Britain’s most stunning seascapes – in pictures
The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society has announced the winner of its 11th annual photography prize, which showcases the UK’s relationship with the sea. Ian Watkin’s surreal image of a fish embedded in a jellyfish beat more than 1,000 entries
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An algae-covered wreck, photographed by Darren Cottrell in Dorset, won the Ships and Wrecks category.
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Clive Bount’s photograph of ships waiting for the starting gun in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, took first place in the People and Recreation category.
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Richard Thomas was the winner in the Coastal Views category, for this shot of Mousehole harbour in Cornwall.
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A colourful shot of a fisherman working on a night trawler, by Jonathan Robinson, was highly commended in the Industry category.
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The overall prize went to this amazing shot of a whiting fish trapped inside a compass jellyfish, shot on a beach in Cornwall by Ian Watkin.
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Illuminated waves at sunset, by Owen Humphreys, was the overall highly commended image in the competition.
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Sea forts shot by Alex Southgate were highly commended in Coastal Views.
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The prize in the Industry category was won by Shaun Hykel, for a night-time shot of the port at Felixstowe in Suffolk.
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Daniel Brand was highly commended in the Ships and Wrecks category for his image of an abandoned boat on a dried-up riverbed.
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Port Erin at sunset, by Chris Hunt, was highly commended in the People and Recreation section.
