An eery photo of a free-diver examining the aftermath of whaling won this year's competition celebrating photography beneath the surface of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
View the stunning photos from the competition for Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024! We are incredibly grateful to all of the amazing photographers who entered this year, as there was an extraordinary volume of entries and beautiful photos.
A hunting monkey, 'kissing' scorpionfish and playful dolphins feature in just a few of the 130 striking photographs distinguished with honors in the competition
“Whale Bones was photographed in the toughest conditions, as a breath-hold diver descends below the Greenland ice-sheet to bear witness to the carcasses,”
A stunning photograph of five whale sharks feeding together at night, in the waters off the Maldives, has won the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 title for Rafael Fernandez Caballero from Spain.
From backyard frogs to whale sharks, the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 competition showcases the best new marine and freshwater pictures from at home and around the world.