By Dean Murray

The finalists for the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 have been officially revealed, showcasing breathtaking images that celebrate the ocean’s beauty and highlight the urgent need to protect it.

This year’s submissions include extraordinary moments of wild ocean wonder, such as a marine iguana ‘mid-sneeze’ and gentoo penguins in the Antarctic.

Category winners , along with the overall Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025, will be announced in September.

Ocean Photographer of the Year Director, Will Harrison , said: “In the midst of a deepening climate and biodiversity crisis on our blue planet, ocean photography has never been more important.

These images are far more than just beautiful - they are powerful visual testaments to what we stand to lose, and they rem

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