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Weekly featured underwater photographer – Beth Watson!
Every week we will feature an underwater photographer who managed to leave us breathless.
This week’s feature is Beth Watson!
Beth began diving in 2000, and lives in the US is the small town of Salem, Missouri, nowhere near the ocean. Fortunately, she is able to dive several weeks each year, and has traveled to many amazing dive destinations. Absolutely loving the ocean and everything it has to offer, she focuses on capturing images that are unique, creative and thought provoking. She if fascinated by it all, enjoying the challenges of photographing wide angle reefs and wrecks, but also had a deep adoration for the smallest animals in the sea.
Beth is an multi-award-winning photographer. Her images have been published in magazines, newsletters, websites, postcards and have been selected for juried art exhibitions.
Camera gear: Canon 5D MKIII, Canon 24mm 1.4L, Canon 24-70 mm 2.8L, Canon 8-15 mm 4.0L fisheye, Canon 100mm 2.8L, Nauticam Housing, lkelite DS 125 strobes, Retra LSD snoot, Light & Motion Sola 1200 focus light.
Beth has won many awards for her work, such as:
UnderwaterPhotography.com
2014 Mar | Monthly Hotshot
DRM Online Competition Slovenia
2014 1st Place Macro
CITA – Cayman Islands Tourism Association
2013 Best of Show/1st place Scenic
ABYSS “City of Venice” Venice, Italy
2013 3rd – Macro 3rd – Lady 10th – Wide Angle
Ocean Geographic Society/Pictures of the Year
2013 Emory Kristof Award for Outstanding Achievement Honorable Mention
RSMAS – University of Miami
2013 1st Place – Macro
OZTEK U/W Imagery Competition Sydney, Australia
2013 1st Place – Macro
Scubashooters Monthly Contest
2013 3rd & Honorable Mention
Underwaterphotography.com’s annual competition
2012 Silver Medal
Island Dreams 25th Anniversary Photo Competition
2012 1st Place – Caribbean
Asia Divers 25th Photo Contest
2012 1st Place – Macro
Little Cayman Beach Resort Photo Comp.
2011 Grand Prize
Koday Gallery Award
2011 Midwest – Region
Check out more of Beth’s work on her Website.
You can also follow her page on FB —> Beth Watson Images
Visit his personal portfolio at www.ranmorphoto.com.
