Natural Landscape Photography Awards announces winners
Posted on Nov 18, 2022
Winning entries in this year’s Natural Landscape Photography Awards have been announced and feature impressive imagery from around the globe
The Natural Landscape Photography Awards (NLPA) has revealed the winners of its second annual competition. Over 1,000 photographers from 55 countries entered 10,000+ images. Of these, 1,514 photos moved forward, with just 250 selected for the final round. Along with the Photographer, Project, and Photograph of the Year prizes, contestants could also submit to a range of thematic categories, including grand scenic, intimate landscapes, abstracts or details, and nine other subject-specific awards.
The NLPA aims to encourage digital and film photographers to capture realism while highlighting the wonders found in the natural world. The organisation enforces strict rules on editing to preserve each subject’s integrity, with special considerations for night photography and man-made elements. Brent Clark, this year’s NLPA Photographer of the Year, said of the criteria: “I felt like entering was to cast a vote for what I wanted to see more of in the landscape photography community – natural and inspirational imagery, grounded in reality.”
This year’s NLPA winners are listed below:
© Brent Clark | Photographer of the Year, NLPA
© Antonio Fernandez | Photographer of the Year Runner-Up, NLPA
© Alfredo Mora | Photographer of the Year Third Place, NLPA
Photographer of the Year
First place: Brent Clark
Second place: Antonio Fernandez
Third place: Alfredo Mora
© Daniel Mîrlea | Project of the Year, NLPA
© Luís Afonso | Project of the Year Runner-Up, NLPA
© David Southern | Project of the Year Third Place, NLPA
Project of the Year
First place: Daniel Mîrlea
Second place: Luís Afonso
Third place: David Southern
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Photograph of the Year
TIE: Philipp Jakesch and Jim Lamont
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Grand Scenic
First place: Kevin Monahan
Second place: Eduardo Blanco Mendizabal
Third place: Nicolas Raspiengeas
Intimate Landscapes
First place: Spencer Cox
Second place: Eric Erlenbusch
Third place: Barbara Livieri
Abstracts or Details
First place: Mieke Boynton
Second place: Caleb Weston
Third place: James Rodewald
© Julie Kenny | Aerial, NLPA
© Peter Coskun | Deserts, NLPA
© Matt Jackisch | Mountains, NLPA
© Marley Butler | Nightscape, NLPA
© Andre Donawa | Seascapes, NLPA
© Stuart McGlennon | Trees, Forest, and Woodland, NLPA
Special Awards
- Aerial: Julie Kenny
- Deserts: Peter Coskun
- Environmental: Samuel Markham
- Frozen Worlds: Brian Pollock
- Mountains: Matt Jackisch
- Nightscape: Marley Butler
- Rivers, Lakes, and Waterfalls: Tom Shapira
- Seascapes: Andre Donawa
- Trees, Forest, and Woodland: Stuart McGlennon
This year’s judges included eight photographers from North America and Europe who represent a range of styles and subjects. Participants competed for a grand prize of $5,000 (Photographer of the Year) with subsequent prizes totalling $12,500 in cash, plus $12,000 in gear and $850 in subscriptions to Nature Photographers Network.
The NLPAs are organised by Tim Parkin, Matt Payne, Alex Nail and Rajesh Jyothiswaran and supported by F-Stop, FLM, and Nature Photographers Network. To learn more about the competition, read the rules, or view the gallery, visit naturallandscapeawards.com.
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