The prestigious photography competition, "International Landscape Photographer of the Year," has announced its winners for 2024, and we can’t help but share with you the breathtaking, standout images that impressed the competition’s judges. This year’s winner is Andrew Mielzynski from Canada, who captured the following series of photos:
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A sunrise in a desert in Argentina
(Photo: Andrew Mielzynski / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
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A tree during a winter storm in Ontario
(Photo: Andrew Mielzynski / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
Second place went to travel photographer Ignacio Palacios:
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Yangykala canyon in Turkmenistan
(Photo: Ignacio Palacios / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
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De La Puna, Argentina
(Photo: Ignacio Palacios / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
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Siloli desert, Bolivia
(Photo: Ignacio Palacios / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
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De La Puna, Argentina
(Photo: Ignacio Palacios / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
Romanian Photographer Gheorghe Popa finished third:
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Apuseni mountains, Romania
(Photo: Gheorghe Popa / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
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Cuejdel lake, Romania
(Photo: Gheorghe Popa / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
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Vanatori Neamt, Romania
(Photo: Gheorghe Popa / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
The international scenery shot of the year belongs to Japanese photographer Ryohei Irie:
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Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
(Photo: Ryohei Irie / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
Aerial shot of the year went to photographer Benjamin Barakat:
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A dune in Namibia
(Photo: Benjamin Barakat / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
Other notables:
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A stunning shot from northern Italy
(Photo: Federico Delucchi / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
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A magical firefly shot in Taiwan
(Photo: Shirley Wung / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
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A stunning shot from northern California
(Photo: Ray Cao / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)
This year, 3,643 entries were submitted for judging, with a total prize pool of $12,000. "The entry threshold to be included in the competition’s book (ranking in the Top 101) was a score of 86.5%," said Peter Eastway, chair of the judging panel. "The competition was tough, and I don’t think any of the 101 top photographers would disagree if I said that the next 100 entries could have easily been included in the book as well."
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For more information and to explore the gallery of images, you are invited to visit the competition’s website—but not before taking a look at selected photos from the Top 101 images that received the highest rankings in the competition.