The International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest brought amateur and professional photographers together to celebrate the majesty of nature for the fifth year. More than 800 landscape photographers from across the world submitted their best shots for an opportunity to win, among other prizes, $10,000 cash. In the end, two photographers came away with top awards and many more were celebrated for their abilities to capture the world’s diverse landscapes.
Canadian photographer Adam Gibbs was named International Landscape Photographer of the Year for his portfolio of images. Gibbs’ high skill level and top-notch artistry are evident throughout his imagery, whether he’s capturing rays of light filtering through a forest or the warm glow of the sun beaming off melting snow. Gibbs is inspired by the Canadian environment, particularly in British Columbia, and aims to capture the perfect shot in-frame, without a lot of post-production.
“I don’t have strong views on image manipulation, other than I find more joy in capturing great light and composition on site, rather than creating something that didn’t exist when I took the photo,” shares Gibbs. “My love of nature and the outdoors is much stronger than my desire to make images, so for me, pictures taken at the moment have far more integrity and personal meaning than those made later in a computer.”
The other top prize went to Paul Marcellini for Autumnal Abstract, which was named the International Landscape Photograph of the Year. The American photographer’s abstract take on the environment left a lasting impression with the expert panel of judges and showed the stylistic variety of the entries. Along with Gibbs and Marcellini, several other photographers were singled out for their best single pictures in specific categories.
Awards for categories such as Abstract Aerial, Sunset/Sunrise, Snow and Ice, Mist and Fog, and Exemplary Tree pay homage the type of environmental factors that can make or break a great landscape. From the approximately 3,000 photos entered, judges also whittled down the top 101, that will be included in a limited edition book.
“Twisted Forest,” Adam Gibbs (Canada), Winner, International Landscape Photographer of the Year
“Quiet Light,” Adam Gibbs (Canada), Winner, International Landscape Photographer of the Year
“Trees a Crowd,” Adam Gibbs (Canada), Winner, International Landscape Photographer of the Year
“Autumnal Abstract,” Paul Marcellini (USA), Winner, International Landscape Photograph of the Year
“Blue Ribbons,” Chris Byrne (USA), Winner, The Abstract Aerial Award
“Imperial Dunes,” Greg Boratyn (USA), 2nd Place, International Landscape Photographer of the Year
“Singled Out,” Greg Boratyn (USA), 2nd Place, International Landscape Photographer of the Year
“Frozen Giants,” Ignacio Palacios (Australia), Winner, The Snow and Ice Award
“Falling Down I,” Ann Kristin Lindaas (Norway), Winner, The Exemplary Tree Award
“Clouds Gather in South America,” Xiao Zhu (China), Winner, The Sunset/Sunrise Award
“The Archer,” Miles Morgan (USA), 2nd Place, International Landscape Photograph of the Year
“When Clouds Are Moving,” Peter Svoboda (Slovakia), 3rd Place, International Landscape Photographer of the Year
“Calmness Before the Wind Blows,” Peter Svoboda (Slovakia), 3rd Place, International Landscape Photographer of the Year
“Alone,” Roberto Marchegiani (Italy). 3rd Place, International Landscape Photograph of the Year
“Rustle of Colorful Leaves,” Oliver Wehrli (Switzerland), Winner, The Mist and Fog Award
Keetmanshoop, Namibia. Andrey Omelyanchuk (Russian Federation)
White Mountains National Forest, New Hampshire, USA. Matt MacPherson (USA).
Southern USA. Thorsten Scheuermann (USA)
South East coast of Australia. Warren Keelan (Australia)
Between Waynoka and Enid, Oklahoma, USA. John Finney (United Kingdom)
Red Sand Garden (Royal Botanic Gardens), Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia. Peter Virag (Australia)
Narvtinden, Lofoten, Norway. Daniel Laan (The Netherlands)
White Mountains, California, USA. Werner Van Steen (Belgium)
Mount Bromo, Jawa, Indonesia. Callie Chee (Australia)
Eastern Sierra, California, USA. Cindy Lee Hoover (USA)
Pindan shoreline, near Broome, Western Australia. Mat Beetson (Australia)
Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. Tom Putt (Australia)
Calafuria Cliffs, Tuscany, Italy. Nicola Pirondini (Italy)
Grosser Rachel, National Park Bayerischer Wald, Bavaria, Germany. Lukáš Veselý (Czech Republic)
Hanksville, Utah, USA. Miles Morgan (USA)
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