Today, we’d like to invite you to dive into the deep ocean with Karim Iliya as our guide. A photographer, filmmaker, and ...

Fighting fish, thirsty camels and hairy shrimp are all featured among the winning images of the 2025 Underwater Photographer of the Year competition. Spanish photographer Alvaro Herrero was named ...

Beneath the surface of the ocean lies a world few ever get to see. Some photographers make it the central focus of their work ...

Saving the oceans from coral bleaching, plastic pollution, ghost gear, sonar disrupting whale navigation, coral trampled by ...

An intimate photo of an octopus swimming through shallow waters earned underwater photographer Gabriel Barathieu the Underwater Photographer of the Year award for his photo "Dancing Octopus." ...

Webster’s image, titled “A Frondly Snoot Boop”, took home third place in the Portrait category in the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 awards. “A mother humpback whale accompanies ...

This year, the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) will be celebrating its 60th anniversary and the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) will be joining forces with UPY as a ...

National Geographic produced this content as part of our partnership with Rolex, formed to promote exploration and conservation. The organizations will join forces in efforts that support veteran ...

The Underwater Photographer of the Year is back! The competition spans 13 different categories, pushing photographers from ...