The ocean is a mesmerizing mystery. It is both captivating and scary at the same time. We all yearn to discover what lies in the deep depths of the ocean.
People who’re passionate about the ocean find ways to explore it, and some share their findings with others as well in the form of photos and videos. The Underwater photography of the year award brings together the best of these photos on a single platform.
This year brought in many mesmerizing underwater photos for The Underwater photography of the year award 2018. Photographers from more than 63 countries submitted photos to win the 11 category prizes and the grand prize.
Listed in this post are some of our favorite winning entries from the competition. You can find the complete collection here: Website
Scroll on and enjoy peeps.
1 Wide Angle Category Winner: "Humpback Whale Spy Hopping" By Greg Lecoeur, France
2 Behaviour Category: "The Fisherman" By Filippo Borghi, Italy
3 Up & Coming Category Runner Up: "The Hammer" By Jacob Degee, Poland
4 British Waters Wide Angle Category: "Basking Shark Feeding" By Will Clark, UK
Will Clark Loading...5 British Waters Wide Angle Category: "Courtship" By Spencer Burrows, UK
6 British Waters Compact Category: "Peek-A-Boo!" By Martin Edser, Uk
7 British Waters Macro Category Winner: "Battle Of The Tompots" By Henley Spiers, UK
8 British Underwater Photographer Of The Year. "Love Birds" By Grant Thomas, Uk
9 Portrait Category Winner: "A Sand Tiger Shark Surrounded By Tiny Bait Fish" By Tanya Houppermans, USA
10 Behaviour Category: "In Hinding" By Scott Gutsy Tuason, Philippines
11 Wide Angle Category: "The Real Illusion"By Konstantin Killer, Germany
12 Wide Angle Category: "Blacktip Rendezvous" By Renee Capozzola, USA
13 Behaviour Category: "Spinning Anthias" By Anders Nyberg, Sweden
14 Black & White Category: "Gravity" By Miguel Pereira, Portugal
15 Wide Angle Category: "Breathtaking" By Tobias Friedrich, Germany
16 Wide Angle Category: "Cooking Sausage" By Pekka Tuuri, Finland
17 Macro Category Winner: "Seahorse Density" By Shane Gross, Canada
18 Black & White Category Winner: "Crocodile Reflections" By Borut Furlan, Slovenia
19 Macro Category: Runner Up "Friend Or Food?!" By Songda Cai, China
20 Portrait Category: "One Of The Last Ones" By Robert Marc Lehmann, Germany
21 Behaviour Category: "In Hinding" By Scott Gutsy Tuason, Philippines
22 Portrait Category: "Oceanic White Tip Shark" By Greg Lecoeur, France
23 Behaviour Category: "The Birth" By Filippo Borghi, Italy
24 Up & Coming Category: "Beautiful" By Rupert Cornelius, Mozambique
25 Up & Coming Category: "A Lagoon Glimpse" By Romain Barats, France
26 Compact Category Winner: "Dancing With The Giants" By Simone Matucci, New Zealand
27 Up & Coming Category: "Ruby" By Clarissa Ace, Indonesia
28 British Waters Macro Category: Third "Colourful Corkwing" By Kirsty Andrews, UK
29 Macro Category: "Blue Fish" By Ace Wu, Taiwan
30 British Waters Wide Angle Category: "Feeding Sturgeon In A Cloud Of Silt" By Trevor Rees, UK
31 Macro Category: "Pretty Lady" By Tianhong Wang, China
32 Wrecks Category: "Unusually Parked Car" By Pekka Tuuri, Finland
More info: underwaterphotographeroftheyear.com
