Welcome to UPY 2020, in my view the strongest collection yet! As always the category winners are jaw-dropping, but this year every single image is worthy of your attention. UPY always aims to showcase the diversity of disciplines and photographic styles that comprise ‘underwater photography’ and we love seeing photographers pushing the technical and artistic boundaries of the genre. We also appreciate classic images, when taken to new heights, and I am thrilled that UPY 2020 contains all these and more, with a real diversity of photos taken in waters from the polar oceans to the swimming pool.

2020 was another record breaker for UPY with entries rising to 5500, and the number of photographers also jumping up to 500! Thank you to those who continue to support UPY as well as those entering for the first time. We appreciate and enjoy seeing every image we receive. We were also pleased that the Underwater Photography Book of the Year category was the strongest yet, with a very tight field of excellent submissions, all would be a worthy addition to any underwater enthusiast’s bookshelf.

Alex Mustard, on behalf of UPY.

https://underwaterphotographeroftheyear.com/winners/2020-winners/

Marine Conservation Photographer of the Year 2020: ‘Last Dawn, Last Gasp’
Pasquale Vassallo (Italy)

UPY  Behaviour – Winner
‘Octopus Training’ – Pasquale Vassallo

MEDIA LINK

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/02/winners-2020-underwater-photographer-year-contest/607006/

https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/02/24/foto/il_polpo_con_il_pallone_e_il_tonno_sofferente_il_concorso_internazionale_premia_le_foto_di_vassallo-249458963/1/#1

Photo of Seals ‘Living’ in an Iceberg Wins Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020

https://www.corriere.it/tecnologia/20_febbraio_25/migliori-foto-subacquee-dell-anno-95aae020-57ad-11ea-a2d7-f1bec9902bd3-bc_2.shtml

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8042257/Underwater-Photographer-Year-2020-winners-named.html?fbclid=IwAR2ScDFYj3ced_Tl3hppqlFHWoZqXUovT_Ntz1IMYbZHfAhMLwx2hF6tlms#i-37d32abb19275e2d

https://tg24.sky.it/ambiente/photogallery/2020/02/25/underwater-photographer-of-the-year-2020.html

https://www.corriere.it/animali/20_febbraio_26/polpo-il-pallone-tonno-imprigionato-rete-premiate-foto-denuncia-pasquale-vassallo-2afc2110-5890-11ea-8e3a-a0c8564bd6c7.shtml?fbclid=IwAR0ys2_8xfnFp6sZ3gKOzxxZRvpYRUGUlOhlKRwGoAUUOI4_9NKD61mLczI

https://www.livescience.com/underwater-photo-winners-2020.html

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2020/feb/27/underwater-photographer-of-the-year-2020-winners-in-pictures?CMP=share_btn_fb&page=with%3Aimg-5&fbclid=IwAR2mhsYrkCKpew4drdvzToDE5cw7Lqjpc1XkCyhaYPkeUzmNF4kcBqBbNgo#img-5

Underwater Photographer of the Year: un italiano tra i vincitori

https://www.panorama.com.ve/novedades/El-misterioso-ballet-de-focas-gana-el-premio-de-fotografia-submarina-20200227-0106.html

http://www.askanews.it/video/2020/02/29/un-italiano-premiato-allunderwater-photographer-of-the-year-2020-20200229_video_14452235/

https://stream24.ilsole24ore.com/video/cultura/un-italiano-premiato-underwater-photographer-of-the-year-2020/AC3aNyMB

https://tv.iltempo.it/tv-news/2020/02/29/video/un-italiano-premiato-all-underwater-photographer-of-the-year-2020-1288466/

Marine Conservation Photographer of the Year 2020

https://www.geo.fr/environnement/les-plus-belles-photos-sous-marines-primees-par-lunderwater-photographer-of-the-year-2020-200088