As all manner of mandates and travel restrictions have impeded would-be underwater photographers from diving with their cameras into seas, tropical lagoons, and other submerged spots around the world, it hasn’t stopped the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) competition from rolling out this year’s host of winners.
Some 4,200 splendid subaquatic shots piled in from across the globe, featuring a breathtaking photo of five whale sharks engaged in a nighttime feeding frenzy in the Maldives (“Giants Of The Night”), a deep-sea shipwreck in Norway, a flooded underwater mine in Sweden, and more.
