Wet & Great: Underwater Photographer of the Year, 2019

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Judged the International Photographer of the Year in the 2019 competition, photographer Richard Barnden caaptured the last moments of a parrotfish – and a clutch of frenzied sharks that zoomed right past him – in “The Gauntlet.”

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 — Judged the International Photographer of the Year in the 2019 competition, photographer Richard Barnden caaptured the last moments of a parrotfish – and a clutch of frenzied sharks that zoomed right past him – in “The Gauntlet.”

WINNERS FOR THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR’S 2019 COMPETITION have been announced and as usual, the results are stunning.

Drawing entries from around the world, the United- Kingdom-based group judges photos in eight categories – Wide-Angle, Macro, Portrait, Compact, Behavior, Black & White and Up and Coming – plus three British Waters categories, Wide Angle, Macro and Compact.

Here are several samples from this year’s winners.

*Fabio Iardino’s “Fast cuttlefish” was the 2019 macro winner.*

François Baelen’s “Gentle Giants” was the winner in the wide-angle category.

SEE THEM ALL

You can view the all the winning images, plus a list of more than two dozen sponsors, at the Underwater Photographer of the Year website. Click on the “full results list” link to access a slide show of all winning images in one album. Or scroll down to 2019 Winners Gallery to access photos individually along with details about the photos and photographers.