As all manner of mandates and travel restrictions have impeded would-be underwater photographers from diving with their cameras into seas, tropical lagoons, and other submerged spots around the world, it hasn’t stopped the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) competition from rolling out this year’s host of winners. Some 4,200 splendid subaquatic shots piled in from across the globe, featuring a breathtaking photo of five whale sharks engaged in a nighttime feeding frenzy in the Maldives (“Giants Of The Night”), a deep-sea shipwreck in Norway, a flooded underwater mine in Sweden, and more. Winner: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 The top award, Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022, was handed to Rafael Fernandez Caballero from Spain for his “Dancing with the giants of the night.” “It was already incredible when one whale shark came to our boat,” explained Fernandez. “But more and more kept arriving. I was diving with Gador Muntaner, a …