Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 Winners

If you are fascinated by the scale of the depths of the sea, too, then these images from the 2022 underwater photography competition are for you. We have only collected the works of the winners of the competition so that you can appreciate them. See more in our report.

"Dancing with the giants of the night": Rafael Fernandez Caballero (Spain)

"Supernova in Paradise": Quico Abadal (Spain)

"3.5m curious great white shark approaching my lens": Matty Smith (Australia)

"Diamonds and Rust": Paul Pettit (UK)

"All you need is love": Pekka Tuuri (Finland)

“Save Our Seas”: “Anchovy Season”: Thien Nguyen Ngoc (Vietnam)

Runner-up: “Sunset Ray”: Andy Schmid (Switzerland)

"Against All Odds": Hannah Le Leu (Australia)

Highly acclaimed: “Forms of Life”: Rafael Fernandez Caballero (Spain)

Highly commended: "Bear Bridge", Alex Dawson (Sweden)

Highly acclaimed: "Great Mother", Daisuke Kurashima (Japan)

Highly commended: “Antonio Gaudí Impressions”, Jingle Guo (China)

Highly Recommended: "Devil's Ear", Fan Ping (China)

Highly Recommended: “Sea Lion Hunting” Nicolai Posininsky (Germany)

Highly Commended: “Under Sunset”, David Gallardo (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Macro category winner: “Mimicry”, Javier Murcia (Spain)