In the past year, several of Andrey Grigorievich's works impressed the jury and awarded the author with prizes in prestigious photo competitions:
1. The photo "Giant Doflein's Octopus" took 3rd place in the Ocean Photographer of the Year competition, and was also among the winners of the prestigious European photo competition GDT.
2. The photo of Diamond squid was among the winners of the Highly Honored Nature's Best Photographers photo competition. The photo was taken in Anilao (Philippines), during a night dive in March 2024.
3. The photo "Female Argonaut Octopus" took 1st place in the Golden Turtle 2024 photo competition.
You can see the beautiful inhabitants of the Far East by contacting Andrey. The dive center under his management - Lucky Octopus Berloga Shpataka - is located on the coast of the Sea of ??Japan. There you will be able to see with your own eyes both the macro world of Rudnaya Bay and the large inhabitants of the local waters – the Giant Doflein Octopuses.
You can meet the master in person, see beautiful photos and chat at the Moscow Dive Show 2025, at the dive center stand.
Andrey's VK page is https://vk.com/a.shpatak
You can watch the story with Andrey Grigorievich here
