14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship explained

14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship
Competitors:78
Nations:18
Venue:Cayo Largo
Location:Cuba

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

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

Top ten fish

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

Top ten close-up with a theme

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

Top ten close-up

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

Top ten wide angle

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

Top ten wide angle with diver

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain and Italy dominated the 14th World Championship in Cuba. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 14 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Cuba Ranks Four in Underwater Photography World Championship. Cuban News Agency. 18 July 2013.
  3. Web site: SPECIFIC REGULATIONS. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 18 July 2013. 8 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Top ranking. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 13 July 2013.
  5. Web site: Hanlon. Adam. Wetpixel members David Barrio and Luisa Quin win CMAS Championship. Wetpixel. 18 July 2013. April 14, 2013.
  6. Web site: 14th World Championships of Underwater Photography 2013 Cuba -Cayo Largo WORLD CHAMPION!!! CAMPEÓN DEL MUNDO!!!. davidbarrio.com. 18 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501033924/http://www.davidbarrio.com/noticias.htm. 2013-05-01. dead.
  7. Web site: 1st place - David Barrio and Luisa Quintanilla CMAS WORLD 2013. Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas. 4 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130713081029/http://www.fedas.es/noticias/noticias2013/mundialfotosub2013_david_barrio.htm. 13 July 2013. dead.
  8. Web site: Top ten fish. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 13 July 2013.
  9. Web site: Top ten close up with a theme. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 13 July 2013.
  10. Web site: Top ten close up. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 13 July 2013.
  11. Web site: Top ten wide angle. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 13 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Top ten wide angle with diver. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 13 July 2013.