Winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 were announced on 10th February. Awards were given under several categories including an overall winner, the Underwater Photographer of the Year. The scope of the awards is not limited to underwater wildlife as one might guess, but many other artistic applications underwater. Scroll down to see the amazing winning photographs.
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Overall Winners
Rafael Fernandez Caballero (Spain)
Quico Abadal (Spain)
Matty Smith (Australia)
Paul Pettitt (UK)
Category Winners
Wide Angle
Rafael Fernandez Caballero (Spain)
Andy Schmid (Switzerland)
Hannah Le Leu (Australia)
Macro
Javier Murcia (Spain)
David Alpert (UK)
Hannes Klostermann (Mexico)
Wrecks
Alex Dawson (Sweden)
Catherine Holmes (UK)
Karlo Macas (Croatia)
Behaviour
Pekka Tuuri (Finland)
Javier Murcia (Spain)
Damir Zurub (Croatia)
Portrait
Thomas Heckmann (Germany)
Matty Smith (Australia)
Daniele Comin (Italy)
Black and white
Kerrie Burow (Australia)
Borut Furlan (Slovenia)
James Rokop (United States)
Compact
Enrico Somogyi (Germany)
James Rokop (United States)
Enrico Somogyi (Germany)
Up and coming
Quico Abadal (Spain)
Yazid El Shaari (Oman)
Quico Abadal (Spain)
British Waters Wide Angle
Henley Spiers (UK)
Paul Colley (UK)
Henley Spiers (UK)
British Waters Macro
Dan Bolt (UK)
Dan Bolt (UK)
Paul Pettitt (UK)
British Waters Living Together
Lewis Michael Jefferies (UK)
Kirsty Andrews (UK)
Alison Pettitt (UK)
British Waters Compact
Martin Stevens (UK)
James Lynott (UK)
Tony Reed (UK)
‘Save our Seas Foundation’ Marine Conservation
Thien Nguyen Ngoc (Viet Nam)
Fabrice Dudenhofer (France)
Pasquale Vassallo (Italy)
My Backyard
Pekka Tuuri (Finland)
Javier Murcia (Spain)
Dan Bolt (UK)
Highly commended and commended photographs are not included here since the article would be pretty long. Visit the results page if you would love to see them also. And don’t forget to share your thoughts on these amazing works, in the comments sections below.