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Underwater Photographer of the Year: 2018 Edition

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It's that time of year again when the 'Underwater Photographer of the Year' competition has announced its winners, and this year's entries are even more spectacular than ever before. Below, you'll find a list of some of the most outstanding entries, which will make you wonder just how many other wonders and horrors are lurking deep beneath the surface of the ocean.

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1. A Sand Tiger Shark Surrounded by Tiny Bait Fish, Tanya Houppermans (USA)

2. Peek-a-Boo, Martin Edser (UK)

3. Morning Flight, Filippo Borghi (Italy)

4. Love Birds, Grant Thomas (UK)

5. Pretty Lady, Tianhong Wang (China)

6. Blacktip Rendezvouz, Renee Capozzola (USA)

7. Humpback Whale Spy Hopping, Greg Lecoeur (France)

8. Crocodile Reflections, Borut Furlan (Slovenia)

9. Cooking Sausage, Pekka Tuuri (Finland)

10. Black-Saddle Snake Eel, Marchione Dott. Giacomo (Italy)

11. One of the Last Ones, Robert Marc Lehmann (Germany)

12. Down the Stream, Wendy Timmermans (Netherlands)

13. The Fisherman, Filippo Borghi (Italy)

14. A Reflective Green Turtle Hatchling, Matt Curnock (Australia)

15. The Hammer, Jacob Degee (Poland)

16. Cenote Narize, Herbert Meyrl (Germany)

17. Tres Amigos, Sarah Vasend (USA)

18. Evening Snorkel, Brook Peterson (USA)

19. Attack, Mika Saareila (Finland)

20. Unusually Parked Car, Pekka Tuuri (Finland)

Just in case you missed it, here are the best entries from last year's competition.

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