From the winners of each category , the 2022 Champion was then selected , with Kirsty Andrews scooping the top award . She was presented with the Peter Scoones Memorial Trophy .
Thanking all the 2022 BIUPC entrants , BSoUP ’ s Chair Nick Watson said the judging panel was impressed by the high standard of images , which made the final winning selection a difficult task . This year ’ s judges were Richard Thorn and Trevor Rees .
“ BIUPC is unique in that it has developed a format to allow pictures to be taken anywhere within the coastal or inland waterways of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland .
“ This has hugely increased the richness and variety of pictures submitted for judging , and so truly allows for a snapshot of the underwater environment captured photographically around these shores under time pressure .”
BIUPC 2022 winners
Wide Angle category - Paul Colley .
Image : Schooling Rainbow trout , River Test at Stockbridge , Hampshire .
Close Up category - Kirsty Andrews .
Image : Bobtail squid , night diving at Hope Cove , South Devon .
Compact Camera category - Grant McCarry .
Image : Octopus at Twin Piers Loch Long , Scotland .
Human Impact category - Jon Bunker .
Image : MV RMS Mulheim against Milky Way . Wrecked in March 2003 at Land ’ s End , Cornwall .
SCUBAHUB
Human Impact category
WINNER
British and Irish Underwater photography Championship 2022 Champion and winner of the Peter Scoones memorial Trophy . Kirsty Andrews with her image - Bobtail squid , night diving at Hope Cove , South Devon . To view the all the shortlisted entries for this year ’ s British and Irish Underwater Photography Championship , go to www . bsoup . org . uk
Wide Angle category
WINNER
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