The tenth annual Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year Award is open for entry until 10 July. Photographers of all ages and abilities are invited to submit their photographs of the British landscape. The competition is open to everyone, with a special class for those younger than 17, and each entrant can submit 25 photographs across four categories. There is a prize fund worth £20,000, including £10,000 for the overall winner and additional special awards.
Last year's winner was Dorset-based photographer Andy Farrer who won with this striking shot of the Jurassic Coast under snow.
Andy Farrer, Bat's Head, Dorset, England, Overall Winner, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Andy Farrer/Landscape Photographer of the Year
The Landscape Photographer of the Year celebrates the UK only, offering photographers worldwide an opportunity to showcase their images of Britain. From stark moorland to angular cityscapes, and from rocky coastlines to lush woodland, Britain's remarkable landscape and volatile weather provides generous material to fire the imagination. To inspire you, IBTimes UK publishes some of 2015's winning, commended and shortlisted images.
Mairi Eyres (16 years old), Through a water droplet, Powys, Wales, Overall Youth Winner, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Mairi Eyres/Landscape Photographer of the YearLizzy Shepherd, Zigzag, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, Winner, Classic View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Lizzy Shepherd/Landscape Photographer of the YearPaul Mitchell, South Gare, Teesside, England, Winner, Urban View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Paul Mitchell/Landscape Photographer of the YearGreig Howitt, Distanced Self-portrait, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Living the View Youth Winner, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Greig Howitt/Landscape Photographer of the YearJulian Elliott, Pont Fawr & River Conwy, Llanrwst, North Wales, Winner, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Julian Elliott/Landscape Photographer of the Year
The awards are being held in association with VisitBritain. There is both an Adult and Junior title, and entries are split into four categories:
Classic View is the category for landscape photography in its purist form: sweeping images that capture the beauty and variety of the UK in one image.
Living The View is the category for images of people interacting with the outdoors – working or playing in the landscape.
Your View allows participants to express with an image what the UK landscape means to them. It is a way to comment on the way we treat our landscapes and a chance to provide a new way of looking at our environment.
Urban View is the category that especially highlights the surroundings that many of us live in every day: towns and cities. With more than 80% of the UK population living in built-up areas, many of the landscapes that we interact with are inevitably of an urban nature.
Guy Richardson, An Teallach from Bidein a'Ghlas Thuill, Classic View, Highly Commended, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Guy Richardson/Landscape Photographer of the YearColin Bell,Tarn Tales II - Holme Fell, Cumbria, England, Highly Commended, Classic View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Colin Bell/Landscape Photographer of the YearChris Shepherd, Old Man in the Trees, Kelly Hall Tarn, Cumbria, Highly Commended, Classic View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Chris Shepherd/Landscape Photographer of the YearMartin Steele, Rattray Head Lighthouse, near Peterhead, Scotland, Classic View, Commended, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Martin Steele/Landscape Photographer of the YearJason Baxter, Winter Light over Bidean nam Bian, Glencoe, Scotland, Classic View, Commended, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Jason Baxter/Landscape Photographer of the YearAndy Tibbetts, Cloud Glacier, Beinn an Aodainn, Knoydart, Scotland, Classic View, Commended, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Andy Tibbetts/Landscape Photographer of the YearAidan Maccormick, Rushing Tide, Dornoch Firth, Scotland, Your View, Commended, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Aidan Maccormick/Landscape Photographer of the YearDave Bowman, Autumn on Loch Leven, Highlands, Scotland, Living the View, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Dave Bowman/Landscape Photographer of the YearRichard Childs, Aonach Eagach Reflection, Highlands, Scotland, Your View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Richard Childs/Landscape Photographer of the YearRoss Farnham, Electric Web, near Palterton, Derbyshire, England, Your View, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Ross Farnham/Landscape Photographer of the YearLynn Fotheringham, Slipway, Morecambe Promenade, Lancashire, England, Your View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Lynn Fotheringham/Landscape Photographer of the YearJohn Soliven, Sun and Tide at Nash Point, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, Classic View Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015John Soliven/Landscape Photographer of the YearPeter Stevens, Murmurations over Brighton Pier, East Sussex, England, Classic View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Peter Stevens/Landscape Photographer of the YearChris Prescott, Danny MacAskill, The Inaccessible Pinnacle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, Living the View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Chris Prescott/Landscape Photographer of the YearMark Littlejohn, Silver Birch Reflections, Ullswater, Cumbria, England Your View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Mark Littlejohn/Landscape Photographer of the YearGary Telford, Sunset ride, Blackpool, Lancashire, Your View, Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015Gary Telford/Landscape Photographer of the YearNick Hanson, Sea of Pink, Buckton Cliffs, East Yorkshire, England, Classic View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Nick Hanson/Landscape Photographer of the YearJulie Hutson, A Veil for the Shard, London, Urban View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015Julie Hutson/Landscape Photographer of the YearGeorge Stoyle, Icescape, Rannoch Moor, Scotland, Your View, Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2015George Stoyle/Landscape Photographer of the Year
All entries to the awards must be uploaded via the competition website, and the closing date is 10 July 2016. Entry fees apply. Full terms and conditions can be found on the site.
