Mok Wai Hoe, Ph.D, is a multi-award-winning photographer from Singapore, who specialises in underwater photography. A member of Ocean Artists Society, he has been placed in photography competitions, such as Underwater Photographer of the Year, Ocean Geographic Photos of the Year, Siena Photo Awards and Sony World Photography Award, with his most notable accolade being the Master of Ocean Geographic Competition Wyland Award.
His images have appeared in NatGeo online, Ocean Geographic, with a special feature of “OGX Emerging Pro Wildlife Photographer”. He has been named Singapore Nature Photographer of the Year (2018) and Singapore Underwater Photographer of the Year (2024).
List of Photography Awards
Winner/ 1st Placing:
- Earth in Focus, Ocean Geographic – the Wallace Nichols Award of Excellence, 2025
- Ocean Geographic, Creative Vision Award, 2024
- Earth in Focus, Underwater Photographer of the Yr, 2024
- Ocean Geographic, Photo Journalist Award, 2013 & 2023
- Underwater Photographer of the Year, B&W, 2020
- International Photographer of the Year, 2018
- Ocean Geographic, Valerie Taylor CP Award, 2018
- ADEX Voice of the Ocean, Best of Show 2018
- NPSS Singapore Nature Photographer of the Year, 2018
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2018
- Ocean Geographic, Michael Aw M&P Award, 2017
- OG POTY, Master of Competition Wyland Award, 2013
Runner-up/ 2nd Placing:
- Ocean Geographic, Animal Portrait Award, 2024
- Deep Visions UWP Awards, WideAngle DSLR, 2021
- Aggressor IG Photo Contest, 2021
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2018
- Our World Underwater, 2017
- International Photography Awards, 2017
- Ocean Geographic, Photo Journalist Award, 2015 & 2014
3rd Placing/ Highly Commended/ Hon. Mention/ Finalist:
- Siena International Photo Awards, 2017 & 2025
- China Wildlife Image Competition, 2025
- Minimalist Photography Award, 2024
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2018, 2020, 2024
- MonoVisions Photography Awards, 2024
- Ocean Photographer of the Year, 2023
- FotoNonja, 2023
- National Wildlife Federation, 2023
- Nature’s Best Photography Asia, 2021
- Moscow International Fhoto Awards, 2021
- Ocean Geographic, Pascal Lecocq CV Award, 2020
- Travel Photographer of the Year, 2018 &2019
- Ocean Art Contest, 2019
- International Photography Awards, 2017-19, 2023
- Close-up Photographer of the Year, 2019, 2020
- Cádiz Photonature Int. Nature Photo Contest, 2019
- Ocean Geographic, Michael Aw M&P Award, 2018
- Ocean Geographic, Stephen Frink S&P Award, 2018
- Sony World Photography Awards, 2017
- Our World Underwater, 2017
- Black & White Spider Awards, 2017-2020, 2023-2024
- Neutral Density Photography Awards, 2017, 2020
- PSS 64th Singapore Int Photography Awards, 2017
- Ocean Geo., E.Brookes B&W Award, 2015 & 2021
- Ocean Geographic, Caden Wallace Seascape, 2015
- World Shootout Underwater, 2017
Publications:
– Earth in Focus Photo Exhibition, 2024
– Born to be Wild by Chinese National Geography, 2024
– Channel News Asia Online, 2022
– Ocean Geographic Cover, Issue 57:7 2021
– UPY Yearbook Cover 2020