REPLAY: Competitions Winners Review, with Alex Mustard
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In February 2024, Dr Alex Mustard and Nicolas Remy co-hosted a discussion on the winning images from 3 of the most prominent underwater photography competitions: UPY, Ocean Art and DPG Masters.
Alex shared valuable insights on the judging process, how it differs across competitions and advice on how this can inform the choices you make, as a competitor. This was followed by a review of the main categories, where the Alex and Nicolas commented on jury choices and their personal favourite images.
The talk was scheduled for 1h30 but ended-up lasting 2h20 (including Q&A with participants)!
Meet your speakers
Dr Alex Mustard, 48, from the UK. Alex has been taking underwater photos for 39 years, he has a Ph.D in marine ecology, but since 2004 he has worked full time as an underwater photographer. He has been winning international awards since his teens, and his work is particularly well known from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest where it has featured in 15 different portfolio books of winning photographs over the last 20 years. In 2024 he will chair the jury of the Underwater Photographer of the Year, the Environmental Photography Award and also judge the Siena Awards.
Nicolas Remy is a full-time underwater photographer based in Sydney (Australia), and the founder of The Underwater Club. In recent years, he accumulated over 35 international photographic awards, has authored dozens of articles in print and digital media, and his photos have featured in various mainstream news outlets (CNN, CBS, BBC, etc.). Nicolas regularly collaborates with diving and photography equipment manufacturers for product field-testing and reviews writing.
Topics Covered
During a 2h20 minutes talk, the two speakers took a different approach to dissecting high-profile competition results. Rather than focusing solely on the category winners, Alex Mustard and Nicolas Remy will shared their personal favorites and discussed what made these shots stand out to them.
The following was covered:
✅ Comparing these 3 contests & tips for success: participants heard the perspective of a serial-jury member (Alex) and of a serial-entrant (Nicolas).
✅ DPG Masters 2023: main categories
✅ Ocean Art 2023: main categories
✅ UPY 2024: main categories
✅ Live Q&A with participants
What attendees said about the webinar
Participants had a great time! But don’t take our word for it, here are some of the comments typed in the meeting chat:
- 🚀 “I have to head off but thanks Alex and Nicolas very much for this fantastic discussion! Looking forward to catching the rest on the recording!” – Libby
- 👏 “Thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you both” – John
“Eye opening – Thanks Alex and Nicolas” – Richard- 🌟 “I found this session fascinating, just listening to the dialogue between the two of you, really enjoyed it.” – Valerie
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