World of Underwater Images - Eilat, Red Sea

Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2, 2008. The competition will be held this year, fourth time in a row, on the 10th to 15th of November, 2008 at the Isrotel Yam Suf hotel. This year we've several categories, such as: The best 5 Images, The best color print, Humor, Ecology& Nature care, Wrecks, Video Clip and a category for beginners.

The Eilat competition is opened for all underwater photographers, armatures and professionals. This year we have more than 80,000 $ prizes, diving trips to exotics dive sites around the world and cash money prizes. The first prize this year is 10,000$, and a trip for two, to Papua New Guinea. Among the other prizes: 1000 bottles of MACABEE beer, Seacam housing (7,000$ worth), the mayor of Eilat's reward 2,000$ , Padi Prize! 5000 $ and more….

The Eilat event combined the Hi Tech world, with photography, tourism, diving and recreational activities. According to the event's management, the added competition's categories, the increased value prizes and the assistance of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, will bring participants from all over the world, including Egypt and Jordan.

The Media Category
Due to last year's success, this year another category has been added: the Media category: 10 different representatives from 10 different diving magazines worldwide will compete on a very special reward: "winning & donating". The winner will donate his prize - 5,000$ for conservation of instinct shark species.

Since the last April, an online competition has been running in those countries. Every month, one photographer will be chosen as the "photographer of the month', and on September, all the winners of the former competitions will compete one each other, and the winner prize: Flight tickets, accommodation and diving at the Eilat event.