Underwater photographer of the year 2017 winners (12 Photos)

• 01

  French photographer Gabriel Barathieu has been named this year’s winner for his ‘balletic, malevolent’ dancing octopus.

  
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  Location: Island of Mayotte, off the coast of south-east Africa
  

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• 02

  British underwater photographer of the year – winner. Out of the Blue by Nick Blake (UK).

  
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  Location: Yukatán peninsula, Kukulkan
  

• 03

  Up-and-coming underwater photographer of the year – winner. Oceanic in the Sky by Horacio Martinez (Argentina).

  
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   Location: the Red Sea
  

• 04

  Most promising underwater photographer of the year – winner. Orca Pod by Nicholai Georgiou (UK).

  
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  Location: Tromsø, Norway
  

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• 05

  Wide-angle category – highly commended. Frozen Hunting by Fabrice Guerin (France).

  
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  Location: Andenes, Norway

  
  

• 06

  Macro category – commended. Larval Lionfish by Steven Kovacs (USA).

  
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  Location: Palm Beach, Florida
  

• 07

  Wrecks category – highly commended. The Haunted Room by Nadya Kulagina (Kazakhstan).

  
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  Location: the Red Sea
  

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• 08

  Behavior category – winner. Your Home and My Home by Qing Lin (Canada).

  
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• 09

  Behavior category – highly commended. Dolphins Hunting by Greg Lecoeur (France).

  
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  Location: Port Saint Johns, South Africa
  

• 10

  Behavior category – commended. The Contenders by Simone Caprodossi (UAE).

  
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  Location: Bahia Magdalena, Mexico
  

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