The Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 results are in, and we’re bringing you a look at this list of images shedding light on the darkest of the deep.

With the option to enter your images into fourteen different categories, the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 contest ensures you dive deeply into your creativity and perhaps listen to a very famous crab’s sentiments about life being better down where it’s wetter. Overall winner Richard Barnden went home with both Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 and British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 for his image entitled, ” The Gauntlet ” which you’ll see below listed under the Behaviour category.

Winning Image in Category: Wide Angle 

The Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 results are in, and we're bringing you a look at this list of images shedding light on the darkest of the deep.
Wide Angle – Winner ‘Gentle Giants’ – François Baelen

 

Winning Image in Category: Macro

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Macro – Winner
‘Fast cuttlefish’ – Fabio Iardino

 

Winning Image in Category: Wrecks 

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Wrecks – Winner
‘Big Guns’ – René B. Andersen

 

Winning Image in Category: Behaviour 

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Behaviour – Winner
‘The Gauntlet’ – Richard Barnden

 

Winning Image in Category: Portrait 

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Portrait – Winner
‘Fly high and smile’ – Nicholas Samaras

 

Winning Image in Category: Black & White 

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Black & White – Winner
‘Between Two Worlds’ – Henley Spiers

 

Winning Image in Category: Compact 

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Compact – Winner
‘Hairy in the Sunrise’ – Enrico Somogyi

 

Winning Image in Category: Up & Coming 

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Up & Coming – Winner
‘Paradise’ – Taeyup Kim

 

Winning Image in Category: Marine Conservation 

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Marine Conservation – Winner
‘Caretta caretta turtle’ – Eduardo Acevedo

 

You can have a look at the runners up in each category as well as the British themed categories by visiting the official Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 website. Each winner is given the opportunity to receive their award, pass along their thanks and to unpack exactly what it took to get their winning image. If you’re interested in exactly what it took to capture the moments represented among the list of this years Underwater Photographer of the Year, follow this link for a peek behind the images.