Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021
UPY 2021 is now closed for entries
6 January 2021: The Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021 contest has now closed for entries.
The UPY team would like to thank everyone who entered this year's competition. We are humbled that so many of you choose to support us, and through the UPY competition the wider diving community.
Face to face judging has been central to UPY’s way of operating and we know that entrants greatly appreciate the efforts we put into selecting our winners. Current COVID restrictions mean that for the 2021 contest the UPY judges will be meeting online, but we plan to be as thorough as always in evaluating every image we receive.
We anticipate that working online will slow the judging process, so please be patient, you can expect winning notifications to come a few days later this time. We intend to take all the time necessary to study the images properly and do not want to set a deadline for when winners will be notified. We will keep you informed of our progress here, and across our social media channels: UPY on Instagram, UPY on Facebook and UPY on Twitter.
See all the 2020 results in the winners gallery
Click to see a gallery of over 100 stunning underwater images - the UPY 2020 winners
Alex & Peter discuss UPY2021
See judges Alex Mustard and Peter Rowlands discuss the UPY2021 awards; what's changed, why, and what we're doing to support the community
Meet the judges
Meet our top team of international judges
UPY on the road
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Stories from our winners
See what it means to be a winner with some stories of past entrants enjoying their prizes
Competition Rules
Please make sure you are 100% sure of the rules and image submission guidelines
