2015 winning images

"The quantity and particularly the quality of the images entered left us all astounded. It was a privilege to be part of something so special. Heart-warming to see the competition so enthusiastically embraced by the community, heart-breaking at times when we just couldn’t squeeze some truly amazing images into this collection."
Alex Mustard - Chair of the jury 2015

Award Winners

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2015: '50 Tons Of Me'
Nuno Sá

British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2015: 'Gannets Feast'
Matt Doggett

Most Promising British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2015: 'Glowing Goby'
Mario Vitalini

Wide Angle

Winner: 'From the Below'
Raffaele Livornese

Runner Up: 'Socotra Cormorant'
Hani Bader

Third: 'Bottoms Up'
Morten Bjørn Larsen

Highly Commended: 'Reef Reflections'
Julian Cohen

Highly Commended: 'Waratah Anemones at Sunrise'
Matt Smith

Highly Commended: 'Man and Fish'
João Paulo Krajewski

Highly Commended: 'Under the Platform'
Allison Vitsky Sallmon

Commended: 'Terry in the Baitball'
J. Gregory Sherman

Commended: 'Osmosis'
Fabrice GUERIN

Commended: 'Divers in the Light'
Elaine White

Macro

Winner: '50 Tons Of Me'
Nuno Sá

Runner Up: 'Dancing shrimp in formation'
Theresa A. Guise

Third: 'The passenger'
Filippo Borghi

Highly Commended: 'Miamira Alleni : The Anilao Star'
Marcello Di Francesco

Highly Commended: 'Riding The Dragon'
François Parot

Highly Commended: 'Mr. & Mrs Yellow Hairy Goby'
Jeffrey Chua de Guzman

Highly Commended: 'Octocorallia (soft coral) close-up'
Pash Baker

Commended: 'Barbie Nemo'
Tobias Friedrich

Commended: 'Hitchhiker'
Lynn Wu

Commended: 'Nembrotha in carnival'
Adriano Morettin

Wrecks

Winner: 'EELASTIC'
Tobias Friedrich

Runner Up: 'Exploring the Kittiwake'
Charles Hood

Third: 'The stairs'
Tobias Friedrich

Highly Commended: 'Liferafts at the Salem Express'
Mario Vitalini

Highly Commended: 'No parking! Tow away zone'
Terry Steeley

Highly Commended: 'Wreck of the SS Carnatic'
Arthur Kingdon

Highly Commended: 'Barbette'
Steve Jones

Commended: 'Louilla'
Csaba Tökölyi

Commended: 'Sunbathing'
Nadya Kulagina

Commended: 'P29 Patrol boat wreck'
Trevor Rees

Behaviour

Winner: 'Survival'
Montse Grillo

Runner Up: 'Good luck my babies'
Tammy Gibbs

Third: 'Valet service'
Cathy Lewis

Highly Commended: 'Hunting'
Olivier Delorieux

Highly Commended: 'Bait Ball Man'
Lawrence Alex Wu

Highly Commended: 'Common Toad Orgy'
Pekka Tuuri

Highly Commended: 'Fur Seals Revenge'
Andy Murch

Commended: 'Piggyback'
Jeffrey Chua de Guzman

Commended: 'Cleaning'
Mark Fuller

Commended: 'Silversides Buffet'
Andy Deitsch

Up & Coming

Winner: 'Angelita'
Fabrice GUERIN

Runner Up: 'Fast Oceanic'
Tommi Kokkola

Third: 'Glowing Goby'
Mario Vitalini

Highly Commended: 'Queen Indeed'
Ken Kiefer 2

Highly Commended: 'The Ghostly Giannis D'
John Parker

Highly Commended: 'Anthia turners'
Duncan Robins

Highly Commended: 'Whaleshark buffet'
Gary Peart

Commended: 'On Patrol'
Juha Paunisaari

Commended: 'Beautiful Butterfly'
Ken Kiefer 2

Commended: 'Forest Diving'
Michael Weberberger

British Waters Wide Angle

Winner: 'Gannets Feast'
Matt Doggett

Runner Up: 'Pike, the lurking predator'
Trevor Rees

Third: 'Tunnel Vision'
Steve Jones

Highly Commended: 'A Cornish Blue'
Charles Hood

Highly Commended: 'Feeding Gannets'
Richard Shucksmith

Highly Commended: 'Big Eyes'
Adam Hanlon

7Trevor Rees: 'Dahlia against the green'

Commended: 'Barrel jellyfish by the Mount'
Charles Hood

Commended: 'Rock Pool Wonders'
Paul Colley CB OBE

Commended: 'The Two Wrasse'
Richard Shucksmith

British Waters Macro

Winner: 'The amphipod has landed'
Trevor Rees

Runner Up: 'Peekaboo puffin'
Matt Doggett

Third: 'Northern Prawn'
Arthur Kingdon

Highly Commended: 'Rafting flabellina nobilis'
Ally McDowell

Highly Commended: 'The St Kilda Jewels'
Jane Morgan

Highly Commended: 'Blenny Rage'
Alex Tattersall

Highly Commended: 'Hermit crab on red'
Matt Doggett

Commended: 'Shrimp hiding in anemone'
Trevor Rees

Commended: 'The Voice'
Cathy Lewis

Commended: 'Blue jelly fish'
Steve Jones

British Waters Compact

Winner: 'Cuttlefish in a blur'
Trevor Rees

Runner Up: 'Hermit crabs hanging out'
Polly Whyte

Third: 'Sharp Shrimp'
Paul Colley CB OBE

Highly Commended: 'Within an Autumnal Weir Drop off'
Warren Williams

Highly Commended: 'Tompot Portrait'
Polly Whyte

Highly Commended: 'Hare raising'
Polly Whyte

Highly Commended: 'Can't move for moon jellyfish'
Polly Whyte

Commended: 'Hemmick Lobster'
Tim Caddy

Commended: 'Long-snouted seahorse in Studland Bay'
Andrew Pearson

Commended: 'Jewel anemones'
Polly Whyte

UPY 2025