UPY 2026 Smartphone - Third

UPY 2026 Smartphone - Third
'Intertidal world'
Martin Stevens

Existing at the threshold of land and sea, the intertidal is a world of harsh extremes. It’s also a world of enormous biodiversity, concentrated into a relatively small area, and one of my favourite places to visit. I’m also a big fan of splitshots and couldn’t resist trying to see what was possible with a smartphone and dome port, and in trying to capture the diversity of the intertidal zone. This photo is of a snakelocks anemone, set amongst the kelp and colourful seaweed of the Cornish rocky shore, on a low spring tide, showing the beauty of this diverse environment on the doorstep of a major town.

Judge's comment: As optional extras become available for Smartphone housings, so too does their capability. The use of an additional dome port allows very effective split shots to be achieved creating a visual entry from surface to underwater. Move over cameras, Smartphone cameras are here.

Peter Rowlands