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About

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Mok Wai Hoe, Ph.D., is a multi-award-winning photographer from Singapore, who specialises in underwater photography.

 

He has been placed in many photography competitions, such as Underwater Photographer of the Year, Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year, Sony World Photography Award and Our World Underwater, 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 2024, Mok was named Singapore Underwater Photographer of the Year.​​​

Publications & Membership:

- 20th Ngee Ann Photographic Exhibition

- Earth in Focus Photo Exhibition, 2024 

- Born to be Wild by Chinese National Geography, 2024

- Ocean Geographic Photographer Pin, 2023

- 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

- Inducted into Ocean Artists Society 2015

- Council Member, Photographic Society of Singapore, 2020-present

Winner/ 1st Placing:

  • NPSS Virtual Photo Comp., 'Patterns of Nature', 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

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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

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3rd Placing/ Highly Commended/ Hon. Mention/ Finalist:

  • International Photography Awards, 2025

  • China Wildlife Image Competition, 2024

  • Annual Photography Awards, 2024

  • 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

 

Member of Ocean Artists Society

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