Replay: Photo Contests Review, with Alex Mustard and Nicolas Remy (March 2025)
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One year later, Alex Mustard returned as a guest speaker to talk all things competitions, with TUC Founder Nicolas Remy. Alex and Nicolas got together to discuss their favorite images from the winners of three major underwater photography contests: UPY 2025, DPG Masters 2024, and Ocean Art 2024.
The following contest categories were discussed at length:
- DPG Masters: Macro, Wide, Black & White, Conservation, Blackwater, Traditional, Over-Unders.
- Ocean Art: Macro, Wide, Black & White, Conservation, Blackwater, Portrait, Behaviour.
- UPY: Macro, Wide, Black & White, Conservation, Portrait, Behaviour, Wrecks.
Understanding how contests are judged can help you refine your strategy for next year’s competitions. That’s why our speakers started off by offering a behind-the-scenes perspective on how the top images were selected (Alex was Chair of the Jury for UPY 2025, while Nicolas chaired DPG Masters 2024).
As with all TUC webinars, the session wrapped-up with a live Q&A session.
Meet your speakers
Dr. Alex Mustard, 49, is a UK-based underwater photographer with a Ph.D. in marine ecology. He has been capturing underwater images for 40 years and, since 2004, has worked full-time as a professional underwater photographer. He is also an ambassador for Mares and Nauticam.
Alex has been winning international photography awards since his teens, with his work particularly recognized in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) contest. Over the past 20 years, his images have been featured in 15 different WPY portfolio books showcasing winning photographs.
Since 2015, Alex has served as Chair of the jury for the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) competition and has judged numerous other photography contests worldwide.
In 2024, he released his latest book, 52 Assignments: Underwater Photography, which presents 52 hands-on exercises designed to help photographers improve their skills, take on creative challenges, and have fun with underwater photography. To explore more of Alex’s imagery, workshops and books, visit his webiste: www.amustard.com
Nicolas Remy is a French-Australian freelance underwater photographer based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of The Underwater Club, an online photography school and community with members in 18 countries. Nicolas is also an ambassador for Mares and Nauticam.
His images have earned over 40 international awards and have been widely published in both print and digital media. As a seasoned photojournalist, he has written dozens of articles for publications such as DivePhotoGuide, Scuba Diver Magazine, and Plongez!, covering topics including marine life, dive travel, photographic techniques, and equipment reviews.
Nicolas has served as a judge for multiple photography competitions and was Chair of the Jury for DPG Masters 2024.
Topics Covered
Here is what was covered during the 3 hours long webinar:
- Insights into UPY judging
- Insights into DPG Masters judging
- Ocean Art 2024 favourites.
- DPG Masters 2024 favourites.
- UPY 2025 favourites.
- Live Q&A
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:
- 📚 “Thank you so much, very informative, honest, direct, and open but at the same time very respectful and well-reasoned critics. Much appreciated.” — Elena
- 📸 “Thank you very much Nicolas and Alex, I really appreciated your behind-the-scenes insights and helpful critique and advice” — Bill
- 🚀 “Thanks, very open and informative session!” — John
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