UPY 2025

UPY  British Waters Living Together - Highly Commended
'Home is a plastic square'
Terry Griffiths

This image was captured at Porthkerris Divers Cornwall, one of my favourite dives in the SW. The photograph of a Montagu's blenny was taken on the steps of the old MOD building, which is home to several different species of bennies. It can be fun and challenging trying to get the photographs here because the waves never leave you alone, as I was less than a metre under the water.

Judge's comment: A perfect combination of nature co-existing alongside human activities underwater. The handsome Montagu’s blenny is the perfect focal point, but we also liked the patterns of barnacles defining the plastic lattice making up this step.

Alex Mustard