This stunning photo of a seahorse in the waters of Trieste, entitled Gold, has wonthe Underwater Photographer of the Year 2016 contest.Italian underwater photographer Davide Loprestiwon the competition, beating offentries from 54 different countries towin prestigious photography award.
Davide Lopresti (Italy) - Gold
Winner: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2016
Winner: International Macro
Pier Mane (South Africa) - Three Pillars - Practice, Patience & Luck!
Winner: Up & Coming Underwater Photographer of the Year
Winner: Up & Coming
Dan Bolt (UK) - Catshark Supernova
Winner: British Underwater Photographer of the Year
Winner: British Waters Macro
Marty Engels Dunmore - Fired up and "almost" ready to go
Winner: Most Promising British Underwater Photographer 2016
Runner up: Up & Coming Worldwide
Mike Korostelev (Russia) - Underwater Fisherman
Winner: International Wide Angle
Thomas Heckmann (Germany) – A Family Affair
Winner: International Wrecks
Richard Carey (Thailand) - Turtle eating Jellyfish
Winner: Behaviour
Marcus Blatchford (UK) - Part of the Illusion
Winner: British Waters Wide Angle
Paul Colley (UK) - Hello Ducky!
Winner: British Waters Compact
And now for a few of the bestunderwater pictures from the rest of the finalists:
Tobias Friedrich (Germany)
Commended: Wide Angle
Matteo Visconti (Italy) – Spotlight
Commended: Macro
Oliver Anlauf (Germany) – Bass
George Stoyle (UK) – Planktonic Predator
Runner Up: British Macro
Paolo Bausani (Italy) – Pair of fish cleaners in action on parrotfish
Highly Commended: Behaviour
Will Clark (UK) – Blue Blur
Commended: British Waters Wide Angle
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