The Underwater Photography World Championships is the peak international event for the underwater sport of underwater photography. The event is conducted on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) by an affiliated national federation. The championships was first held in 1985. Two variants of the championship are offered. The first is held at an open water site and has been conducted on 16 occasions as of November 2017. Its official title often includes the world ‘sea’ in order to distinguish it from the second which is held in a swimming pool. The swimming pool variant which is concerned with a number of creative categories has held twice with a third championship scheduled for Bari, Italy during 2004 being cancelled due to low competitor registration.
History Year Date Championship Location event # Nations # Teams1985 January 1 – 21st World Championship Genoa, Italy - -1987 June 17 – 182nd World Championship Costa Brava, Spain - -1990 September 19 – 243rd World Championship Milazzo, Italy - -1992 August 11 – 14 4th World Championship Isla de la Juventud, Cuba - -1994 September 25 – 305th World Championship Jeju, South Korea - -1996 October 6 – 126th World Championship Menorca, Spain - -1997 May 8 – 111st World Championships Underwater Photography - Swimming Pool Paris, France - -1998 September 13 – 187th World Championship Ålesund, Norway - -2000 June 10 – 158th World Championship Hurghada, Egypt - -2001 September 162nd World Championships Underwater Photography - Swimming Pool Copenhagen, Denmark - -2002 August 26 – 299th World Championship Marseille, France - -2005 September 13 – 1810th World Championship L'Estartit, Spain - 422007 May 9 – 1411th World Championship Port Louis, Mauritius 16 262009 May 31 – June 512th World Championship Jeju, South Korea20 -2011 May 26 – 3113th World Championship Bodrum, Turkey - -2013 April 9 – 1414th World Championship Cayo Largo, Cuba18782015May 21 – 25th 15th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Zeeland, Netherlands20 -2017 Nov 22 – 1716th World Championship La Paz, Mexico2035
Future championships The 17th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship will be held at Tenerife from October 15–20, 2019, Spain. The next CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Swimming Pool will be held November 13–17, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
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External links CMAS 8th underwater photography 13th CMAS World Championships Underwater Photography / Bodrum, Turkey 2011, Trailer 14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Cuba 2015 CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography - promotional video