<p>From a the wreck of a Japanese warplane to grinning great white sharks, these are just some of the thousands of entries in the largest underwater photography competition.</p><p>Nearly 8,000 pictures were entered for the underwaterphotography.com competition with 17 categories from above water, to wrecks, sharks and even underwater fashion featuring models.</p><p>And after the judging was finally completed, Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, who is based in the Cayman Islands, was declared World Champion after only three years of diving.</p><p>Hello: This incredible image of a marine mammal earned Ellen Curlaerts first place in the Freshwater category</p><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2569692/The-greatest-underwater-photographs-world-Winning-entries-selected-thousands-amazing-aquatic-images.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490">Keep reading...</a></p>