title: 14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship
text: # 14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship
  
  The 14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship was held from April 9 – 14, 2013 in Cuba at Cayo Largo. David Barrio of Spain was announced as the CMAS World Champion in underwater photography for 2013 and received the gold medal while runners-up Stefano Proakis and Michele Davino both representing Italy respectively received the silver and bronze medals.
  
  ## Organisation
  
  The Federacion Cubana de Actividades Subacuaticuas (English: Cuban Federation of Underwater Activities) (FCAS) hosted the championship on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) with assistance from the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba (MINTUR). The following countries sent teams with a total of 78 competitors to compete - Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, the Netherlands and Turkey.
  
  The following photographic categories were used for this championship: fish, close-up with a theme, close-up (without a theme), wide angle (without diver) and wide angle with diver.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Top ten competitors
  
  | Place | Name | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | David Barrio | Spain |
  | 2 | Stefano Proakis | Italy |
  | 3 | Michele Davino | Italy |
  | 4 | Daniel G Pérez Hernández | Cuba |
  | 5 | Manuel José Pererira de Silva | Portugal |
  | 6 | Esteban Torre | Spain |
  | 7 | Vidar Skalevik | Norway |
  | 8 | Marco Heesbeen | Netherlands |
  | 9 | Joao Paulo Cauduro Filho | Brazil |
  | 10 | Julien Carpels | France |
  
  ### Top ten fish
  
  | Place | Name | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michele Davino | Italy |
  | 2 | David Barrio | Spain |
  | 3 | Manuel José Pererira de Silva | Portugal |
  | 4 | Dalibor Andres | Croatia |
  | 5 | Julien Carpels | France |
  | 6 | Esteban Torre | Spain |
  | 7 | Erik Larsson | Denmark |
  | 8 | Ludwing Migl | Germany |
  | 9 | Oskar Mark Music | Slovenia |
  | 10 | Daniel G Pérez Hernández | Cuba |
  
  ### Top ten close-up with a theme
  
  | Place | Name | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | David Barrio | Spain |
  | 2 | Stefano Proakis | Italy |
  | 3 | Manuel José Pererira de Silva | Portugal |
  | 4 | Julien Carpels | France |
  | 5 | Joao Paulo Cauduro Filho | Brazil |
  | 6 | Sandon Stephane | France |
  | 7 | Ludwing Migl | Germany |
  | 8 | Esteban Torre | Spain |
  | 9 | Vidar Skalevik | Norway |
  | 10 | Henny Blookvort | Netherlands |
  
  ### Top ten close-up
  
  | Place | Name | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Daniel G Pérez Hernández | Cuba |
  | 2 | Michele Davino | Italy |
  | 3 | Oskar Mark Music | Slovenia |
  | 4 | Vidar Skalevik | Norway |
  | 5 | Tobias Dahlin | Sweden |
  | 6 | Oscar Rulli | Argentina |
  | 7 | Esteban Torre | Spain |
  | 8 | Cem Gazivekili | Turkey |
  | 9 | David Barrio | Spain |
  | 10 | Sandon Stephane | France |
  
  ### Top ten wide angle
  
  | Place | Name | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | David Barrio | Spain |
  | 2 | Marco Heesbeen | Netherlands |
  | 3 | Stefano Proakis | Italy |
  | 4 | Vidar Skalevik | Norway |
  | 5 | Oh Yong Sung | South Korea |
  | 6 | Henny Blookvort | Netherland |
  | 7 | Ludwing Migl | Germany |
  | 8 | Sandon Stephane | France |
  | 9 | Danijel Frka | Croatia |
  | 10 | Luis Pérez Suárez | Argentina |
  
  ### Top ten wide angle with diver
  
  | Place | Name | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stefano Proakis | Italy |
  | 2 | Esteban Torre | Spain |
  | 3 | Joao Paulo Cauduro Filho | Brazil |
  | 4 | Sang Hanck Choi | South Korea |
  | 5 | Vidar Skalevik | Norway |
  | 6 | Danijel Frka | Croatia |
  | 7 | Manuel José Pererira de Silva | Portugal |
  | 8 | Julien Carpels | France |
  | 9 | David Barrio | Spain |
  | 10 | Sandon Stephane | France |
  