Full immersion: the best photos of the underwater world 2020
The Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020 photo contest gathers thousands of works from dozens of countries for the fifth year in a row. This year's winner was French photographer Greg Lecoeur and his picture of crab-eating seals. In total, 500 photographers and about 5.5 thousand works took part in the competition, which were evaluated in the categories "Macro", "Behavior", "Portrait", "Black and white photography" and others. See the most interesting shots in our selection
"Cold mobile home" — a picture taken in Antarctica, brought the author Greg Lecoeur the title of the best underwater photographer of 2020
"The last dawn, the last breath" — photographer Pasquale Vassallo, Italy
Photo of shark fins at the Hong Kong grocery market, and superimposed photo of a shark on the island of Misul in Indonesia, David Alpert
Cliffs in Foteio in the Maldives — Oleg Gaponyuk, Russia
Fish in Indonesia — Nicholas More, England
"Satisfied bull" in the Cayman Islands — Hannes Klostermann, Germany
"Eyes", Izu Peninsula Ocean Park in Japan — Keigo Kawamura, Japan
Shellfish Favorinus in Indonesia — Jack Israel, USA
"Octopus Training", Naples — Pasquale Vassallo, Italy
Whale on the Haapai Islands in Tonga — Paolo Isgro, Italy
The birth of a cat shark — Filippo Borghi, Italy
"The Evil Seahorse" — Rooman Luc, Belgium
"Layered Thoughts" — Mok Wai Hoe, Singapore
"Constellations of eagle rays" in the Maldives — Henley Spiers, United Kingdom
Oolong Lily — Man B.D., Malaysia
"Squid in a disco frenzy" in the Philippines — Enrico Somogyi, Germany
Shark Kindergarten in the Bahamas — Anita Kainrath, Austria
Seahorse under the water surface, Philippines — Nur Tucker, United Kingdom
"Precious Reef", Isles of Scilly in England, Arthur Kingdon
Giant (or giant) shark in the waters of Scotland, Will Clark
Sea anemone at sunset, Scotland — Trevor Rees
"Golden Frog" — Laura Storm, United Kingdom
"Elegance", or slug Okenia elegans — photographer Dan Bolt, UK
Sea anemone in the waters of Scotland — James Lynott, United Kingdom
"Kindergarten at Paignton Pier" in England — Dan Bolt, United Kingdom
"A house made of a traffic cone", Scotland — Kirsty Andrews, United Kingdom
Keywords: 2020 | Underwater world | Photo contest