September 19, 2008 marked the announcement of the winners of the first student amateur photography contest at the NSU Oceanographic Center, Shutter Shark 2008. Thirty-two students submitted 237 photographs to the following five categories:

• Best Macro
• Best Wide Angle
• Best Vertebrate
• Best Invertebrate
• Best Topside

The judging panel included faculty and staff from the Oceanographic Center as well as guest judges from the underwater photographic community in South Florida. The judges awarded prizes to the top three photographs in each category as well as declaring one image "Best Overall". The winners will be published in an upcoming edition of Currents and Dive Chronicles Magazine.

Special thanks to our sponsors who donated prizes for the event: Sea Sport Belize The NSU OC Student Government Association Nova Southeastern University Coastal Marine Diving Supplies National Coral Reef Institute ProDive Amy Slate's Amore Dive Resort Scubatyme Divers Cove Divers Direct

The Organizing Committee: Rachel Anderson Katy Brown Paola Espitia-Hecht Liz Goergen Kirk Kilfoyle Danielle Morley

The Judging Panel: Dr. David Gilliam Dr. David Kerstetter Dr. Edward Keith Dr. Jose Lopez Ms. Suzan Meldonian Dr. Charles Messing Mr. Phil Rudin

Best Overall Matthew Potenski

Macro 1st Place Greg Foster		Macro 2nd Place Linda Searle		Macro 3rd Place Linda Searle

Wide Angle 1st Place Lauren McCarthy		Wide Angle 2nd Place Kirk Kilfoyle		Wide Angle 3rd Place Kirk Kilfoyle

Vertebrate 1st Place Bryan Armstrong		Vertebrate 2nd Place Greg Foster		Vertebrate 3rd Place Elizabeth Goergen

Invertebrate 1st Place Greg Foster		Invertebrate 2nd Place Lauren McCarthy		Invertebrate 3rd Place Abraham Smith

Topside 1st Place Matthew Potenski		Topside 2nd Place Lauren McCarthy		Topside 3rd Place Allison Brownlee