Winners from the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards 2020

Misty mountains, plunging waterfalls, and the delights of the Northern Lights

From the landscape paintings of Constable to the poetry of the Ancient Greeks, the beauty of the natural world has inspired Earth’s greatest artists and writers for longer than history can record.

Today, it’s doing the same for photographers, and the seventh annual International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards challenged snappers to present our planet at its best. Over 3,800 entries flooded in from all over the world, and the 101 top-ranking images will feature in a book showcasing the best of 2020’s efforts.

These are our favourite shots, from the peaks of the Swiss Alps to the depressions of Death Valley…

The Life And The Volcano by Isabella Tabacchi – Kamchatka, Russia

Isabella Tabacchi/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Yin And Yang by Gheorghe Popa – Lake Cuejdel, Romania

Gheorghe Popa/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Secret Valley by Miller Yao – Java, Indonesia

Miller Yao/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Jurassic World by Miller Yao – Java, Indonesia

Miller Yao/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Chaos Over Kansas by Frederic Couzinier – Winona, Kansas

Frederic Couzinier/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Northern Forest by Zhu Xiao – Kola Peninsula, Russia

Zhu Xiao/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Manhattan by Laurent Lacroix – New Mexico

Laurent Lacroix/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Sprout by Shashank Khanna – Fremont, California

Shashank Khanna/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Window To The Past by Roksolyana Hilevych – Pollino National Park, Italy 

Roksolyana Hilevych/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

The Roots Of Eternity by Isabella Tabacchi – Zermatt, Switzerland

Isabella Tabacchi/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

First Light In The Adirondacks by Nikhil Nagane – New York State

Nikhil Nagane/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Life Stream by Kai Hornung – The Highlands, Iceland

Kai Hornung/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Finding A Way by Nate Merz – Gochang, South Korea

Nate Merz/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Spring Symphony by Wayne Suggs – Organ Mountains, New Mexico

Wayne Suggs/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Evening Reflection by Christopher Anderson – Scoresby Sound, Greenland 

Christopher Anderson/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Agricultural Art by Paola Crocetta – Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Paola Crocetta/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Hintersee On Fire by Alexander Leuterbach – Berchtesgaden National Park, Germany

Alexander Leuterbach/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

El Bufadero by Ivan Miljak – Tenerife, Spain

Ivan Miljak/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Ibex Dunes by Evan Will – Death Valley National Park, California

Evan Will/International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Coast Of New Zealand by Sergey Aleshchenko – Motukiekie Beach, New Zealand

Sergey Aleshchenko/International Landscape Photographer of the Year