Wrecks category winner. Big Guns by René B. Andersen (Denmark) off Malin Head, Ireland. “HMS Audacious, which lies at 64 metres off Malin Head, was a dreadnought battleship which struck a mine in 1914. After she capsized, the shell magazine exploded and she sank. I used a tripod and 3 Big Blue video lights to illuminate the turret with the majestic 13.5-inch guns and myself as the model ... It took some time before achieving this shot and at 64 metres, the clock ticks fast. That is the challenge with deep-wreck photography”. (Photo by Rene’ B Andersen/Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019)
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