PHOTOGRAPHY
Q Life Under the Pier
Category: British Waters Living Together
Photographer: Valerie Reid Last summer, I was fortunate to dive in my native west coast of Scotland after many years, and this pier dive was a particular highlight. The manmade steel piles provide a great substrate for marine life to grow and flourish. I managed to find a pile where the soft coral had its polyps out. Valerie Reid / UPY2026
S Mum
Category: British Waters Macro
Photographer: Tom Ingram 2025 was undoubtedly the Year of the Octopus. I wanted to capture a female’ s final act of selflessness; after she lays her eggs, she diligently guards, cleans and wafts oxygen rich water over them to keep them healthy. During this time, which can last for several months, she doesn’ t leave their side … not even to feed herself. Once the eggs hatch, she will die. Tom Ingram / UPY2026
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