UPY 2025

UPY  British Waters Living Together - Highly Commended
'SS Persier'
Kirsty Andrews

The wreck of the Persier is a crowd pleaser: sufficiently intact and full of the features of a historic Second World War wreck to please history buffs and wreck appreciators, and covered in schooling bib and other animals which appeal to the wildlife-lovers. Last year the visibility was often exceptionally good too. One of my favourite South coast dives.

Judge's comment: Well captured schooling fish in front of this wreck in perfect visibility. The photographer used the strobes very well to light up everything very precisely and plane. Maybe a bit less strobe power would have made it even better, otherwise very well done, also by the low perspective.

Tobias Friedrich