2026 Underwater Photography Competition & Exhibition
The Nautilus Scuba Club Cairns supports the local diving community and promotes scuba diving in Far North Queensland. The club has over 400 members, making it one of the largest recreational scuba clubs in Australia.
The Annual Underwater Photography Competition is the major event on the Club’s calendar. It includes photo and video categories and is judged by renowned and independent professional photographers. The competition and accompanying Exhibition are sponsored by local and regional dive operators and supporters, including some of the biggest names in the Australian scuba diving industry. In 2025 around 7,000 people visited the exhibition at the Cairns Tanks Arts Centre, where over 500 high quality photographs and videos were on public display.
The 2026 contest is open for entries from financial club members from 1-14 May, with a public Exhibition to be held over the weekend of 11-12 July at the Cairns Junior Eisteddfod Hall. Judges this year are Anita Verde, Vanessa Mignon and Jake Wilton.
Winners of the 2026 competition will be announced at an Awards Night at the exhibition venue on Saturday 11 July.
Visit the Club webpage for further information and updates on the competition:
www.nautilus-scuba.net/whats-on/photo-competition/
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Key Event Information:
Exhibition: 11th – 12th July 2026
Location: Cairns Junior Eisteddfod Hall
Awards Night: Saturday 11th July 2026
Location: Cairns Junior Eisteddfod Hall
Time: 6:00 pm
Who will be there: Nautilus Members & Entrants
Sponsors and Dive Industry Represenatives
More information: David George
