UPY 2025

UPY  Wrecks - Third
'Set sail'
Fabi Fregonesi

This wreck is called Virgo and is located in Recife in Brazil. It was sunk in 2017 to be a dive site and is 25 meters from another wreck called the Taurus. On this day, I started diving the Taurus and when I arrived at the Virgo, I saw this huge school of fish, which instantly reminded me of the shape of a boat sail. The feeling I had at the time was that the ship was ready to set sail, beginning its journey towards an unknown adventure (even though the original boat was not a sailing boat). I only had time to quickly imagine the photo I wanted, position myself and capture this moment. Seconds after that the fish formation changed. Wreck photos are beautiful, mysterious and generally make me feel nostalgic. For this one, I wanted it to give the feeling of happiness, movement and life!

Judge's comment: A school of fish dancing above a wreck momentarily create the perfect shape of a gib sail, as if ready too power the wreck across the seabed. When it comes to great photography, timing is everything.
Alex Mustard