Underwater Photography, San Diego https://www.sdups.org Established 1961 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.sdups.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-IMG_9196-scaled-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Underwater Photography, San Diego https://www.sdups.org 32 32 202183226 March 2026 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2026/03/23/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:48:45 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=3414

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

]]> 3414 February 2026 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2026/02/24/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:12:02 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=3346

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

]]> 3346 January 2026 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2026/01/21/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:09:07 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=3276

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

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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

]]> 3192 October 2025 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2025/10/20/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 01:31:21 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=3152

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

]]> 3152 September 2025 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2025/09/23/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2-2-2-2-2/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:25:50 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=3101

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

  • Novice – 1st Place: Matthias Scheer
  • Novice – 2nd Place: David Karp
  • Novice – 3rd Place: Melissa Foo

Amateur Category

  • Amateur – 1st Place (tie): Katherine Mauser
  • Amateur – 1st Place (tie): Tom Baker
  • Amateur – 2nd Place: Matt Wilbur
  • Amateur – 3rd Place: Doug Bonhaus

Advance Category

  • Advanced – 1st Place: Greg Volger
  • Advanced – 2nd Place: Bob Yin
  • Advanced – 3rd Place: Harold Dorr

Video Category

Back to School Videos

]]> 3101 August 2025 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2025/08/22/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2-2-2-2/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 22:38:13 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=3040

The August 2025 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Bokeh” There were a total of 26 submissions (22 still images and 4 videos).

Novice Category

  • Novice – 3rd Place: Jim Royer
  • Novice – 2nd Place: Valerie Shoemaker
  • Novice – 1st Place: Matthias Scheer

Amateur Category

  • Amateur – 1st Place: Charlotte Seid
  • Amateur – 2nd Place: Tom Baker
  • Amateur – 3rd Place: Matt Wilbur

Advance Category

  • Advanced – 1st Place: Jack Der
  • Advanced – 2nd Place: Greg Volger
  • Advanced – 3rd Place: David Hinkel

Video Category

Humans Underwater Videos

]]> 3040 July 2025 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2025/07/19/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2-2-2/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 01:20:56 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=2983

The July 2025 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Midwater” There were a total of 31 submissions (21 still images and 10 videos).

Novice Category

  • Novice – 1st Place: Matthias Scheer
  • Novice – 2nd Place: Diane Hotz
  • Novice – 3rd Place: Susan Scheer

Amateur Category

  • Amateur – 1st Place: Doug Bonhaus
  • Amateur – 2nd Place (tie): Katherine Mauser
  • Amateur – 2nd Place (tie): Ryan Vaickus
  • Amateur – 3rd Place: Charlotte Seid

Advance Category

  • Advanced – 1st Place: Greg Volger
  • Advanced – 2nd Place: David Hinkel
  • Advanced – 3rd Place (tie): Jack Der
  • Advanced – 3rd Place (tie): Mike Poirier

Video Category

Humans Underwater Videos

]]> 2983 June 2025 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2025/07/07/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2-2/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 02:50:42 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=2934 Novice Category

The June 2025 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Humans Underwater” There were a total of 29 submissions (23 still images and 6 videos).

Novice Category

  • Novice – 1st Place: Matthias Scheer
  • Novice – 2nd Place: James Logan
  • Novice – 3rd Place: Alex Toh

Amateur Category

  • Amateur – 1st Place: Tom Baker
  • Amateur – 2nd Place: Matt Wilbur
  • Amateur – 3rd Place: Katherine Mauser

Advance Category

  • Advanced – 1st Place: Mike Couffer
  • Advanced – 2nd Place: Jack Der
  • Advanced – 3rd Place: Gayle Van Leer

Video Category

Humans Underwater Videos

]]> 2934 May 2025 Competition Results https://www.sdups.org/2025/05/27/january-2025-competition-results-3-2-2/ Tue, 27 May 2025 21:39:42 +0000 https://www.sdups.org/?p=2847 Novice Category

The May 2025 SDUPS photo and video competition category was “Dominant Color” There were a total of 29 submissions (23 still images and 6 videos).

Novice Category

  • 1st Place (tie): Diane Hotz
  • 1st Place (tie): Matthias Scheer
  • 2nd Place: Elaine Masters
  • 3rd Place: Cindy Lipthay

Amateur Category

  • 1st Place: Tom Baker
  • 2nd Place: Charlotte Seid
  • 3rd Place (tie): Katherine Mauser
  • 3rd Place (tie): Matt Wilbur

Advance Category

  • 1st Place: Greg Volger
  • 2nd Place: Denise Lew
  • 3rd Place: Dick Miller

Video Category

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