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Winners of the 2018 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest (30 photos)

Organizers of the Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest have just announced their winning photographers and images for 2018, with German photographer Tobias Friedrich being named as Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018. More than 5,000 images were submitted this year by photographers from around the world. Prizes and commendations were handed out in a number of categories including Wide Angle, Macro, Wrecks, Behavior, Portrait, Black & White, Compact, Up & Coming, and, in British waters, Wide Angle, Compact, and Macro shots. UPY was once again kind enough to share some of this year’s honorees with us below, with captions written by the photographers.

Breathtaking. Highly Commended, Wide Angle. We found a pod of Orcas that were circling some herring caught in a net. The animals keep circling the net and we could approach them easily to take some close-up shots. Photographed near Skjervoya, Norway. (© Copyright Tobias Friedrich / UPY2018)
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/02/winners-of-the-2018-underwater-photographer-of-the-year-contest/553193/