Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020
I had to keep a secret for 6 weeks. It was the hardest thing to do for me in 2020.
It is past midnight over here and the awards ceremony has finished in the UK. I can finally share the news….. …. Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020, category winner for Black & White!
Winning this award means a lot to me, not least because the UPY is one of the most prestigious awards for underwater photography. This image is part of a series of photographs I have secretly been working on for a year. It is very personal to me because it represents two of the things that I hold dearest to my life.
I’m also very proud that this image has been chosen to be the cover for UPY 2020 yearbook. A big thank you to the team at UPY and congratulations to all the winners in this amazing edition.
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Award acceptance video played during the UPY ceremony.
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Image was chosen as the cover for the UPY 2020 Yearbook.
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