Fifteen Minutes of Fame for Your Photographic Eye

Want to see your shark footage on the telly? The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is looking for video footage capturing unique shark behavior from amateur photographers. They’ll pay if you make the cut. Contact Justin Anderson, Tel: 011 +44 117 9746629 / Fax: 011 +44 117 9238867 / E-mail: justin.anderson@bbc.co.uk. They’re especially interested in gray reef sharks, tigers, black tips, whale sharks, wobbegongs, hammerheads, silvertips, whitetips, bronze whalers, epaulette sharks ... and even green and loggerhead turtles

If you shoot stills, consider one of the more prestigious competitions, the 39th Annual Los Angeles International Underwater Photographic Competition. They’re accepting entries in 14 print, slide and video categories. The deadline is October 20, 2001. Last year’s event received 1,244 entries from 19 countries and 26 states, and the awards are great trips and gear. Information at www.laups.org or write LAUPS, P.O. Box 2401, Culver City,CA 90231.