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Underwater Photography Awards - Honors - Published Works

Awards - Honors - Published Works

Awards

  • 2011 - Bronze level award PPA International print competition
  • 2010 - Recipient of Eastman Kodak Award for Poetry in Motion
  • 2010 - Mother's Love was accepted on Loan to the PPA International.
  • 2009 - Love is All We Have & Turtle Town were accepted on Loan to the PPA International.
  • 2009 - Fearless was accepted into the General Exhibit for PPA International.
  • 2008 - Gold medal for traditional wide-angle photography in the Our World Underwater competition. Image title "Hope".
  • 2008 - Full case of prints received merits and earned a Bronze Level in the Professional Photographers of America Photographer of the Year Competition.
  • 2007 - Professional Photographers of Hawaii, Photographer of the Year
  • 2007 - Highest score in Professional Photographers of Hawaii Quarterly Print & Wedding Album Design competition.
  • 2004 - Kona Classic, First place wide angle, Second place creative and Third place macro.
  • 2001 - Bronze Medal Kodak Oceanz International in New Zealand
  • 2000 - Third place National Underwater Championships
  • 2000 - Second Place SEASPACE International Underwater Competition
  • 1999 - First Place AQUA Magazine Competition
  • 1999 - Second place SEASPACE International Underwater Competition
  • 1998 - Australia Underwater Photographer of the year (Video) Honorable mention (Still)
  • 1998 - Finalist in Nikon International Photography Competition
  • 1997 - First Place in The Ambon International Underwater Competition
  • 1996 - Second Place at ADEC International U/W Competition
  • 1996 - Douglas was inducted into the International Institute of Photographic Authors in San Diego.
  • 1995 - First Place in The Banda Indonesia International Underwater Competition
  • 1994 - First Place, Best of Show & Governors Cup Ambon International U/W Competition
  • Honors

  • 2012 Received Master of Photography degree from Professional Photographers of America
  • 2012 Presented Humpback whale program at Pacific Whale Foundation Tribute to Whales
  • 2011 Presented Humpback whale program at Pacific Whale Foundation Tribute to Whales
  • 2011 Featured Photographer in Whale Photography Exhibition for Pacific Whale Foundation
  • 2010 Inducted into the Ocean Artist Society
  • 2007, 2008, 2009 Exhibiter at Whale Quest, Kapalua.
  • 2007 Maui Camera Club Annual Awards Banquet - Key note speaker
  • Published Work

     

  • 2012 Maui Magazine - How to Catch a Whale
  • 2011 Whale watcher - The Maui News, November 20, 2011
  • 2011 Professional Photographer Magazine
  • 2010 Q & A with Humane Society International
  • 2010 Cover WDCS Summer 50th Anniversary Edition -VIEW COVER
  • 2010 Mini-Feature Article in Whale & Dolphin - VIEW ARTICLE
  • 2010 Article Underwater Adventure Abroad the Nai'a, Destination: Fiji
  • 2010 Artice Photographing Humpback Whales in Tonga
  • 2009 Cover WDCS Spring Edition - VIEW COVER
  • 2009 International Coral Reef Calendar
  • 2009 Mokapu Reef Billboard - VIEW IMAGE
  • 2008 Maui County Budget - Cover
  • 2008 101 Things to do in Kauai - Cover
  • 2008 101 Things to do in Maui
  • 2008 The Art of Seeing
  • 2002 Discover Scuba Diving USA
  • 2001/1999/1998 Sport Diving- Australia
  • 1998 Sport Diver Journal - Hong Kong
  • 1997 Marine Diving Japan
  • 1996 Divers World Japan
  • 1996 Cameraman in Japan
  • 1995 Pacific Below Micronesia
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