14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship

14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship
VenueCayo Largo
LocationCubaCuba
Start dateApril 9, 2013 (2013-04-09)
End dateApril 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)
Competitors78 from 18 nations

The 14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship was held from April 9 – 14, 2013 in Cuba at Cayo Largo. David Barrio of Spain was announced as the CMAS World Champion in underwater photography for 2013 and received the gold medal while runners-up Stefano Proakis and Michele Davino both representing Italy respectively received the silver and bronze medals.

Organisation

The Federacion Cubana de Actividades Subacuaticuas (English: Cuban Federation of Underwater Activities) (FCAS) hosted the championship on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) with assistance from the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba (MINTUR). The following countries sent teams with a total of 78 competitors to compete - Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, the Netherlands and Turkey.[1][2]

The following photographic categories were used for this championship: fish, close-up with a theme, close-up (without a theme), wide angle (without diver) and wide angle with diver.[3]

Results

Top ten competitors

Place Name Country
1 David Barrio Spain Spain
2 Stefano Proakis Italy Italy
3 Michele Davino Italy Italy
4 Daniel G Pérez Hernández Cuba Cuba
5 Manuel José Pererira de Silva Portugal Portugal
6 Esteban Torre Spain Spain
7 Vidar Skalevik Norway Norway
8 Marco Heesbeen Netherlands Netherlands
9 Joao Paulo Cauduro Filho Brazil Brazil
10 Julien Carpels France France[4][5][6][7]

Top ten fish

Place Name Country
1 Michele Davino Italy Italy
2 David Barrio Spain Spain
3 Manuel José Pererira de Silva Portugal Portugal
4 Dalibor Andres Croatia Croatia
5 Julien Carpels France France
6 Esteban Torre Spain Spain
7 Erik Larsson Denmark Denmark
8 Ludwing Migl Germany Germany
9 Oskar Mark Music Slovenia Slovenia
10 Daniel G Pérez Hernández Cuba Cuba[8]

Top ten close-up with a theme

Place Name Country
1 David Barrio Spain Spain
2 Stefano Proakis Italy Italy
3 Manuel José Pererira de Silva Portugal Portugal
4 Julien Carpels France France
5 Joao Paulo Cauduro Filho Brazil Brazil
6 Sandon Stephane France France
7 Ludwing Migl Germany Germany
8 Esteban Torre Spain Spain
9 Vidar Skalevik Norway Norway
10 Henny Blookvort Netherlands Netherlands[9]

Top ten close-up

Place Name Country
1 Daniel G Pérez Hernández Cuba Cuba
2 Michele Davino Italy Italy
3 Oskar Mark Music Slovenia Slovenia
4 Vidar Skalevik Norway Norway
5 Tobias Dahlin Sweden Sweden
6 Oscar Rulli Argentina Argentina
7 Esteban Torre Spain Spain
8 Cem Gazivekili Turkey Turkey
9 David Barrio Spain Spain
10 Sandon Stephane France France[10]

Top ten wide angle

Place Name Country
1 David Barrio Spain Spain
2 Marco Heesbeen Netherlands Netherlands
3 Stefano Proakis Italy Italy
4 Vidar Skalevik Norway Norway
5 Oh Yong Sung Korea South Korea
6 Henny Blookvort Netherlands Netherland
7 Ludwing Migl Germany Germany
8 Sandon Stephane France France
9 Danijel Frka Croatia Croatia
10 Luis Pérez Suárez Argentina Argentina[11]

Top ten wide angle with diver

Place Name Country
1 Stefano Proakis Italy Italy
2 Esteban Torre Spain Spain
3 Joao Paulo Cauduro Filho Brazil Brazil
4 Sang Hanck Choi Korea South Korea
5 Vidar Skalevik Norway Norway
6 Danijel Frka Croatia Croatia
7 Manuel José Pererira de Silva Portugal Portugal
8 Julien Carpels France France
9 David Barrio Spain Spain
10 Sandon Stephane France France[12]

References

  1. ^ "Spain and Italy dominated the 14th World Championship in Cuba". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Cuba Ranks Four in Underwater Photography World Championship". Cuban News Agency. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ "SPECIFIC REGULATIONS". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Top ranking". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ^ Hanlon, Adam. "Wetpixel members David Barrio and Luisa Quin win CMAS Championship" (April 14, 2013). Wetpixel. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  6. ^ "14th World Championships of Underwater Photography 2013 Cuba -Cayo Largo WORLD CHAMPION!!! CAMPEÓN DEL MUNDO!!!". davidbarrio.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  7. ^ "1st place - David Barrio and Luisa Quintanilla CMAS WORLD 2013". Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Top ten fish". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Top ten close up with a theme". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Top ten close up". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Top ten wide angle". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Top ten wide angle with diver". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

External links

  • 14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Cuba - video by Corne Bolders


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