Marelux - sponsors the UPY Wide Angle and Macro categories
Marelux Precision Inc. is headquartered in California USA. Marelux is a dynamic technology company that develops innovative and exciting underwater photography products. Marelux strives to build new underwater products with various new technologies that can make the underwater photography a safer, more user-friendly and smarter experience. “We are so proud to be a part of UPY because we believe you have done a great work to establish this prestigious professional platform for underwater photography community. With high standard of both technical and artistic judgements, UPY has been continuously selecting brilliant and deserving underwater photographers around the world as award winners year after year. The winning images from UPY are seen by millions of people across the world, through widespread coverage from leading media outlets and celebrated by the underwater photography community as the strongest set of underwater photos in any contest. It has undoubtfully encouraged more people to participate underwater photography and inspired many more to love the beauty of ocean. Marelux’s slogan is to “Make a Difference” so we want to join UPY to make a bigger impact in this journey too.”
-Jun Ouyang, Founder Marelux
“The Underwater Photographer of the Year is delighted to welcome Marelux as a double category sponsor. Marelux housings have quickly forged a strong reputation, which has seen prominent photographers around the world switching to their system. Category sponsorship allows UPY to offer increased cash prizes to our winners and helps the contest devote more time to promoting your work. We are certain that by sponsoring two of our most popular categories, Wide Angle and Macro, more and more photographers will be considering Marelux when it is time to upgrade.”
-Alex Mustard, Chair of UPY Jury