UPY 2025

UPY 2019 Wide Angle - Highly Commended
'Under cover of night'
Egor Nikiforov

The underwater life of the Northern seas is very diverse. Many of the organisms living here are much larger and brighter than their southern counterparts. But if life itself in the seas is well studied, the organisms living on the boundary between the sea and land, we rarely notice. But on the littoral and in the littoral baths you can find many interesting organisms that deserve our attention. One of these organisms in front of you-a small almost transparent actinium size of only a few centimeters inhabits the littoral and withstands the monstrous force of the surf wave and strong hypothermia during low tide. The photo is made by a single frame. To shoot this project took a month of work and a lot of luck.

Judge's comment: Split levels are always eye-catching and do well in competitions, but not many incorporate a magical aurora. A real winner and a fantastic achievement.
Alex Mustard