The Underwater Photographer of the Year winners have been announced

So far, the competition jury of the Underwater Photo of the Year project has already announced the names of the 2022 award winners. Enjoy unique art documentary shots of underwater life.

For almost 60 years, since 1965, the UK has held a competition to find the best underwater photographer. In addition, shots of underwater life of any reservoir, even an ordinary pool, take part in the competition for prizes. The first winner in history was British Phil Smith.

Open to entrants from around the world, the competition features 13 categories testing photographers on subjects such as macro, wide-angle, behavioral and wreck photography, as well as four categories for photographs specifically shot in UK waters.

In total, photographers from 71 countries took part in the fight for the British Prize. Jury members reviewed 4,200 photographs and this year’s grand prize went to Spaniard Rafael Fernandez Caballero for his mesmerizing Dancing with the Giants of the Night. A photographer captured giant whale sharks feeding on plankton in the headlights of a boat. These footage, captured near the Maldivian island, showed just five of the 11 sea giants enjoying themselves.

A mesmerizing capture of the underwater depths near the Australian islands has won the British Underwater Photographer of the Year Award. Matty Smith wowed the audience by unveiling an underwater portrait of the ferocious sea predator, the great white shark. In fact, Smith did not encounter a huge fish, but photographed with a camera from a floating tripod.

The macro category determined the championship of the Spaniard Javier Murcia. His amazing photo leaves the viewer amazed, because it is not immediately clear that there are two underwater inhabitants in the picture at the same time. The shrimp and pipefish mimic seaweed so well that you can’t tell at first glance.

A stunning and slightly imaginative capture by Swedish underwater artist Alex Dawson topped other contestants in the wreck category. In the rays of light he caught the steering wheel of the sunken “Tyrifjord” off the coast of Norway.

Two other photos by British photographers won in the categories ‘Macro Photography in British Waters’ and ‘Life in British Waters’. Dan Bolt came to visit a pair of blennies off the coast of Scotland.

Judging by their astonished looks, they weren’t expecting any guests.

And Lewis Jeffries’ image carries a philosophical connotation about the coexistence of such different and wondrous worlds above and below water.

Source: lemurov.net

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