Capturing a moment in time through your camera that evokes emotions requires great talent, skill and patience. That is why some photographers get paid in the hundreds of thousands! Image if you combine that ‘eye for the shot’ with a love for the underwater! The 2016 ‘Underwaterphotography’ competition saw some truly exquisite entries, but the man that received 1st prize was 45-year old Terry Steely from the UK. Here is a list of some of the best entries:

1. Shark at nightfall (Terry Steely)

2. Feed me

3. Ready to see the world? Squid coming out.

4. Synodus dermatogenys the right time at the right place

5. Submarine flight in Hanifaru coast

6. The concerns of a damned soul

7. Free diving

8. Back to the surface

9. Tricolour

10. Confused. Giant Morbakka virulenta medusa

11. Free diver enjoys calm crystal waters

12. Dancing in the moonlight

13. Whales

14. The order of things