Staring Sea Lions, Chasing Dolphins and more... Feast your eyes on these underwater gems
Dive into the world of underwater photography, courtesy the winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 contest. These images are guaranteed to blow your mind
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The Curious Seal: This shot shows a grey seal off Lundy Island, a marine protected area since 1973. Seals are delightfully curious creatures, more interactive than any other species. Image Courtesy: ©David Alpert/UPY2025
Deep Sea Birds: Carlos Diesel, an agile freediver, posing atop a wreck in Aqaba. Image Courtesy: ©Wojciech Dopierala/UPY2025
Face Off: Two male Asian sheepshead wrasse battle one another. The one on the left is the harem king, who has defended his territory for more than 10 years and is estimated to be over 30 years old, while the one on the right is a young challenger. Image Courtesy: ©Shunsuke Nakano/UPY2025
The Mach: Trout and salmon interact with each other in the Austrian mountain lake. Image Courtesy: ©Lorincz Ferenc Lorinc/UPY2025
Radiant Bond: A mother humpback whale accompanies her calf to the surface for its first breath early in the morning. Image Courtesy: ©Alvaro Herrero/UPY2025
Grayscale Reverie: The strong sun’s rays underwater turn it into a kaleidoscope of ripples and fractured light. Image Courtesy: ©Nur Tucker/UPY2025
A Frondly Snoot Boop: The giant kelp's prodigious productivity supports a plethora of awesome aquatic animals, including this rambunctiously curious South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens). Image Courtesy: ©Patrick Webster/UPY2025
This tiger shark is just one of around 200 million sharks that lose their lives every year at the hands of humans. Image Courtesy: ©Robert Marc Lehmann/UPY2025
Hydration: Camels caught drinking water from the underwater perspective in Kuwait. Image Courtesy: ©Abdulaziz Al Saleh/UPY2025
Chasing Dolphins: This image was captured in the northern Red Sea during a freediving expedition in search of bottlenose dolphins. The moment portrays an intimate mating ritual, where several males — four visible in the picture, though others were nearby — were playfully chasing a female. Image Courtesy: ©Enric Gener/UPY2025