More than 7,900 entries were submitted to the competition, with stunning images featuring seal pups, a sunken ship, shrimp and sharks.

A charming image of two southern elephant seal pups in a Falklands rock pool has earned Australian photographer Matty Smith ...

A collection of honored images from this year’s competition celebrating “photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools” ...

An image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups has won the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 contest. Matty ...