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UPY 2026 British Waters Wide Angle - Highly Commended
'Watch Your Fingers!'
James Lynott
The seas around St. Abbs have some incredible scenic diving (and wrecks), it is home to many wonderful marine species, one of which is the Atlantic Wolffish. In July 2025 I had the chance to join Mike Clark on one of his famous Wolffish diving trips. The dive was inside the St. Abbs Voluntary Marine Reserve and as soon as we were underwater Mike led the way to an area home to at least 5 of these weird looking fish. This one in particular was very inquisitive and clearly used to being visited by divers. I just needed to rub my fingers together and it would come right out to investigate, and sometimes got a little close for comfort! I was able to quickly snap a couple of shots each time it came out to investigate, but this was certainly my favourite of the day.
Judge's comment: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and we saw the beauty in this unusual shot of a Wolffish out of its lair. A charismatic subject with good eye contact and well balanced light, it kept saying ‘Choose me’.
Peter Rowlands
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