks diving for two to Papua New Guinea, with:
Walndi, Loloata Resorts and aboard Star Dancer (worth 15,000$),
1000 bottles of Maccabee beer
For the best Singular entry
+ 7 days diving for two to Palau, Micronesia (worth 5400 $)
Aboard the Luxurious Ocean Hunter II.
2,000 $ Cash!!
Mayor of Eilat's prize
For the competition's Album cover
Seacam Housing for Nikon
For the Judges prize (worth 5,500 $)
New
Young photographers & Beginners category
New category for beginners - 3 photos portfolio. Prizes for first, second and third places - variety of diving equipment and underwater photography equipment.
New
Eilat's Video Clip Category
7,500 $ cash !!!
– Courtesy of Oceanic Products
+ Diving trip to Tawali- Papua New Guinea (worth 6500$).
Images of the world
– 3,000 $ cash!!
– Courtesy of Olympus
– For the best 5 Images
+ 7 days diving for two to the Red Sea,
Aboard the Luxurious Live aboard Vip1 (worth 2500$).
3,000 $ Cash!!
Courtesy of quick-soft , Adobe Israel
For the best color print
+ 7 days diving for two to the Red Sea,
Aboard Sinai Dive's Legendary Ghazala 1 Yacht. (Worth 2500$).
2,000 $ Cash!!! New
For Wrecks of the world
3,000 $ Cash!!! New
For Environment and Conservation
Courtesy of Padi
Subal Housing for Nikon New
For Humoristic Image (worth 5,000 $)
+ 11 Days diving trip to Cocos Island
Aboard an Undersea Hunter Group (Worth 5,500$).
