Awards

"Adventure Photographer of the Year" in the Ocean Photographer of the Year Award in London.

"Runner Up" in the "Coral Reefs" category, "Honourable Mention" in the "Black & Blue Water" category" and "Honourable Mention" in the "Color Print Category" at the Ocean Geographic Award.

"Highlight" at Glanzlichter 2021.

1st place at the Worldshootout 2021 at the "Best 5 Images" category.

Overall winner 2020 at Fotoforum Award.

1st place in the "The Beauty of Nature" category at the Siena International Photo Awards 2020.

2nd place in the wreck category at the Festival des mondes sous-marins de Trebeurden 2020.

1st place for the best portfolio in the CIMASUB 2020 San Sebastian.

2nd place in the wideangle category in the 11th International Underwater Film Festival of New Caledonia 2020.

2nd place in the Cold Water category in the Ocean Art Safe Under The Sea contest 2020.

1st place in Compact Camera category (taken with a Sealife DC2000) in the Underwater Photo Marathon 2020.

1st place in Compact Camera category (taken with a Sealife DC2000) in the Scuba Diving Magazine contest 2020.

Overall winner and 1st place in the category 'Menschen und Landschaft' at the Fotoforum Award 2020.

1st place in the category 'Diversity of all other Animals' at Glanzlichter 2020.

1st place in wreck and 3rd place in wideangle at UPY London 2020.

Shortlisted at the "Sony World Photo Awards 2020".

"German Photographer of the Year" and 3rd place in "Best 5 Images" at Wordshootout 2019.

2nd place in Wide-Angle and 2nd place and Coldwater category at the Ocean Art Contest 2019.

Highlight at "Glanzlichter 2019" in the "Magnificent Wilderness" category.

"Underwater Photography book of the Year 2019" at UPY London.

1^st and 2^nd place at FestiSub 2019 in "Ice" category.

2^nd place at Ocean Art 2019 in "Reefscapes" category.

"Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018" at UPY London.

1^st and 3^rd place in the wreck category at UPY London.

2^nd place & Honorable mention at Chromatic Photo Awards 2017.

Honorary mention at OASIS photo contest 2017.

Runner Up at Ocean Geographic 2017 contest at seascapes w. models category.

1^st place portfolio award at PAV Tachov 2017.

1^st place black & white photography at PAV Tachov 2017.

Top photo award at PAV Tachov 2017.

1^st and 3^rd place category "animals" at Foto Forum Award 2017.

1^st place "macro" category at Worldshootout 2016.

3^rd place "Best five" category at Worldshootout 2016.

Commented at UPY London 2016 in Wideangle category.

3^rd place "Wideangle" category at Worldshootout 2015.

Finalist at CANON Iconic images competition 2015.

1^st and 3^rd place at Underwater Photographer of the Year UPY 2015 London in International Wrecks category as well as Commented place in Internantional Macro category.

3^rd place in Sea Trio category at FestiSub 2015 contest.

Finalist at the Save our Seas Photography Grant 2014.

1^st and 3^rd place at SCUBACAM 2014 in Colour Marine and Ocean category as well as 2^nd place in Freshwater, 2^nd place in Colour Macro, 3^rd place in EcoPhoto and 3^rd place in Black and White category.

2^nd place at Ocean Art Contest in Cold Water category.

3^rd place at Worldshootout in SHARKS category.

2^nd place at Acqua 2013 Roma in Portfolio & Behaviour category.

1^st place at HP Red Sea in FISH & FASHION category.

1^st place at Worldshootout 2012 in SHARKS category.

2^nd place at Festival de sous marine Marseille in Color category.

3^rd place at Festival de sous marine Marseille in Portfolio category.

9^th & 10^th place at Ocean Views 2012.

1^st place in "Pairs of Animals" category at Glanzlichter 2012 – Fuerstenfelder Naturfototage.

2^nd place at PAF Tachov 2012 in the fresh water category.

1^st and 3^rd place in 'Duo Sea' category at FestiSub 2012 contest.

"Best of Show" at the 2011 Ocean Art Photo Contest. 1^st place Wide Angle and 2nd place Coldwater category.

1^st place "Salzkammergut UW-Trophy" and 2^nd place Overall ranking at the UW Photo Days 2011 Attersee.

1^st and 2^nd place at the monthly Dive Photo Guide contest with the topic "Blue Water".

Special Commendation and Honour of Destinction at the Celebrate the Sea Festival 2011 in Singapore.

1^st place at the Festival Trebeurden at the Wreck Ambiance & Wreck Portfolio category. 2^nd place at the Wreck Bio category & public vote winner.

Best Overall at the University Miami Rosenstiel School Underwater Photography contest.

1^st place at the Beneath the Sea 2011 competition in the Macro / Closeup category.

1^st place at the Epson Red Sea 2010 Eilat Shootout in the "Mayor's Prize" category & Competition Album Cover.

1^st place at the Epson Red Sea 2010 Eilat Shootout in the "Fish of the Year" category.

1^st place at the Epson Red Sea 2010 Images of the World competition in the "Best Wreck black & white" category.

Winner model category at the NELOS Festival 2010.

1^st place at the UW Photo Days 2010 live shootout at the Attersee in Austria.

3^rd place at the Visions contest from the 'unterwasser' magazine. Topic was 'Fisheye'.

3^rd place at the Visions contest from the 'unterwasser' magazine. Topic was 'waste as artificial habitat'.

3^rd place at the Beneath the Sea 2010 competition in the 'General' category.

2^nd place at the FestiSub 2010 festival.

1^st place at the Epson Red Sea 2009 Images of the world competition in the "Best Wreck" category.

1^st place (jury winner) in the monthly Tauchen online contest.

2^nd place in the Amateurs category at the Aphrodite Cyprus Live-shootout in Larnaca, Cyprus.

1^st place at the Beneath The Sea international competition in the Point & Shoot Category.

2^nd place at the SEA & SEA 2008 calendar contest in the "SNAP" category.

1^st place in the Wide Angle Photography Category of the 4th Eastern Mediterranean International Underwater Photography and Film Festival 2008.

2^nd place in the Scubapro Young Category at the British Underwater Image Festival 2008.

2^nd place at the Portfolio contest from the nullzeit Magazin & UnderwaterVisions.net.

One of my pictures reached the final stage at the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the year.  

2^nd place at the Unterwasser Visions contest November.