UPY 2025

UPY  British Waters Compact - Highly Commended
'Saw Point Blue'
Jon Bunker

Swimming with our summer visitors is a privilege that is always so hard to put into words. This individual was pictured on a sunny, but lumpy day out from Penzance in Cornwall. I tried to hold off the shutter until she came as close to the dome as possible, whilst still looking to get the sweep of the tail in to suggest something of the lazy grace they possess. I’m always frustrated by my inability to catch something of the true colour of these stunning creatures: metallic blue, indigo and even gold. It is that same metallic sheen that makes them so worthy of their scientific name -Prionace glauca.

Judge's comment: A perfect pose and beautiful colours attracted the judges to this shot of the UK's most impressive marine species, the blue shark. The framing is really dynamic with the shark powering through the picture.
Alex Mustard