This summer The Hugycup international underwater photo and video Shootout was held for the first time in Lembeh Diver's Lodge in Indonesia from 12th of July till 09th of September. The shootout competition contained 6 different photo and 2 different video categories with total prices valued more then 30,000 US$.
The competion was organised by multiple Antibes winner Danny van Belle in cooperation with Hugyfot/Greenforce.
The next Hugycup will be held in Scuba Seraya Resort, Bali Indonesia from 20th of June till 14th of August 2010 and places are still available. For more information and this year's winning photos and prices check out www.hugycup.com
An overview of the Hugycup 2009 winners:
Portfolio Hugycup 2009 photo - 1st Place Luc Eeckhaut BELGIUM 2nd Place Franco De Lorenzi ITALY 3rd Place Robert Hauswirth FRANCE
Edited video competition Hugycup 2009 Video - 1st Place Ilse De Gendt BELGIUM 2nd PlaceGino Rosiers BELGIUM 3rd PlaceErik-Jan Sporken NETHERLANDS
Wide angle photography - 1st Place Robert Hauswirth FRANCE 2nd Place Borut Furlan SLOVENIA 3rd Place Eric Hulpiau BELGIUM
Macro photography - 1st PLACE Robert Hauswirth FRANCE 2nd Place Janny Heringa-Bosman NETHERLANDS 3rd Place Els Van Den Borre BELGIUM
Videoclip video competition - 1st Place Jean-Jacques Rietjens Françoise Jadoul BELGIUM 2nd Place Ilse De Gendt BELGIUM 3rd Place Erik-Jan Sporken NETHERLANDS
Nudibranch photography - 1st Place Luc Eeckhaut BELGIUM 2nd Place Robert Hauswirth FRANCE 3rd Place Irena CokSLOVENIA
Frogfish photography - 1st Place Robert Hauswirth FRANCE 2nd Place Pavel Bohonek CZECH REPUBLIC 3rd Place Bruno Van Saen BELGIUM
Green Force photography - 1st PlaceLouis Leong MALAYSIA
Cheers, Udo van Dongen
