(CNN) — Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 for his image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 for his image of a pair of ...