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SanDisk Red-Sea 2006 underwater photo competition
Mark Peters : March 16th 2006 - 00:04 CET
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 SanDisk Red-Sea 2006 underwater photo competition : SanDisk and "Yam", the Israeli Diving magazine, has announced , the opening of the enrollment to the grand underwater photo competition, "Sandisk Red Sea Underwater Photography Competition", which will be held on April 24th-29th 20006, at the Isrotel Ambassador hotel in Eilat, Israel. Underwater photographers from all over the world, has begun to send their photos to the "Images of the world" category, and also to the "Eilat Shoot-out Party". Sandisk has announced that the first 100 enrollers to the Eilat's Shoot-Out will receive a SanDisk Compact Flash or an Secure Digital flash card - free of charge. First Prize- 10,000 $ Cash, + 3 weeks Diving Trip for 2 to Papua New Guinea.
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 SanDisk underwater photo competition
The SanDisk 2006 Red Sea Underwater Photography Competition is open to both amateur & professional photographers, shooting with film or digital cameras. Selected categories are open to competitors from all over the world, whose photos can be shot at any time and from any location. Contestants can send photographs in by e-mail. Registration is now open and details available at: the special SanDisk Red Sea information Website.
Eilat's Shoot-Out
The best 5 Images
First Prize - 10,000 $ Cash !!!
+ 3 weeks Diving Trip for 2 to Papua New Guinea with:
Walndi, Loloata Resorts and aboard Star Danser (15,000 $)
The best Singular entry
First Prize - 1000 bottles of beer
+ 7 Days Diving Trip for 2 to Palau
Aboard Ocean Hunter ( 5,400 $ )
The Judges prize
Seacam Housing for Nikon D-100 (5,000 $)
Mayor of Eilat's prize
2,000 $ Cash !!!
For the competition's Album cover
Images of the World
The best 5 Images
First Prize - 3,000 $ cash !!!
+ 7 Days Diving Trip for 2 to the Red Sea
Aboard "Vip1" (2,200 $)
The best color print
First Prize - 3,000 $ Cash !!!
+ 7 Days Diving Trip for 2 to the Red Sea
Aboard "Ghazala"
Amateur and professional underwater photographers
"The last competition received a great deal of attention among underwater photographers and divers from around the world", said David Pilosof, the competition's originator. "We expect even more entrants and press coverage this year due to the larger prizes." Other events taking place during the April 24-29, 2006 contest include an Opening Cocktail Party at the Eilat Red Sea Marine Park, a Shoot-out party at the Dolphin Reef, the April 28 screening of the Antibes film festival winning films and the April 29 Friday Show Party and Prize Ceremony at the Isrotel Ambassador hotel.
Hosting hotel & accomodation
The Competition’s main events will take place at Isrotel Ambassador hotel - Eilat’s best diving hotel, located at Eilat’s Coral Beach, close to the Underwater Nature Reserve & Observatory. Special offers for accomodation at the Isrotel Ambassador hotel are available through the Competition's organisers, and hotel & flight packages are available through all the major travel agents.
About SanDisk
SanDisk is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the world’s largest supplier of flash data storage card products, using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and has operations worldwide, with more than half its sales outside the USA.
About SanDisk Red-Sea 2006 Underwater Photo Competition
SanDisk 2006 is organized by David Pilosof, renowned underwater photographer and producer of the world famous "Samantha" album; YAM, the Israeli diving magazine; and the diving portal idive. Additional sponsors : Isrotel hotels, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and the Red Sea Resort Tourism Administration and Manta diving center.
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