Underwater Photography, San Diego

Winners of the Novice, Amateur, Advanced, and Video categories

July 2026 Competition Results

The July 2026 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Big, Bright, and Sunny”. There were a total of 31 submissions (25 still images and 6 videos).

Novice Category

Novice – 3rd Place: Maxine Baker
Novice – 2nd Place: Diane Hotz
Novice – 1st Place: Susan Scheer

Amateur Category

Amateur – 3rd Place: Tom Baker
Amateur – 2nd Place: Jennifer Riggin
Amateur – 1st Place: Matthias Scheer

Advance Category

Advanced – 3rd Place: Paula Selby
Advanced – 2nd Place (tie): Greg Volger
Advanced – 2nd Place (tie): Amy Baldwin-Granger
Advanced – 1st Place: David Hinkel

Big, Bright, and Sunny

July Video Winners

June 2026 Competition Results

The June 2026 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Sea Slugs”. There were a total of 31 submissions (25 still images and 6 videos).

Novice Category

Novice – 3rd Place: Victor Ramos
Novice – 2nd Place: D’amy Steward
Novice – 1st Place: James Logan

Amateur Category

Amateur – 3rd Place: Doug Bonhaus
Amateur – 2nd Place: Katherine Mauser
Amateur – 1st Place: Melissa Foo

Advance Category

Advanced – 3rd Place: Dick Miller 
Advanced – 2nd Place: Harold Dorr  
Advanced – 1st Place: Greg Volger

Sea Slugs

June Video Winners

May 2026 Competition Results

The May 2026 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Attention to Detail”. There were a total of 33 submissions (27 still images and 6 videos).

Novice Category

Novice – 3rd Place: Diane Hotz
Novice – 2nd Place: Greg Beadle
Novice – 1st Place: Victor Ramos

Amateur Category

Amateur – 3rd Place: Matt Wilbur
Amateur – 2nd Place: Katherine Mauser
Amateur – 1st Place: Melissa Foo

Advance Category

Advanced – 1st Place: Mike Poirier
Advanced – 2nd Place: Greg Volger
Advanced – 3rd Place: Bill Ring

Video Category

May Video Winners

April 2026 Competition Results

The April 2026 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “New Beginnings”. There were a total of 32 submissions (27 still images and 5 videos).

Novice Category

Novice – 1st Place: Jerald Pratt
Novice – 2nd Place: Greg Beadle
Novice – 3rd Place: Victor Ramos

Amateur Category

Amateur – 3rd Place: Jennifer Riggin
Amateur – 2nd Place: Katherine Mauser
Amateur – 1st Place: Matthias Scheer

Advance Category

Advanced – 3rd Place: Jack Der 
Advanced – 2nd Place (tie): Greg Volger 
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Advanced – 1st Place: Harold Dorr

Video Category

April Video Winners

March 2026 Competition Results

The March 2026 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Behavior-Different Species”. There were a total of 36 submissions (26 still images and 9 videos).

Novice Category

Novice – 3rd Place (tie): Diane Hotz
Novice – 3rd Place (tie): Greg Beadle
Novice – 2nd Place: Victor Ramos
Novice – 1st Place: Jerald Pratt

Amateur Category

Amateur – 1st Place: Doug Bonhaus 
Amateur – 2nd Place: Charlotte Seid 
Amateur – 3rd Place: Matthias Scheer

Advance Category

Advanced – 3rd Place: Mike Couffer 
Advanced – 2nd Place: Mike Poirier 
Advanced – 1st Place (tie): Jack Der 
Advanced – 1st Place (tie): Harold Dorr 
Advanced – 1st Place (tie): Bob Yin

Video Category

March Video Winners

February 2026 Competition Results

The February 2026 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Popping Up”. There were a total of 30 submissions (21 still images and 9 videos).

Novice Category

Novice – 3rd Place: Leo Lstaden
Novice – 2nd Place: Diane Hotz
Novice – 1st Place: Jerald Pratt

Amateur Category

Amateur – 3rd Place: Matthias Scheer
Amateur – 2nd Place: Tom Baker
Amateur – 1st Place: Doug Bonhaus

Advance Category

Advanced – 3rd Place: Greg Volger
Advanced – 2nd Place: Jack Der
Advanced – 1st Place: Mike Couffer

Video Category

February Video Winners

January 2026 Competition Results

The January 2026 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Best of 2025”. There were a total of 36 submissions (22 still images and 7 videos).

Novice Category

3rd Place: Leo Lstaden
2nd Place: Diane Hotz
1st Place: James Logan

Amateur Category

3rd Place: Matt Wilbur
2nd Place: Katherine Mauser
1st Place: Matthias Scheer

Advance Category

3rd Place: Lois Miller
2nd Place: Jack Der
1st Place: Greg Volger

Video Category

Best of 2025 Videos

November 2025 Competition Results

The November 2025 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Photoshopped”. There were a total of 19 submissions (14 still images and 5 videos).

Novice Category

1st Place: Matthias Scheer
2nd Place: Greg Beadle

Amateur Category

1st Place: Matt Wilbur   
2nd Place: Tom Baker
3rd Place: Doug Bonhaus

Advance Category

1st Place: Paula Selby    
2nd Place (tie): Greg Volger    
2nd Place (tie): Jack Der    
3rd Place: Lois Miller

Video Category

Photoshopped Videos

October 2025 Competition Results

The October 2025 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Camouflage”. There were a total of 37 submissions (23 still images and 7 videos).

Novice Category

Novice – 1st Place: Melissa Foo
Novice – 2nd Place: Susan Scheer
Novice – 3rd Place: James Logan

Amateur Category

Amateur – 1st Place: Tom Baker
Amateur – 2nd Place: Katherine Mauser
Amateur – 3rd Place: Charlotte Seid

Advance Category

Advanced – 1st Place: Lois Miller
Advanced – 2nd Place: Greg Volger
Advanced – 3rd Place (tie): Denise Lew
Advanced – 3rd Place (tie): Bob Yin

Video Category

Camouflage Videos

September 2025 Competition Results

The September 2025 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Back to School” There were a total of 32 submissions (24 still images and 8 videos).

Novice Category