UPY 2025

UPY  Wrecks - Highly Commended
'Liferafts at the Salem Express'
Mario Vitalini

Although I have dived the Salem as a guide many times, this was my first chance to photograph it properly. The liferafts are one of the wreck’s most striking features, and a vivid visual reminder of the Salem’s tragedy. There is still an eerie feeling diving this wreck, which is why I chose the monotone processing in the finished photo.