Read MoreWide Angle Category and Overall winner by Renee Capozzola entitled “Shark Skylight”
The results of the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) contest have been announced. Wetpixel extends hearty congratulations to all those among the competition’s placings. Renee Capozzola’s stunning image of sharks, birds, and the sunset from French Polynesia was awarded as the overall winner. Mark Strickland’s innovative image of a frog in a wetland close to Glasgow was declared the British winner.
In common with previous years, UPY offers a downloadable pdf yearbook which is a visual feast of all the images that were placed in this year’s contest.
Results Underwater Photography of the Year 2021
Macro Category Winner
Galice Hoarau: “?Pontohi pigmy seahorse”
Wrecks Category Winner
Tobias Friedrich: “?BOWLANDER”
Behavior Category Winner
Karim Iliya: “?A striped marlin in a high speed hunt in Mexico”
Portrait Category Winner
Ryohei Ito: “?Guardian Deity”
Black & White Category Winner
Diana Fernie: “?The Cut”
Compact Category Winner
Jack Berthomier: “?Doule (Kuhlia Rupestris) near the surface”
Up & Coming Category Winner
SJ Alice Bennett: “?Tying In”
British Underwater Photographer of the Year, British Water Wide Angle and My Backyard Category Winner
Mark Kirkland: “?While You Sleep”
British Water Macro Category Winner
Malcolm Nimmo: “?Portrait of a variable blenny”
British Water Living Together Category Winner
Kirsty Andrews: “?SS Hispania”
British Water Compact Category Winner
Ian Wade: “?Sunrise Mute Swan Feeding Underwater”
Marine Conservation Category Winner
Karim Iliya: “?Aerial view of a crowded island in Guna Yala”
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The results of the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) contest have been announced. Wetpixel extends hearty congratulations to all those among the competition’s placings. Renee Capozzola’s stunning image of sharks, birds, and the sunset from French Polynesia was awarded as the overall winner. Mark Strickland’s innovative image of a frog in a wetland close to Glasgow was declared the British winner.
In common with previous years, UPY offers a downloadable pdf yearbook which is a visual feast of all the images that were placed in this year’s contest.
Macro Category Winner

Wrecks Category Winner

Behavior Category Winner

Portrait Category Winner

Black & White Category Winner

Compact Category Winner

Up & Coming Category Winner

British Underwater Photographer of the Year, British Water Wide Angle and My Backyard Category Winner

British Water Macro Category Winner

British Water Living Together Category Winner

British Water Compact Category Winner

Marine Conservation Category Winner

Wide Angle Category and Overall winner by Renee Capozzola entitled “Shark Skylight”
The results of the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) contest have been announced. Wetpixel extends hearty congratulations to all those among the competition’s placings. Renee Capozzola’s stunning image of sharks, birds, and the sunset from French Polynesia was awarded as the overall winner. Mark Strickland’s innovative image of a frog in a wetland close to Glasgow was declared the British winner.
In common with previous years, UPY offers a downloadable pdf yearbook which is a visual feast of all the images that were placed in this year’s contest.
Results Underwater Photography of the Year 2021
Macro Category Winner
Galice Hoarau: “?Pontohi pigmy seahorse”
Wrecks Category Winner
Tobias Friedrich: “?BOWLANDER”
Behavior Category Winner
Karim Iliya: “?A striped marlin in a high speed hunt in Mexico”
Portrait Category Winner
Ryohei Ito: “?Guardian Deity”
Black & White Category Winner
Diana Fernie: “?The Cut”
Compact Category Winner
Jack Berthomier: “?Doule (Kuhlia Rupestris) near the surface”
Up & Coming Category Winner
SJ Alice Bennett: “?Tying In”
British Underwater Photographer of the Year, British Water Wide Angle and My Backyard Category Winner
Mark Kirkland: “?While You Sleep”
British Water Macro Category Winner
Malcolm Nimmo: “?Portrait of a variable blenny”
British Water Living Together Category Winner
Kirsty Andrews: “?SS Hispania”
British Water Compact Category Winner
Ian Wade: “?Sunrise Mute Swan Feeding Underwater”
Marine Conservation Category Winner
Karim Iliya: “?Aerial view of a crowded island in Guna Yala”
Tagged: news, results, upy2021