This underwater "cemetery" of World War II makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Bike Wars was filmed in an underwater location in the Red Sea. Norton 16H motorcycle is in the cargo hold of a sunken British warship, with school fish on it. (? Tobias Friedrich/UPY 20 18) The bizarre picture of the underwater "graveyard" of British World War II military motorcycles won the highest prize in the "Underwater Photographer of the Year" (UPY) competition in 20 18.

The title is "Circular War", and the picture was taken by German photographer tobias Friedrich, showing that on June 6th, 2008, the British quartermaster SS Thrips was sunk by German bombers in the Red Sea +094 1. According to the Thistlegorm project, which is conducting archaeological investigation on the sunken ship, the ship was torn by explosion after the flame of the bomb reached its ammunition depot. In less than a minute, the sunken ship sank with all the goods on board. In the photo

It's an abandoned Norton 16H motorcycle. It lies on the bow of the boat, with colorful fish hovering above them. "Battle around the World" is the winner selected by UPY from more than 5,000 photos of underwater scenes 1 1 categories taken by photographers all over the world. According to the website of the Thistlegorm project,

The explosion of sinking thrips destroyed most of the structure in the middle of the ship, making it easy for divers to get close to it. For many years, Friedrich wanted to photograph the sunken bicycles, which were part of the lost goods. In a statement issued by UPY, he said that the perfect arrangement of motorcycles on the sunken ship attracted him. But he found it impossible to take the photos he saw in his mind, because the space in the cargo hold was too small-he couldn't put the camera far enough away from the motorcycles so that all the motorcycles could be put in the photo frame at once, Friedrich explained.

"So I had to create a panoramic image of the same scene to capture it," he said. "The whole cargo hold includes some lights that can make the image deeper. In the statement

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Judge Peter rowlands, publisher of the online magazine Underwater Photography, also said that this photo should be regarded as "as big as possible".

The annual underwater photography contest was named as the first photographer this year at 1965, showing pictures of exploring the depths of water, from the natural habitats of oceans and lakes to the artificial environment of swimming pools. Whether it's brightly colored marine life or a sunken ship with a black and hard shell, these photos provide an extraordinary perspective of underwater life.

Love birds shows a pair of swans swimming up and down the waterline, combining the familiar land world with the more mysterious underwater world. (Grant Thomas /UPY 20 18) Another award, British underwater photographer of the year, was awarded Thomas the "love birds" award. Also the winner of the wide-angle category, this perfect timed photo shows a pair of swans foraging in Loch Lomond, Scotland. Thomas said in a statement: "When birds' heads and necks hang down from the water for food at the same time, their bodies are exposed to the water. My original idea was to draw a swan foraging underwater. "But when I noticed how comfortable they were around me, I became confident and patient. I took these two amazing photos.

The competition also commended one of the most promising underwater photographers this year and one of the most promising underwater photographers in Britain, as well as outstanding works in the category of 1 1, including underwater artificial machines, vehicles and other behavior structures, black and white, macro and shipwreck scenes, which are now designated as artificial reefs and diving websites.

You can see all the winning photos on UPY website.

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