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The winners of the BP Kongsberg Underwater Image Competition were announced last week. This was rather an unusual underwater photography competition because one of the main rules was that images had to be taken deeper than 200m (660ft). So most are taken by ROVs - and are nothing like any you have seen before. There is also an interesting category for microscopic and laboratory shots of weird creatures from the depths - and you thought Lembeh had cornered the market for oddballs. Wetpixel’s Dr Alex Mustard was the chairman of the judging pannel for this unique competition. The photo, right, is a deepwater octopus taken by Dr David Shale.