Sponsored by Luminox, the Ocean Torchbearer Awards recognizes PADI Professionals who are leaders in their communities, actively working toward a better balance between humanity and the ocean in one of PADI’s three Pillars of Change: Ocean Conservation, Dive Industry Sustainability, and People & Humanity.
The Ocean Torchbearer Award Winners
![Heather Tallent and Jonas Furberg Ocean Torchbearer Award winners](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-1024x1024.png)
![Syed Abd Raman poses with two children, who are student divers and snorkelers](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/953c9ad4-ffca-4f39-ab76-5cd49026dc23.jpg)
![Michelle Holland - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner (3Q 23)](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-14-1024x1024.png)
![Pato Cartelli - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner (2Q 23)](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-12-1024x1024.png)
![Simon Wenk - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner (1Q 23)](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-10-1024x1024.png)
![Carsten Schultz - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner (4Q 22)](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-11-1024x1024.png)
![Sandra Lopera Barreneche - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner (3Q 22)](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-8-1024x1024.png)
![Natalie Hunt - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner (2Q 22)](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-6-1024x1024.png)
![Christine Finney - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner (1Q 22)](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-13-1024x1024.png)
![Zandile Ndhlovu - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-4-1024x1024.png)
![Kum Ok Park - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-3-1024x1024.png)
![Gloria Giraldo](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-2-1024x1024.png)
![Michel Guerrero - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-1-1024x1024.png)
![Christian Timmermann - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-5-1024x1024.png)
![Delphine Robbe - Seiko Ocean Torchbearer Award Winner](https://blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seiko-Ocean-Torchbearer-Awards-1024x1024.png)
A special thank you to Luminox, a strategic partner of the PADI Pillars of Change and the Ocean Torchbearer Awards.
As an official partner, Luminox has joined in the fight to rid the ocean of marine debris and save the ocean.