This document summarizes the winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2016 competition. It lists 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in categories such as wide-angle, macro, and behavior, including details about the photographer, title of the winning photograph, and location. Many of the winners are from countries around Europe, including the UK, Italy, Germany, and France.

1. Underwater photographer of the year - winner.
Gold by Davide Lopresti (Italy)
Location: Sistiana - Trieste, Italy

2. Underwater Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners
Showcasing some of the most breathtaking images captured beneath the
depths in the UK and around the world, the annual competition receives
thousands of entries from talented photographers.

3. British underwater photographer of
the year - winner, also winner,
British macro category.
Catshark Supernova by Dan Bolt
(UK)
Location: Thurlestone, Devon, UK

4. Up & coming underwater
photographer of the year, also
winner, up & coming worldwide
category.
Three Pillars - Practice, Patience
& Luck! by Pier Mane (South
Africa)
Location: Tiger Beach, Bahamas

5. Macro category winner
A Family Affair by Thomas
Heckmann (Germany) Location:
Tugboat, Curacao

6. Behaviour category winner
Turtle eating Jellyfish by
Richard Carey (Thailand)
Location: Similan Islands,
Thailand

7. Macro category runner-up
Pelagic Octopus at Night by
Helen Brierley (US)
Location: Kona, Hawaii

8. Wide-angle category third place
Lagoon by Greg Lecoeur (France)

9. British macro category runner-up
Planktonic Predator by George Stoyle (UK)
Location: North Rona, UK

10. Wide-angle category
winner
Underwater fisherman
by Mike Korostelev
(Russia) Location: Kuril
Lake, Russia

11. Up & coming category third place
The Eye of a Butterfly by Spencer Burrows (UK)
Location: Sharks Bay House Reef, Egypt

12. Behaviour category runner-up
What Feed Beneath by Alejandro Prieto (Mexico)

13. Runner-up
Mangrove sunset by Fabio Galbiati (Italy)
Location: Bangka island, Indonesia.

14. British waters compact category third place
British native crayfish by Trevor Rees (UK)
Location: Stoney Cove, Leicestershire, England

15. Macro category third place
The odd couple by Gianni Colucci (Italy)
Location: Taranto, Italy

16. Behaviour category third place
Millions of crabs by Rui Guerra (Portugal)
Location: Berlengas natural reserve, Portugal

17. British waters wide-angle category runner-up
Shocked Shark by Will Clark (UK)
Location: Penzance, Cornwall, UK

18. British waters compact category
runner-up
Tompot looking out by Trevor Rees
(UK)
Location: Trefor Pier, north Wales

19. Most promising British underwater
photographer.
Fired up and ‘almost’ ready to go by
Marty Engels Dunmore (UK)

20. Macro category third place
Beaufighter by Steve Jones (UK)
Location: Near St Julians, Malta

21. British waters wide-angle category third place.Elan valley trout in winter by Trevor Rees (UK)
Location: Elan Valley, Powys, Wales

22. Wide-angle category winner
Part of the Illusion by Marcus Blatchford (UK)
Location: National Dive & Activity Centre, Chepstow, Wales

23. British macro category third
place
Safe haven by Cathy Lewis
(UK)
Location: Plymouth, UK

24. British waters compact
category winner
Hello Ducky! by Paul
Colley (UK)
Location: river Test,
Hampshire, UK

25. Macro category runner-up
Truck Parking by Anders Nyberg (Sweden)
Location: SS Thistlegorm, Egypt, Red Sea

26. Highly Commended

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