Stunning underwater photographs by divers
The British Society of Underwater Photographers has unveiled the winners of its annual BSoUP / DIVER Annual Print Competition
The British Society of Underwater Photographers has unveiled the winners of its annual BSoUP / DIVER Annual Print Competition – celebrating the best in underwater photography.
Image credit: Nick More
More than 100 photos were entered into the competition with 80 being shortlisted and put on display at the Dive Show at the NEC in Birmingham.
Overseas winner/ Image credit: Elaine White, Light show in Kulkukan Cenote
11 category winners were decided by a public vote that ran throughout the show, while the overall winner was chosen by an independent panel of judges.
Runner up/ Image credit: Dan Bolt
This year, more than a thousand visitors completed voting slips and 4,046 valid votes were counted.
Overseas runner up/ Image credit: Pash Baker
British photographer Terry Steeley’s was the overall winner of the competition with his picture, Taj Mahal Cenote and diver.
He won a week in Marsa Shagra or Marsa Nakari for one including flights, transfers, seven nights full board in a tent and five days unlimited shore diving courtesy of OonasDivers and an individual BSoUP trophy.
Judge Steve Jones said of the image: “All three judges were unanimously agreed. For me, it is a classic cave/cavern shot that portrays a scene that is both mysterious and inviting – it made me want to go there!”
Image credit: Terry Steeley
Fellow British photographer Kirsty Andrews was highly commended for her photograph, Fireworks anemone, which also won her the British and Irish category.
Image credit: Kirsty Andrews
Nick More’s photograph of a blue shark was also highly commended by the judges.
Image credit: Nick More
Elaine White’s landrover picture was the third of the highly commended photographs.
Judge Martin Edge said: “A fond favourite of mine from the very first moment that I walked into the gallery at 9am on Saturday morning was the print of a Land rover and diver by Elaine White taken in Chepstow N.D.C. A crafted Image indeed.
“The balance, composition and lighting were first class with the print quality adding to the overall impression.”
Image credit: Elaine White
Judge Steve Jones said: “One of the key observations from judging this year’s print competition was the high quality of entries in the non-advanced categories – this bodes very well for up and coming talent.
British and Irish runner up/ Image credit: Kirsty Andrews
“Another pleasing observation was the excellent entries in the British and Irish category – good to see our photographers producing such fine imagery in local waters.”
Advanced Overseas winner/ Image credit: Ellen Cuylaerts
Nick Blake was awarded Advanced British and Irish winner for his photography, Jellyfish and sunburst.
Image credit: Nick Blake