1Underwater Photographer of the Year 2017'Dancing Octopus' by Gabriel Barathieu (France)

2017 Underwater Photographer of the Year Results and Winners

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British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2017'Out of the Blue' by Nick Blake (UK)

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Up and coming Underwater Photographer of the Year 2017'Oceanic in the Sky' by Horacio Martinez (Argentina)

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Most Promising British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2017'Orca Pod' by Nicholai Georgiou (UK)

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Wide Angle

WINNER: 'One in a Million' by Ron Watkins (USA)

6THIRD: 'Interaction' by Edwar Herreño (France)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Walking' by Eero Hällfors (Finland)

8HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Frozen Hunting' by Fabrice Guerin (France)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Prince of the waters' by Yannick Gouguenheim (France)

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Macro

WINNER: 'Prey?' by So Yat Wai (Hong Kong)

11RUNNER UP: 'Graceful ballet ' by Jenny Stromvoll (Mozambique)

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THIRD: 'Fire Shelter' by Dragos Dumitrescu (Romania)

13HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Backlight Shrimp' by Fábio Freitas (Brazil)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: '"Expectant Parents"' by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith (Cayman Islands)

15HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Fishing fish' by Dragos Dumitrescu (Romania)

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Wrecks

WINNER: 'The wreck of the Louilla at sunset' by Csaba Tökölyi (Hungary)

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RUNNER UP: 'Precontinental dreams' by Andrey Narchuk (Russia)

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THIRD: 'Rising Sun - Nippo Maru' by Kieran Hatton (UK)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'The Haunted Room' by Nadya Kulagina (Kazakhstan)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Propeller of the the "Michelle"' by Gianni Pecchiar (Italy)

21COMMENDED: 'Last Flight' by Steve Jones (UK)

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Behaviour

WINNER: 'Your home and my home' by Qing Lin (Canada)

23RUNNER UP: 'Humpback whale feeding on krill.' by Jean Tresfon (South Africa)

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THIRD: 'Cleaner' by Liang Fu (China)

25HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'The festive table' by Mikko Saareila (Finland)

26HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Dolphins hunting' by Greg Lecoeur (France)

27HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Views at dawn' by Pasquale Vassallo (italy)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'The Contenders ' by Simone Caprodossi (United Arab Emirates)

29COMMENDED: 'Green Turtles in the rays' by Greg Lecoeur (France)

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Portrait

WINNER: 'Face to face' by ifj. Lorincz Ferenc (Hungary)

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RUNNER UP: 'Big Red ' by Guglielmo Cicerchia (Italy)

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THIRD: 'Hypnotic' by Dragos Dumitrescu (Romania)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Thanatos' by Liang Fu (China)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Kiss me!' by David Barrio (Spain)

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Compact

WINNER: 'I’ve got my eye on you!' by Jenny Stromvoll (Mozambique)

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RUNNER UP: 'Zeus free swimming ' by Fabio Russo (Italia)

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THIRD: 'Orca' by David Alpert (UK)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Coral safehaven' by Jenny Stromvoll (Mozambique)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Hunter of the Night' by Lorincz Ferenc (Hungary)

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RUNNER UP: 'A migratory alewife swims through turbulent flow.' by Sean Landsman (Canada)

Up & Coming

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THIRD: 'Under My Umbrella' by Catalin Craciun (Romania)

42HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'purple shelter' by Simon Staiger (Germany)

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COMMENDED: 'Through the coral window' by Léna Remy (France)

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British Waters Wide Angle

WINNER: 'Eye to eye' by Melvin Redeker (The Netherlands)

45RUNNER UP: 'Competition ' by Richard Shucksmith (UK)

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THIRD: 'Under the old packhorse bridge' by Trevor Rees (UK)

47HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Amphibious helicopter' by Steve Jones (UK)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Three's a Crowd' by Spencer Burrows (UK)

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British Waters Macro

WINNER: 'Dragon display' by Kirsty Andrews (UK)

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RUNNER UP: 'Amphipod shrimp, Iphimedia obesa' by Matt Doggett (UK)

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THIRD: 'River Fly Nymph' by Paul Colley (UK)

52HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Flabellina pellucida' by Robert Bailey (UK)

53HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Purple baubles in a sea of yellow' by Trevor Rees (UK)

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COMMENDED: 'Slug' by Marcus Blatchford (UK)

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British Waters Compact

WINNER: 'Scottish Fireworks Anemone' by Simon Yates (UK)

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RUNNER UP: 'John Dory in the weed' by Paula Bailey (Uk)

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THIRD: 'Mute Swan feeding underwater.' by Ian Wade (UK)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Cruising Predator' by Mark Launchbury (UK)

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: 'Spilt Level tadpoles ' by Ian Wade (UK)

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COMMENDED: 'Dahlia anemone' by Charles Erb (UK)

February 13, 2017 王文堯 Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.C All photos were taken from UPY.

Music : Vargo - The Moment

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