'Cycle War' was taken in Egypt and shows Norton 16H motorbikes loaded in a British SS Thistlegorm, with soldierfish schooling above.
"I've had this image in mind for a few years, but it is impossible to capture in one photo, because there is not space inside the wreck to photograph this scene in a single frame," explains Tobias Friedrich. "My solution was take a series of pictures and stitch them together as a panorama."
The chair of the judges, Peter Rowlands, added: "This is a quite extraordinary shot which must be viewed as large as possible. The artistic skill is in visualising such an image, and the photographic talent is in achieving it."
CYCLE-WAR by Tobias Friedrich, first place.
Love Birds by Grant Thomas, winner in the British Waters category.
ROAR by Man BD, winner in the Up & Coming category.
How many pike? by Tony Stephenson.
Humpback whale spy hopping by Greg Lecoeur, winner in the Wide Angle category.
Seahorse Density by Shane Gross, winner in the Macro category.
Scratchy Seal by Vicky Paynter, winner in the British Waters Compact category.
Crocodile reflections by Borut Furlan, winner in the Black & White category.
The Fisherman by Filippo Borghi, winner in the Behavior category.
Battle of the Tompots by Henley Spiers, winner in the British Waters Macro category.
Safe Navigation by Gianni Pecchiar, second place in the Wrecks category.
The Nose by Mike Korostelev, second place in the Portrait category.
Gannets feeding by Greg Lecoeur, third place in the Behavior category.
Frogfish Illusion by Ipah UiD, third place in the Compact category.
Graceful manta by Sylvie Ayer, second place in the Black & White category.
In Hinding by Scott Gutsy Tuason, second place in the Wide Angle category.
A sand tiger shark surrounded by tiny bait fish by Tanya Houppermans, winner in the Portrait category.
Under The Wave by Rodney Bursiel, third place in the Portrait category.
Friend or Food?! by Songda Cai, зsecond place in the Macro category.
Angels of the Deep by Santosh Shanmuga, third place in the Black & White category.
Flower power by Jack Berthomier, second place in the Compact category.
The Hammer by Jacob Degee, second place in the Up & Coming category.
Migration by Austin Ferguson, third place in the Up & Coming category.
TRUCK-NOBIA by Tobias Friedrich, third place in the Wrecks category.
Dancing with the giants by Simone Matucci, winner in the Compact category.
The Shadow by Kenji Cheow, third place in the Macro category.
Surrounded by Fan Ping, second place in the Wide Angle category.
Evening Snorkel by Brook Peterson, third place in the Wide Angle category.
