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Dr. Mok Wai Hoe is a multi-award-winning photographer with a special interest in underwater photography and marine life. A member of Ocean Artists Society, he has been placed in photography competitions, such as Underwater Photographer of the Year, Siena Photo Awards, Sony World Photography Award and Ocean Geographic Photos of the Year, 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”. In 2018 and 2024, Mok was named Singapore Nature Photographer of the Year.
Winner/ 1st Placing:
- 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:
- 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
- Siena International Photo 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
– DPG Photographer of the Week 2020
– International Nature Namur Festival, Belgium, 2019, 2020
– PhotoPlus; The Canon Magazine, Sep 2019
– NatGeo, 15 Breathtaking Photos of the Natural World, 2017
– Smithsonian Online, Photo f the Day, 2017
– Ocean Geographic “OGX Emerging Pro Wildlife Photographer”, 2016
– Ocean Geographic Issues 27/14, 31/15, 35/16, 37/16, 67/23, 69/24, 70/24
Membership:
– Inducted into Ocean Artists Society 2015
– Council Member, Photographic Society of Singapore, 2020-present
– Ocean Geographic Photographer Pin, 2023
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