The winners of the 2016 Underwater Photographer of the Year Awards have been announced, and the beautifully eerie photos . The awards cover eight areas—wide angle, macro, wrecks, behavior, up & coming, British waters wide angle, British waters macro, and British waters compact.

See below for some of the photos, and see all photos from the contest winners here

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From: Cosmopolitan US