The waters of Santiago del Teide, a municipality located in Tenerife south, will host from next 3rd to 10th of July, a competition of underwater digital photography at the “Los Gigantes” cliff. The week before this event at the same location, it will take place the Federated Canarias Competition of Underwater Photography.   
 
The event, called “Fotosub Tenerife”, was presented at the hall of the Council of Tenerife, and it was organized by the Balfin Association and the “Acantilado de los Gigantes” Diving Center, in collaboration with the insular council, the Government of Canarias and the City Council of Santiago del Teide.  
 
The presentation of this event counted with the presence of the councillor of Sports, Dámaso Arteaga, the councilmen in charge of the Tourism and Sports Department of Santiago del Teide, Germán Jiménez and Emilio Navarro respectively, and the president of the Balfin Association, Gustavo Pérez.
 
Gustavo Pérez explained the details of this upcoming event and also the event that will take place the week before in the same location: the Federated Canarias Tournament of underwater photography, organized by the Federation of Underwater Activities of Canarias. This event that will take place from 1st to 3rd of July will serve as a prelude for the “Fotosub Tenerife” which is expected to count with the presence of two French photographers, four photographers from Tenerife and the best photographers from the rest of the Canarias Islands. 
 
The municipality has organized this 5th contest of photography in the “Los Gigantes Cliff” with the goal of combining underwater photography with tourism. The sea waters of Santiago del Teide offer a privileged setting for this sport, being the best place for professionals of underwater photography to compete as well as for beginners to share their experiences. 
 
The “Fotosub Tenerife 2010” allows each participant to take photographs during the week of competition without time restrictions in the points of immersion established in the competition’s rules. However, the “Acantilado de los Gigantes” diving club will be organizing guided tours for those participants who prefer it.  
 
The competitors will have 5 chances to seal their cameras in the head office of the organization during the days of competition. The organization has established a maximum of 30 participants for this edition divided in two categories, and each photographer will be able to make a maximum of five memory card downloads, with a limit of 120 photographs (files) per download. It is not allowed to delete photos and they have to be numbered in sequence in spite of the memory capacity. 
 
The winner of the “A” category will receive 2,500 euros in prize money and a thopy, while the second and third places will receive 1,500 and 1,000 euros in prize money respectively as well as a thropy. The winner of the “B” category will receive a Barbolight torch.