As our annual award grows with over 3800 entries this year, so does the range and diversity of subjects, locations and styles. Landscape photography is a powerful medium, even more so when we acknowledge the impact of climate change and our footprint on this Earth.
So, should landscape photography highlight the global challenges that lie ahead if we don’t change our ways, or is it an opportunity to create a landscape of the imagination, perhaps a better place to be?
Fortunately, there isn’t a single answer to this and similar questions and each photographer is entitled to follow their own path. All we’re looking for is an engaging image – and images that communicate something seem to gain more attention.
The International Landscape Photographer of the Year Award 2020 again presents 101 incredible landscape photographs with a truly international flavour, representing photographers and locations from all around the world.
The Award has two main prizes. The Photograph of the Year is awarded to the best single landscape photograph, while to be named International Landscape PhotographER of the Year requires a set of four amazing images. The latter is our main prize, acknowledging the additional skill and artistry required to produce a portfolio of landscape photographs.
While our prizes are attractive, of initial importance for most entrants is to earn a place in the book, to present one of the top 101 landscape photographs of the year.
Although not an official part of the competition, we know that entrants like to know how they went and what the cut-off score was to get into the Top 101. There were 3,881 entries and to be sure you were included in the book, the minimum score required for this year was 85.4%.
This year, entrants will receive an email with their scores, or they can log into their account to see their results. Please keep in mind that some entries that scored the same or over the cut-off might not be included in the Top 101 because you already have four entries included, or you have another entry included that is similar in content or approach, or (in rare cases), there was a tie-break and the judges didn't select your entry on this occasion (sorry).
So, who are the prize winners? Here they are – but check out the flipbook below to see the Top 101 as well!
The International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2020 Kelvin Yuen, Hong Kong
The International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2020 - Second Place Joshua Snow, United States
The International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2020 - Third Place Isabella Tabacchi, Italy
The International Landscape Photograph of the Year 2020 Kai Hornung, Germany
The International Landscape Photograph of the Year 2020 - Second Place Dipanjan Pal, India
The International Landscape Photograph of the Year 2020 - Third Place Chance Allred, United States
The Dark & Moody Award 2020 Grant Galbraith, Australia
The Amazing Aerial Award 2020 Gheorghe Popa, Romania
The Snow & Ice Award 2020 Hong Jen Chiang, Taiwan
The Night Sky Award 2020 Himadri Bhuyan, India
The Incredible Horizon Award 2020 Evan Will, Canada
Each of the prize winners will receive a hard copy of the annual awards book, compliments of our sponsor Momento Pro. And each of the five special awards will receive a beautifully presented print of their photograph, courtesy of our second sponsor, Created for Life.
The International Landscape Photographer of the Year Award is curated and presented by Peter Eastway and David Evans. We hope you enjoy the results of the 2020 awards.
Update: Blogger and vlogger Mike Smith (BoxHeadMike) has posted a great review of the 2020 awards and we like the way he approaches competitions. If you're interested, you can view his presentation here:
You can now buy all the Awards books in our Shop!
About the Flipbook Above ....
1. This is the final version of the 2020 Awards book. You can enjoy it here, but we recommend you purchase a paper copy as the reproduction values are superb - it will be a great resource for now and into the future.
2. The precise colour and contrast you see in the flipbook above is not the same as the actual PDF or the printed book. To produce the flipbook format, changes to the presentation of the file slightly degrade the image quality. To see the book better, download the PDF and view in Acrobat Reader on your device. To see the book at its best, buy a paper copy!
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OUR EXPERIENCED JUDGING TEAM
DAVID BURNETT
Co-Founder of
Contact Press Images
KAYE DAVIS
NZIPP Grand Master of Photography
JIM M. GOLDSTEIN
Professional & Fine Art Photographer
TIM PARKIN
Landscape photographer, On Landscape Magazine Editor
OLEG ERSHOV
2019 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
PETER EASTWAY
Head Judge, AIPP Grand Master of Photography
EVERYONE SHOOTS GOOD PHOTOS, BUT HOW ABOUT FOUR OF THEM?
INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER
OF THE YEAR
It takes a practised eye and skill in post-production to consistently produce good work. And while in no way demeaning the achievement of capturing the overall International Landscape Photograph of the Year, let’s take a closer look at who is creating the best body of work. The International Landscape PhotographER of the Year, whether an enthusiast or a professional entrant, recognises the skill and discipline to create a portfolio of images that stands above the work of your peers.
2019 INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: OLEG ERSHOV (Cropped image)
2018 INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: ADAM GIBBS (Cropped image)
THERE ARE 101 LANDSCAPE IMAGES IN THE BOOK, BUT ONLY ONE
INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPH
OF THE YEAR
Competitions are not perfect and with so many great landscape photographs (101 to be exact), being the overall winner, the top dog, the big prize winner, is going to need a little bit of luck. Nevertheless, that shouldn’t stop us from aspiring to be chosen by our panel of esteemed judges as the best of the best, the single most impressive landscape photograph of the past 12 months. Open to both amateurs and professionals!
2018 INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR: PAUL MARCELLINI (Cropped image)
2017 INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR: MAX RIVES (original cropped)