Wildlife photographers often use wide apertures like f/2.8 to create background blur, but the shot that just won one of the most prestigious underwater photography competitions was shot at f/16. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 for his image of a pair of ...

A pair of southern elephant seal pups playing in a rock pool on the Falkland Islands has won the top prize in the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 contest. Australian photographer Matty ...

Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 for his image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands. Named ...