Blue India Underwater Art Competition is an initiative of Reef Watch Marine Conservation, an NGO dedicated towards the protection of the Indian Ocean. The primary aim of this competition is to create a community of artists who are ocean lovers. Photographers, filmmakers, painters, sculptors and graphic artists are invited to present and share their work and ocean experiences from across the country.
This multidisciplinary contest is the first of its kind in India. The main focus of this competition is to document the marine environment of India, where underwater photographers and videographers become the voice for our marine ecology, much like the wildlife photographers are for our terrestrial forests.
In addition to creating a community of ocean lovers, the objective of Blue India is to build a ‘documentation bank', which Reef Watch can further their marine conservation efforts by obtaining records of natural history sightings in various parts of the ocean.
OUR JUDGES
Our respected jury members include:
• Prahlad Kakar (Founder - Genesis, Lacadives, ReefWatch Marine Conservation)
• Bitu Sahgal (Founding Editor - Sanctuary Asia)
• Sumer Verma - (Underwater Photographer / Videographer)
• Divia Thani Daswani (Editor-in-Chief, Conde Nast Traveler)
• Mortimer Chatterjee (founder of Chatterjee and Lal Art Gallery, Mumbai)
CATEGORIES
1. Photography
    • Under 18
    • Conservation
    • Wide Angle
    • Macro
2. Video
3. Fine Art
OUR SPONSORS
• Go Pro
www.gopro.com/
• Stereo Vision
www.stereovision.biz/
• Scuba Pro
www.proscuba.in
• Goa Villas for Rent
www.goavillasforrent.com/
• ScubaLov
www.scubalov.in/
• Lacadives
www.lacadives.com/
• Monde Art
www.mondeart.com/
• PADI
www.padi.com/
• Scuba Evolution
www.scubaevolutionindia.com/
• Temple Adventures
www.templeadventures.com/
• Aquanaut
www.aquanaut.in/
• Orca Dive Club
www.orcadiveclub.in/
• Sanctuary Asia
www.sanctuaryasia.com/
ABOUT REEF WATCH MARINE CONSERVATION
Reef Watch India is an NGO dedicated to marine conservation. Its vision is to protect the ocean and the life within it, through education, research and management, so that our children and theirs will continue to have access to this source of richness and beauty that sustains us today. We hope a growing body of work from Indian Ocean explorers will inspire more people from our country to explore and protect the oceans.
ABOUT CHAMELEON ART PROJECTS
Chameleon Art Projects founded in 2005, is an initiative to support and encourage artistic practices through curated exhibitions, residencies, artist management and public art projects. In collaboration with ReefWatch, we aim to create awareness about the environment through art.
Source: Reefwatchindia
