Finalists have been announced for the 2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest, hosted at Wetpixel.com.
Last year's winning image, a pygmy seahorse with its tail wrapped around a gorgonian branch, was shot by Alex Mustard, who won a week-long dive trip to Raja Ampat in addition to having his image attached to every diver who visited the park in 2008. The winner of the 2009 tag contest will win a week at Raja Ampat's original eco-resort at Kri (donated by Papua Diving).
Head on over to Wetpixelto vote for your favorite image or design -- the winning image will appear on Raja Ampat's 2009 park tag! Public voting ends at 11:59PM, September 25, 2008 (Pacific time).
LINK: http://www.wetpixel.com/raja/
Contributed by Tim Hochgrebe added 2008-09-04
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Tim Hochgrebe added 2008-10-03
Marcio Lisa wins 2009 Raja Ampat Tourism Entry Tag Contest
A silhouette of a manta ray will be printed on the 2009 Raja Ampat Tourism Entry tag series
San Francisco, Calif., October 1st, 2008 - Conservation International, in cooperation with the Coral Reef Alliance and Wetpixel.com, are pleased to announce the winning photo for the 2009 Raja Ampat entrance tag design contest.
After three weeks of public voting, Marcio Lisa won first place in the 2009 Raja Ampat Tourism Entry Tag Contest with his dramatic silhouette of a manta ray. In second place was Marli Wakeling’s portrait of a squid, and in third, a split image of a small island with a school of fish beneath the surface of the water.
Marcio will receive an 11-day, all-inclusive diving package at Papua Diving’s Kri Resort in Raja Ampat. The two runners up will each receive a copy of the fabulous, soon-to-be-released book, “Raja Ampat through the lens of ...”, which includes contributions from 10 of the world’s leading underwater photographers.
All contributors and supporters of the 2009 Raja Ampat entrance tag design contest are commended for their support and submissions.
The contest finalists and winning photos can be seen at http://www.wetpixel.com/raja/