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1/23
A scene like from a science fiction film: gnarled branches reach into the night sky.
A strip of northern lights turns the horizon green.
Photographer Kelvin Yuen from Hong Kong has secured the title of "Landscape Photographer of the Year" with his portfolio.
This recording was made in Tromsø, Norway.
It was one of around 3800 submissions to the International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
Photo: Kelvin Yuen / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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2/23
The sun rises, shadows stretch over the hills.
Chance Allred from the United States took this photo in Hanksville, Utah.
Gorges and rocks shape the area.
The village is located on the Colorado Plateau west of the Rocky Mountains.
Photo: Chance Allred / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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3/23
With this aerial photo of Lake Cuejdel in Romania, Gheorghe Popa has succeeded in creating an abstract aesthetic: the tree tops bore towards the sky towards the viewer.
The light-dark contrast gives the picture a gloomy atmosphere.
Photo: Gheorghe Popa / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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4/23
The sun peeks out between the cloud cover and the rising cliffs.
Joshua Snow captured this motif in Oregon, USA.
The photographer was awarded second place for his portfolio.
Photo: Joshua Snow / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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5/23
The Ibex dunes in Death Valley, California, stretch up into the air as if painted.
The ocher stands out strongly against the blue of the sky, the wind has drawn lines in the sand.
The Canadian Evan Will has managed to capture this harmonious scene photographically.
Photo: Evan Will / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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6/23
Trees rise up like a silhouette.
Stars light up the sky over the Namib-Naukluft National Park in western Namibia.
Isabella Tabacchi from Italy took this picture that makes you dream.
Photo: IsabellaTabacchi / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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7/23
Foam sweeps through the air, light shimmers through the breaking wave.
The photographer Gergo Rugli named the picture after the Greek god of the sea »Nereus«.
Photo: Gergo Rugli / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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8/23
Snow-covered arches create a gently rolling landscape.
A single conifer breaks through the harmonious shape.
Jasper National Park is located in Alberta, Canada.
There Vikki Macleod captured the winter idyll with her camera.
Photo: Vikki Macleod / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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9/23
Dry ground and bright sky: Ben Horne took this photo from Death Valley.
The combination of distinctive structures and soft tones sets the scene for the landscape.
Photo: Ben Horne / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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10/23
Mieke Boynton took an impressively ghostly shot in the Buckland Valley of Australia.
The photo shows a mist-shrouded forest.
Brown leaves cover the ground.
The symmetry of the trees gives the motif something puzzling.
Photo: Mieke Boynton / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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11/23
A plant blooms on cracked earth.
The bird's eye view gives the picture an extraordinary aesthetic.
Shashank Khanna took this photo in Fremont, California.
Photo: The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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12/23
Birch trees rise barely out of the water.
They are reflected on the water.
Photographer Gianluca Gianferrari took this picture in Italy when the Po burst its banks in November 2019.
Photo: Gianferrari Gianluca / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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13/23
David Swindler from the USA snapped this atmospheric combination of lightning and rainbow in southern Arizona.
He captured the scene with his camera shortly before a thunderstorm.
Photo: David Swindler / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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14/23
A storm rages over meadows, lightning flashes from the gray: Frédéric Couzinier managed to capture a spectacular natural spectacle.
The photo was taken in Winona, Kansas.
Photo: Frédéric Couzinier / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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15/23
A backdrop of moss-covered earth, trees and branches.
The location in Dartmoor, England, photographed by Nick Green, looks almost bewitched.
The hilly landscape is in the English county of Devon.
Photo: Nick Green / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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16/23
Sunbeams let the fine fog shimmer.
Below is a river meandering through dense forest.
The Adirondacks Mountains extend north of New York State.
Nikhil Nagane photographed this panorama there.
Photo: Nikhil Nagane / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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17/23
For Klaus Axelsen, photography means becoming aware of the light, shapes and textures of a landscape.
His work is entitled "Artwork of nature II" and was created in Mo i Rana, Norway, a place near the Arctic Circle.
Photo: Klaus Axelsen / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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18/23
Cacti with red flowers sprout against a mountain backdrop.
A double rainbow runs through rain clouds in the background.
Wayne Suggs captured this natural spectacle in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
The sanctuary is located in New Mexico, USA.
Photo: Wayne Suggs / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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19/23
Fog covers a landscape of hills and mountains.
"Land of Dreaming" is the name of this panorama shot.
The photographer Nick Schmid took the photo in Hirzel in the Swiss canton of Zurich.
Photo: Nick Schmid / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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20/23
An iceberg protrudes from the water and is reflected on the surface.
In Scoresbysund in Greenland, Christopher Anderson took out his camera and captured the imposing motif.
Photo: Christopher Anderson / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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21/23
Many know the reddish rock formations from pictures: The Grand Canyon in Utah, USA is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tony Hewitt was there and captured that motif.
Photo: Tony Hewitt / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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22/23
Waves crash over rocks and one in a foaming roar.
Ivan Miljak photographed the dynamic scenery on Tenerife and called it »El Bufadero«.
Photo: Ivan Miljak / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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23/23
Another main prize will be awarded for the best individual recording.
This year this title goes to Kai Hornung from Germany.
His winning photo shows a stream of water running through the Icelandic highlands.
The structures of the hills and the intense play of colors make the surroundings look like from a strange planet.
Photo: Kai Hornung / The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
