This award is for EQUIPMENT ONLY. A complete set of pre-owned, professional quality, digital photographic equipment will be awarded to an applicant from the U.S. who is using or planning to use underwater photography for their profession, hobby, or research and who does not own underwater photography equipment.

The award is open to applicants for any 2025 WDHOF scholarship or training grant as well as to prior WDHOF scholarship/grant awardees. The latter do not need to apply for a scholarship/training grant to compete for this award.

The applicant must agree to not sell, trade, or donate the equipment for at least 2 years from date of award without the express written approval of WDHOF.

Olympus OMD E-1 Body-two + Olympus 14-42mm 1:3.5 – 5.6 II + Lumix Leica DG Macro 1:2.5/45mm + Olympus 60mm Macro 1:2.8 + Olympus BCN-1 extra battery + Olympus BCN-1 Li ion battery and charger for OMD-E 1 included w/camera + Olympus 9-18mm 1:4-5.6 + Olympus Flash FL – LM2-two + Reef Net +10 Magnifier lens + INON WCL – 165, M67 close-up magnifier lens + Olympus PMLA -EP 01 67mm thread + Tiffen 37mm close-up set +1, +2, +4 + Olympus wide converter WCON-P 01 + Olympus PT-EP 11 housing for OMD EM 1 with gears + Olympus Flat port for EP 11 housing + ZEN DP-100 EP-08 dome port + 67mm flat port for EP 11 housing w. housing converter + Olympus UFL-2 Flash w/cords (1) $100 + Various spare O-rings and manuals included with equipment + Arms and clamps for system – ULCS camera tray, arms, clamps.