DAY IN THE LIFE PHOTO SLIDESHOW

COLD WATER DIVING AT ITS BEST
Where Underwater Image-Makers Converge to Compete and Learn

The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) and Backscatter have partnered each year to showcase Monterey diving with The Monterey Shootout. While most put an emphasis on the competition, which was expanded to 36 hours this year, there is also a learning component to this fun-filled weekend. We were honored to have Mike Bartick (who traveled from all the way from Anilao Philippines), a marine wildlife pro photographer, kick off our Sunday seminars. Sharing his techniques on strobe angles, compositions and capturing animal behaviors, Mike's seminar planted another seed of macro shooting excitement in the audience. Continuing the Sunday education series, renowned photo pro, Richard Salas, took to the podium to encourage shooters to lose the fear of backscatter in their images by moving those strobes around. This fresh perspective was widely received from the crowd, who were anxious to stop doing what they're told, and ready to give it a try on the next dive!

THE BEST PRIZE SPONSORS
No Other Shootout Offers This Level of Prizes
We've got the booty, that's for sure! And we absolutely could not pull off this event without the over-the-top, generous support of our sponsors.Thank you to each of you for fostering Monterey diving, underwater imaging and the Monterey Shootout!

8 night Liveaboard for 1 $ 3650 Douglas Lafarge	5 night Dive Trip for 1 $3160 Clinton Bauder	7 night Liveaboard for 1 $3095 Julie Lucas	Wakatobi Gift Certificate $3000 Ryan Boerema	Lembeh Diving Package for 1 $2000 Patrick Webster
7 night Dive Trip for 1 $1624 Jason Knight	5 night Dive Trip for 1 $1400 Brad Brown	4 night Dive Trip for 1 $1300 Dionna House	1 week Bahamas Cruse for 1 $959 Joe Platko	4 night Dive Trip for 1 $800 Allard Vandergraff
Set of SLR Housing Gears -$760 Aquapencil - $25	TG4 Camera & Housing $650 Marla Matin	Gift Certificate $500 Michelle Manson	Gift Certificate $500 Mike Costa	Gift Certificate $500 JR Sosky
Housing Service - $500 Scott Harrison Airlock Manual - $400 Ken Bailey Backscatter Gift Certificate - $250 Brook Peterson Deanne Beck Macromate Mini Combos - $229 Lance Carpenter Andy Charal	Sola 2000 Video Light - $449 Kate Vylet Gobe 700 - $279 Kevin Willoh Sidekick - $149 David McMurdie	Sea & Sea YS-03 $300 Brian Herold	Mini Focus Light $300 Terry Rowe	Regulator and BC Service $200 Evan Cooley
2 16x20 Prints $128 Larry Cohn	Skyroam Global WIFI Hotspot $125	Gift Certificate $100 Camilla Hall	Housing Repair $100	1 Day 2 Tank Diving Diving $96 Sheri Sudweeks
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WINNERS - Advanced WIDE ANGLE TRADITIONAL

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1 Honorable Mention 2

WINNERS - Advanced WIDE ANGLE UNRESTRICTED

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1

WINNERS - Advanced MACRO Traditional

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

WINNERS - Advanced MACRO Unrestricted

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

WINNERS - INTERMEDIATE WIDE ANGLE TRADITIONAL

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1 Honorable Mention 2

WINNERS - INTERMEDIATE WIDE ANGLE UNRESTRICTED

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1 Honorable Mention 2

WINNERS - INTERMEDIATE MACRO Traditional

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1

WINNERS - Intermediate MACRO Unrestricted

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1 Honorable Mention 2

WINNERS - BeginneR WIDE ANGLE TRADITIONAL

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1

WINNERS - BEGINNER WIDE ANGLE UNRESTRICTED

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

WINNERS - BEGINNER MACRO TRADITIONAL

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1 Honorable Mention 2

WINNERS - BEGINNER MACRO UNRESTRICTED

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention 1 Honorable Mention 2

VIDEO WINNERS - MONTAGE
1st Place - Brad Brown	2nd Place - Patrick Webster	3rd Place - Camilla Hall
Honorable Mention 1 - Joe Platko	Honorable Mention 2 - Mike Costa
VIDEO WINNERS - SNAPSHOT WIDE ANGLE
1st Place - Mike Costa	2nd Place - Brian Herold	3rd Place - Sheri Sudweeks
VIDEO WINNERS - SNAPSHOT MACRO
1st Place - Brad Brown	2nd Place - Brian Herold	3rd Place - Patrick Webster
All 2015 Photo Entries In Memory of Chuck Tribolet

Richard Salas RICHARD SALAS is a California native. He graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in 1979, where he was first introduced to diving and underwater photography. During his last year and a half of school he was mentored by Ernest Brooks II. Richard has been working professionally in digital media for over twenty years. His unique approach to bringing out the texture and depth of his underwater subjects is informed by his years of experience lighting products and people. He has authored three coffee table books, "Sea of Light, Underwater Photography of California's Channel Islands", "Blue Visions, Underwater Photography from the Mexican Border to the Equator" and "Luminous Sea Underwater Photography from Washington to Alaska". Richard makes his living as a photographer in Santa Barbara, CA, where he lives with his wife Rebecca his youngest son Richard and two cats Nemo and Martin. Richard's mission is to take the viewer through a marine biosphere where humanity's impact is an undeniable force. While many new endemic species are discovered every year, others have disappeared from it completely. The striking power of Richard's images radiates the light of unique vitality that resides in every organism he encounters.

Mike Bartick Mike is a Marine Wildlife Photographer and Photo-Pro based in Anilao Philippines. He has an insatiable love for finding unique animal life, observing and photographing animal behavior and sharing his insight and knowledge with others. His curiosity and drive for first-hand experience has lead him across the globe in search of that special critter encounter. Mike is widely published with work appearing monthly in international magazines, websites and internet publications. He also hosts photo clinics and seminars concentrating on the different aspects of Underwater Photography and the natural history of South East Asia and the Indo-Pacific. Publications include but are not limited to: • Sport Diver • Sport Diver Asia Pacific • Alert Diver Magazine • Action Asia • UWphotographyguide.com • Undersea Journal • X-Ray Magazine • Academic work includes Octopus Strangulation- Calif. Academy Science Huffard/Bartick • Nudibranchs of the Indo-Pacific-Support team Calif. Academy of Science 2010 Mike is regarded as an expert in his field and enjoys being in the water as much as possible and agrees that the next best thing to being there, is talking about it See some of his work at www.saltwaterphoto.com or look him up on Facebook!

Berkley White Berkley White is the founder of Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo which has grown to be the largest underwater photographic equipment supplier is the USA. Since 1994, Backscatter helped develop a community of local cold water divers and has now spent years supporting a thriving tribe of international artists, film makers, and first time shooters from its locations in Monterey, California and Derry, New Hampshire in the USA. For more about Backscatter or articles on equipment and techniques, please see: http://www.backscatter.com Berkley's images and technical articles are regularly published in international magazines and he regularly serves a photographic judge or technical editor on publications. He is also a major promoter for educational events designed for both industry and consumer users such as the Digital Shootout and the DEMA Imaging Center. To learn more about his intensive educational events, please see: http://www.thedigitalshootout.com. Berkley runs a limited schedule of exotic photo safaris each year. From the warm diverse waters of Indonesia to the cold adventure of Alaska, Berkley's shared adventures are always scheduled to be at the best time with the best local knowledge for image makers. For a complete schedule of events, please see his travel company: http://www.underexposures.com.

Jim Decker As the CEO of Backscatter, Jim is one of the top experts in the world on underwater photo and video equipment and shooting technique. From SLRs to compacts and handycams to broadcast video, Jim has shot video and photo systems from all the major underwater manufacturers and has been a consultant on many of the designs seen in the water today. Jim has also consulted with many professional photographers, production companies, resorts, and magazines including Mythbusters, Discovery Channel, Sport Diver Magazine, Scuba Diving Magazine, Into The Drink, National Geographic, Freshwaters Illustrated, and many more.

Joel Penner Joel is the founder of Newmediasoup, LLC, a multimedia and event coverage company based in Oakland, CA. He also provides multimedia projects for Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo and is a part of their digital media team. Joel was an early adopter of the use of DSLR cameras for shooting high definition underwater video and currently shoots 4K Ultra High Definition video as part of his business. He is also an active product tester for Backscatter assisting with underwater video camera testing and video editing for new products. Joel strives to digitally capture sea life and habitats that are both inspiring and captivating. Joel is on staff at The Digital Shootout, an annual, week-long workshop for underwater photographers and videographers, designed to take one's skills to the next level.

Dan Baron Dan Baron is founder of NatureFootage, a stock video agency representing over 400 leading nature cinematographers worldwide. Dan has over 20 years in the media industry, including roles as cinematographer, video editor, and producer. Dan provides a wealth of knowledge and experience in the stock footage industry, with a specialty in digital asset management, Ultra HD and 4K+ formats and workflows, online preview and delivery, and the branding and marketing of premium stock footage collections. Dan holds a Master's Degree in Marine Biology and is passionate about habitat and wildlife conservation.

Chuck Davis From the freezing climes of Antarctica and Greenland to the heat and humidity of the Amazon, Chuck Davis has worked as a specialist in marine and underwater photography and cinematography. His motion picture filming credits include work on several IMAX films, including RING OF FIRE (underwater lava scenes), WHALES, THE GREATEST PLACES, AMAZING JOURNEYS, SEARCH FOR THE GREAT SHARKS, and two Academy Award-nominated IMAX films, ALASKA: SPIRIT OF THE WILD and THE LIVING SEA(underwater/marine scenes of Monterey Bay).

Scott Campbell Out of reach and out of sight for many, the underwater world comes alive through the ethereal black and white images of world class freediver Scott Campbell. Campbell's breath hold skills allow him to approach marine subjects differently than photographers that rely on SCUBA. All of Scott's work is captured on a breath of air, commonly called Freediving. Scott spent 5 years competing on the US Freediving Team and set numerous records for depth and duration. He has held his breath for over seven and a half minutes and can dive to 200 feet. These skills, coupled with his photography background, produce work that is unique to the blue water environment.

Russ Sanoian Russ Sanoian is the product manager at Backscatter and a freelance underwater and nature videographer based in Monterey, California. Russ has extensive use with most of the current manufacturers video and still housings being offered in todays market. Russ has been diving closed circuit rebreathers and underwater scooters for the last 10 years and entered the industry as a lead technical sales person with Light & Motion. Russ joined Backscatter as product manager where he constantly evaluates the latest camera technology and blends imaging techniques with the art of technical diving. Russ is well known in the diving industry as a great educator and mentor of new photographers and technical divers and is always available for imaging and technical support. Russ's film credits include PBS expeditions to the Andrea Doria, CBC "The Nature of Things", DPTV "Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes", BBC "Life" series and "Million Dollar Otters", Local Television shows and several projects in the cenotes of Mexico and freshwater caves in Florida.

Jeffrey Honda Jeffrey Honda is an accomplished underwater photographer and ambassador for Light & Motion. Please see more of his work here: Jeffrey Honda Photography