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The 2016 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest (27 photos)
Organizers of the Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest have just announced their winning photos for 2016. Winner Davide Lopresti beat entrants from 54 different countries with his portrait of a spiny seahorse taken in Trieste, Italy. Prizes and commendations were also handed out in a number of categories, including Wide Angle, Macro, Wrecks, Behavior, Up & Coming, and, in British waters, Wide Angle, Compact and Macro shots. UPY has been kind enough to share some of this year’s honorees with us below. A Family Affair. Winner, International Wrecks. I was unable to descend because I had to take care of Maja, my five year old daughter who is unable to snorkel by herself. So my only possibility was a shot from the surface. It was too rough for a normal over/under shot. I decided to try a wave & wreck shot with the island of Curacao in the background. All taken while swimming together with my daughter. I needed several tries to compose the wreck, the wave and the island in one shot. But at the end I got this real over/under shot with a total view of the famous wreck. (© Copyright UPY / Thomas Heckmann)
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/02/the-2016-underwater-photographer-of-the-year-contest/470793/