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Winners of 2017 Morotai Underwater Photo Contest announced
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The serene view of a beach in Morotai. (Shutterstock/File)
The winners of the 2017 Morotai Underwater Photo Contest have been announced.
The contest ran from May 15 to May 19 and took place at six locations on Morotai Island in North Maluku, namely Wreck Wawama, Tanjung Liku, Mitita Shark Point, White Sand Island, Koloray Island and Dodola Island.
The competition had the mission to preserve coral reef and other sea creatures as well as promote Morotai’s pristine underwater scenery.
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Twenty participants hailing from Jakarta, Bali, Manado and Ternate took part in the competition.
The contest was divided into three categories based on the camera being used: Open DSLR, Compact Macro and Compact Wide Angle.
For Open DSLR, the top three winners are Agustiar Hamdani, Hendri Darmoto Berry and Syafruddin Koroy.
In the Compact Macro category, the winners are Ariawan Usman, Dedi Abdullah and Jonathan Thamrin.
In the Compact Wide Angle category, the winners are Surya Alamsyah, Ikbal Abdullah and Sudirman.
Currently, there a single flight that travels to Morotai on a daily basis. The number of passengers taking the flight has increased from 72 people last year to 180 so far this year. (asw)
