October 2, 2009 marked the announcement of the winners of the second student amateur photography contest at the NSU Oceanographic Center, Shutter Shark 2009. Twenty-two students submitted over 150 photographs to the following five categories:

• Best Macro
• Best Black and White
• Best Vertebrate
• Best Invertebrate
• Best Topside

The 2009 judging panel consisted of members from the OC faculty and from the South Florida Underwater Photography Society, The judges awarded prizes to the top three photographs in each category as well as declaring one image "Best Overall".

Special thanks to NSU Oceanographic Center and the NSU-OC Student Government Association for their continued support of this event.

Thanks also to our sponsors who donated prizes for the event:

Coastal Marine Diving Supplies	Divers Cove	Guy Harvey Research Institute	Ikelite
Lauderdale Diver	National Coral Reef Institute	Ocean Divers	Sea Sports Belize
SilentWorld Dive Center	ScubaTyme	Underseas Sports

The Organizing Committee: Katy Brown Paola Espitia-Hecht Jenny Fenton Harmony Hancock Kirk Kilfoyle Kendra Maroni Dani Morely Liz Larson Adam St.Gelais

The Judging Panel: Ms. Sharon Baron Mr. Shen Callazo Dr. Joshua Feingold Dr. David Gilliam Dr. David Kerstetter Dr. Jose Lopez Mr. Phil Rudin

Shutter Shark 2008 winners

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SHUTTER SHARK 2009 WINNERS
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Best Overall Kirk Kilfoyle

Macro 1st Place Linda Searle		Macro 2nd Place Katy Brown		Macro 3rd Place Linda Searle

Black & White 1st Place Kristian Taylor		Black & White 2nd Place Katy Brown		Black & White 3rd Place Adam St.Gelais

Vertebrate 1st Place Kristian Taylor		Vertebrate 2nd Place Kirk Kilfoyle		Vertebrate 3rd Place Katy Brown

Invertebrate 1st Place Kirk Kilfoyle		Invertebrate 2nd Place Paige Switzer		Invertebrate 3rd Place Chris Maingot

Topside 1st Place Lance Jordan		Topside 2nd Place Kirk Kilfoyle		Topside 3rd Place Christine Testerman

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