Why YOU SHOULD COMPETE in an underwater photo or video competition?

Underwater photo and video competitions are getting more popular every year and the number of entries is going up. These competitions are a great way to work on your underwater photo and video skills, get expert advice and get constantly better at the craft. Since divers have been able - and comfortable - to take their smartphones underwater (i.e. due to the awesome underwater smartphone housings made by Divevolk (https://bit.ly/3K0PyFU)), the entry barrier for divers to capture their underwater adventures has decreased massively. In today's video we'll talk about how such underwater photo and video competitions work, look at the benefits of competing in such competitions, discuss best practices to increase your chances of winning and I'll also share a few of my favourite underwater photo and video competitions specifically for beginners. Use the time code below for navigation: 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - How do underwater photo and video competitions work? 05:14 - Benefits of competing in underwater photo and video competitions 07:12 - Best practices to increase your chances of winning an underwater photo or video competition 10:22 - Best underwater photo and video competitions for beginners Here are the links to the recommended competitions (overview: https://www.divevolkdiving.com/pages/... Underwater Photographer of the Year: https://underwaterphotographeroftheye... Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year: https://ogpicoty.ogsociety.org/ Underwater Photo Awards: https://uwp-award.ru/ Dive Photo Guide: https://www.divephotoguide.com/monthl... Need some Divevolk gear to start competing? Use this link to check out their complete ecosystem and benefit from a 6% discount on your entire order: https://bit.ly/3K0PyFU ------------------------------------------------------ Like my videos? Here are a few ways how you can support the channel and my work, so I can keep making these videos for you: Download my FREE mobile App UNDERWATER VIDEO ACADEMY and start learning about underwater video right away: For IOS: https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/underwa... For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Get my iPhone Basic LUT Pack: https://courses.matthiaslebo.com/s/ma... Get my GoPro LUT Pack: https://courses.matthiaslebo.com/s/ma... Get my GoPro Green Water LUT Pack: https://courses.matthiaslebo.com/s/ma... Want to improve your underwater video skills at your own pace? Check out my online course about underwater videography (also available inside the app): https://courses.matthiaslebo.com/s/ma... Become an official member of my channel:    / @matthiaslebo   Support the channel by donating directly through PayPal: paypal.me/MatthiasLebo ------------------------------------------------------ Some of my current and favourite camera equipment, for underwater and on-land use: My main underwater camera: RED Komodo-X (https://www.red.com/komodo-x) My favourite lens for underwater: Canon RF 15-35mm f2.8 L is USM (https://amzn.to/4ubeHma) My underwater housing: Gates Deep Komodo-X (https://www.gateshousings.com/deep-ko...) My all time favourite video lights: KELDAN 8XR Ambient (https://bit.ly/4gchmV7) My favourite action camera: Insta360 Ace Pro 2 (https://bit.ly/3GBOTLD) My favourite 360 camera: Insta360 X5 (https://bit.ly/4nDmZzg) My favourite Underwater Smartphone Housing: DiveVolk Seatouch 4 Max - Get 6% off on your entire order by using my community link (https://bit.ly/3nVqDaS) My favourite Underwater Camera App: UWACAM - Get 10% off by using the code UWA10 when subscribing directly inside the app (https://uwacam.com) My favourite camera backpack: Lowepro ProTactic 350 (https://amzn.to/38cAMJl) My favourite music & SFX library: Audiio Pro - Get 70% off your first year with my link (https://audiio.com/partner?oid=1&affi...) and code SAVE70 ------------------------------------------------------ Follow me on Facebook:   / lebo.underwaterfilm   Follow me on Instagram:   / matthiaslebo_uwfilm