Discovery of the Year Underwater

ReFocus Awards

December 2024

Blending In

A large school of fish swimming underwater with a shark in the foreground.

Nominee for two other submissions

Gentle Giant The Cave

Underwater photo of a whale shark swimming in the ocean.
A blue-spotted ribbontail ray resting on sand beneath a rocky overhang in an underwater scene.

Photographer of the Year 2024

Highly Commended

December 2024

Certificate recognising Gillian Shark for Marine Animals of Australia in the 2024 Photographer of the Year, presented by Ted's Cameras, featuring logos of Ted's Cameras, Sony, the Brownbill Effect, GIGABYTE, Aorus, and Ilford Galerie.

WhiteWall of the Month

July 2023

First winner of “WhiteWall of the Month” by WhiteWall Lab

A large shark swimming among a school of smaller fish in the ocean, with text overlay that reads "Wall Art of the Month".

New York Photography Awards

December 2023

Silver Award in the category Nature - Underwater

Grey Nurse Shark

A large shark swimming underwater surrounded by smaller fish, near rocks.
New York Photography Awards Silver Winner badge with large NY logo, and text indicating Silver Winner at the event.

reFocus Awards

December 2023

Honourable Mention for my Black Series in the category Wildlife

A Symbiotic Relationship, Lemon Shark Yin and Yang, Lemon Shark Swirl

A close-up black-and-white underwater photograph of a shark with small fish swimming near its body
Award certificate for wildlife photography contest with black and white design, titled 'Honorable Mention' and including event details and website.
Two sharks swimming in the ocean, one below the other, in black and white.
Award certificate for Honorable Mention in Wildlife at the 2023 Black & White Photo Contest, with Pro and Refocus Us Awards logos.
A group of sharks swimming in the ocean.
Award certificate for Wildlife Honorable Mention in the 2023 Black & White Photo Contest by ReFocus-Awards.com, with black background and white text.

International Photography Awards

September 2023

Official Selection and Honourable Mention for submissions in the category Nature - Underwater

Reflection One of Them

A grayscale photograph of a shark swimming underwater, with light reflections creating patterns on its body.
Logo for the 20th Zipa international photography awards, 2023 official selection, professional category.
Two sharks swimming underwater in black and white.
Award badge for the 20th anniversary of the ZIPA international photography awards, 2023 honorable mention for a professional.

European Photography Awards

August 2023

Platinum and two Gold Awards for submissions in the category Nature Photography Underwater

and

one Gold Award in Balck and White Photography - Wildlife

Gentle Giant Below the Surface

A whale shark swimming in the ocean.
European Photography Awards 2023 Platinum Winner badge with a black background, purple text, and a Europe map icon within the letter P.
Underwater view of a large shark swimming in clear ocean water, with a wooden pier and boats visible in the background.
Black and gold award badge for the European Photography Awards 2023, indicating gold winner.

Colourful Clownfish Lemon Shark Swirl

Underwater scene with a purple sea anemone hosting a clownfish amidst colorful coral and small marine life.
Black and gold badge for European Photography Awards 2023, with the words 'GOLD WINNER' and five gold stars.
Black and white photograph of several sharks swimming together in the ocean.
European Photography Awards 2023 gold winner badge with gold and black design and a map of Europe in black

New York Photography Awards

October 2022

Silver Award for two pictures submitted in the category Nature Photography - Underwater

A Symbiotic Relationship Blending In

Close-up of a dark-colored shark swimming underwater with small fish attached to its body.
New York Photography Awards Silver Winner certificate
Close-up of a large shark swimming underwater with smaller fish nearby and other sharks visible in the background.
Black and white photo of a tiger shark swimming on a light-colored sandy bottom.
A large school of small fish swimming underwater with a single shark among them.
NYC Photography Awards Silver Winner certificate.

Honourable Mentions

Close-Up One of Them Lemon Shark Yin and Yang Striped Elegance

Two sharks swimming underwater in black and white.
Two sharks swimming in the ocean.

International Photography Awards

September 2022

Honourable Mention for both pictures submitted in Nature - Underwater category

Lemon Shark Yin and Yang Blending In

Two sharks swimming in the ocean, black and white photo.
A large school of fish and a caribbean reef shark swimming underwater in the ocean.

MonoVision Photography Awards

July 2022

Honourable Mention for both pictures submitted in Nature and Wildlife category

A Symbiotic Relationship Lemon Shark Yin and Yang

Two sharks swimming underwater in black and white.
A close-up, black-and-white photo of lemon shark.

European Photography Awards

June 2022

Platinum Winner

Nature Photography - Underwater

with the picture “Caribbean Reef Shark Blending In”

A large group of fish swimming underwater with a single shark in the foreground.

Swiss Photo Club Photo Awards Zurich

March 2021

Jury Prize

Out of all 700 pictures that had been submitted to this photography competition, my picture called
“Lemon Shark Yin and Yang” was awarded with the Jury Prize.

Additionally, the “Lemon Shark Yin and Yang” picture was voted by visitors of the photo exhibition on rank #13.
All of my submitted pictures ranked on the public voting top 200 list.

”A Caribbean Shark Blending In” rank #52

“A Hammerhead Welcome” rank #53

“Dancing with a Great White” rank #180

Lemon Shark Yin and Yang won the Jury Prize

Lemon Shark Yin and Yang
won the Jury Prize

A Caribbean Shark Blending In

A Caribbean Shark Blending In

A Hammerhead Welcome

A Hammerhead Welcome

Dancing with a Great White

Dancing with a Great White