Winner of the Wide Angle and Underwater Photographer of the Year category: Rafael Fernandez Caballero (Spain)
UPY announced contest winner 2022, named Rafael Fernandez Caballero Underwater Photographer of the Year for this shot of five whale sharks attracted by plankton gathered in the light from a boat. As usual, there were a lot of DPgers among the winners and runners-up in the other category, but it was also great to see so many new names among the winners.
Congratulations to everyone who entered the contest! See the winners in the category below and the entire library of winners here.
Renowned Underwater Photographer of the Year and Most Promising British Underwater Photographer: Quico Abadal (Spain)
Underwater Photographer of the Five Britons: Matty Smith (Australia)
Most Promising British Underwater Photographer of the Year: Paul Pettitt (UK)
My Backyard Award and Behavior category winner: Pekka Tuuri (Finland)
Save Our Seas Marine Conservation Photographer: Thien Nguyen Ngoc (Vietnam)
Macro category winner: Javier Murcia (Spain)
Wreck category winner: Alex Dawson (Sweden)
Portrait category winner: Thomas Heckmann (Germany)
Black and White Winner: Kerrie Burow (Australia)
Compact category winner: Enrico Somogyi (Germany)
Winner of the UK Wide Angle category: Henley Spiers (UK)
UK Macro Waters Category Winner: Dan Bolt (UK)
British Waters Living Together Winner: Lewis Michael Jefferies (UK)
Waters UK Compact Category Winner: Martin Stevens (UK)
