The 2012 Anilao Underwater Shootout was held between 1 and 5 December. 120 participants produced 348 images that tested the mettle of the prestigious judging panel. Hearty congratulations to overall open class winner Dennis Corpuz, to compact class winner Teresa Sy Ortin, and to all the participants.
The Anilao Shootout, organized and sponsored by the Philippine Department of Tourism in cooperation with resort owners, dive operators, divemasters, and local Mabini stakeholders has announced that its seventh edition will be held from 1 to 5 December 2021. Due to travel restrictions, it is currently mostly limited to local shooters, who will gather in Anilao and showcase the Philippines’ amazing marine biodiversity. will dive together and enjoy hanging out with fellow image-makers.
Wetpixel was invited by the Philippine’s Department of Tourism (PDOT) to attend and report from the 2018 Anilao Underwater Shootout. During the event, the team from Studio H20 worked amazingly hard to produce a fun short film. Please click through to watch!
Wetpixel is reporting “live” from the sixth Anilao Underwater Shootout. The event attracts large numbers of undewater photographers froround the globe and is hosted by the Philippines Deapartment of Tourism. Wetpixel will be adding daily updates from Anilao, so please keep checking back to see all that has been going on!
The 2018 Anilao Shootout has announced two more judges. Ellen Culaerts and Laurent Ballesta will join Indra Swari in Anilao from 27 November to 1 December. Registration for the Shootout is now open with the venues for the opening and awarding ceremonies to be confirmed.
The Philippine Department of Tourism has announced that registrations for the sixth Anilao Shootout are now open. The event will be held from 27 November to 1 December. The first of the international panel of judges has also been announced and is Singapore based photographer, Indra Swari.
The results of the 2017 Anilao Shootout have been announced. The event took place from 28 November to 2 December and was run by the Philippines Department of Tourism. Congratulations to Lilian Koh and PJ Aristorenas for their grand prize winning images and to all the participants that produced the amazing imagery that is among the placings.
The Philippines Department of Tourism has announced that the 2017 Anilao Underwater Shootout is due to begin on 28 November. It is open to entries from registered participants from that date through to 1 December. Images must have been taken in Anilao region, Philippines during the contest period. The host resort is the Acacia Resort and Dive Center, with other resorts in the area offering accommodation and diving packages too.