Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023 - in pictures

  • Kat Zhou from the US won Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023 for this picture of a pink river dolphin in the Amazon. Photo: UPY2023 / Kat Zhou
    Kat Zhou from the US won Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023 for this picture of a pink river dolphin in the Amazon. Photo: UPY2023 / Kat Zhou
  • The Portrait category winner is Suliman Altaiqi from Kuwait, for his shot The Trunk. Photo: UPY 2023 / Suliman Alatiqi
    The Portrait category winner is Suliman Altaiqi from Kuwait, for his shot The Trunk. Photo: UPY 2023 / Suliman Alatiqi
  • Enrico Somogyi's shot captured in Marsa Alam, Egypt won the Compact category. Photo: UPY2023 / Enrico Somogyi
    Enrico Somogyi's shot captured in Marsa Alam, Egypt won the Compact category. Photo: UPY2023 / Enrico Somogyi
  • Theo Vickers was named the Most Promising British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023 for this image titled An Island's Wild Seas. Photo: UPY2023 / Theo Vickers
    Theo Vickers was named the Most Promising British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023 for this image titled An Island's Wild Seas. Photo: UPY2023 / Theo Vickers
  • Hopeless by Alvaro Herrero Lopez, who won the Save our Seas Foundation Marine Conservation Photographer of the Year. Photo: UPY2023 / Alvaro Herrero Lopez
    Hopeless by Alvaro Herrero Lopez, who won the Save our Seas Foundation Marine Conservation Photographer of the Year. Photo: UPY2023 / Alvaro Herrero Lopez
  • Crack Rock Blenny by Tony Reed, winner of the British Waters Compact category. Photo: UPY2023 / Tony Reed
    Crack Rock Blenny by Tony Reed, winner of the British Waters Compact category. Photo: UPY2023 / Tony Reed
  • Dan Bolt took the top spot in the Living Together in British Waters category. Photo: UPY2023 / Dan Bolt
    Dan Bolt took the top spot in the Living Together in British Waters category. Photo: UPY2023 / Dan Bolt
  • Shane Gross topped the Macro category with this image titled Unsung, shot on Vancouver Island. Photo: UPY2023 / Shane Gross
    Shane Gross topped the Macro category with this image titled Unsung, shot on Vancouver Island. Photo: UPY2023 / Shane Gross
  • Engine with a Saddle by Brett Eldridge, winner of the Wrecks category. Photo: UPY2023 / Brett Eldridge
    Engine with a Saddle by Brett Eldridge, winner of the Wrecks category. Photo: UPY2023 / Brett Eldridge
  • Yury Ivanov won first place in the Behaviour category. Photo: UPY2023 / Yury Ivanov
    Yury Ivanov won first place in the Behaviour category. Photo: UPY2023 / Yury Ivanov
  • El Blanco - The White One, by Don Silcock, took first prize in the Black and White category. Photo: UPY2023 / Don Silcock
    El Blanco - The White One, by Don Silcock, took first prize in the Black and White category. Photo: UPY2023 / Don Silcock
  • Egg Eaters by Kirsty Andrews, winner of the British Waters Macro category. Photo: UPY2023 / Kirsty Andrews
    Egg Eaters by Kirsty Andrews, winner of the British Waters Macro category. Photo: UPY2023 / Kirsty Andrews