In pictures: Underwater images

Photographers and film makers focus on Antibes in France for the world's biggest underwater image festival.

Images on show are as varied and as magical as the fish in the ocean.

The festival was started by a local diving club

Amateurs and professionals compete for the Palme d'Or

Gossip focuses more on technique than trivia

Cameramen can spend months stalking their prey

Photographers search for the animal's personality

The images are a collection of underwater grace and beauty...

...and range from the ugly to the unusual