Once more, the iconic Landscape Photographer of the Year competition showcases and celebrates the truly magnificent and varied scenery found in and around the Great British Isles. Charlie Waite, the awards founder, says, ‘Over 16 years, Landscape Photographer of the Year has continued to bring some wonderfully talented photographers who often and with immense tenacity both discover, reveal and confirm so much of what the landscape of the UK offers to so many.’
This year, Mik Dogherty scoops the prestigious title of Overall Winner, as well as winning the Change in the Landscape Special Award, with his striking scene, ‘After the Fire,’ of burnt gorse bushes and a lone tree as a result of a large heath fire in the New Forest National Park. He will receive the £10,000 top prize in this year’s competition.
The Young Landscape Photographer of the Year title goes to Aaron Northwood for his image ‘The Wishing Tree’ taken after heavy snowfall in Aston on Clun, Shropshire. Aaron wins £1,000 and will be joining the judging panel for the 2024 YLPOTY.
The number of entries this year was over 17,000, with the number of female entrants more than doubling over previous years and there was an increase in the number of entries to the Young Landscape Photographer of the Year too. Thrilled at just how much Great Britain’s landscape is adoringly photographed by all, Charlie Waite enthuses, ‘Photography has now become the people’s “new common language” with more people worldwide photographing than ever before. It is not merely the population of the UK who feels so strongly that we are almost blessed to have such a wonderfully diverse rural and urban landscape but many others from across the world confirm the same.’
This year photographers were able to enter images through a variety of categories and special awards. The six main categories include Classic View, Cityscapes, Black and White, Intimate View (macro and detail), Expression/Impressions of the Landscape and Bird’s Eye View (Drone). In addition to these, there were also three Special Awards to enter: Change in the Landscape, My Railway Adventure and Coast.
An exhibition of shortlisted and winning entries will premiere soon, so check the LPOTY website for details of dates and locations.
To see all the winners and awarded entries from this year’s Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, visit www.lpoty.co.uk.
Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 16. Published on 25 October by Octopus Publishing Group. Hardback. £35
After the Fire Mik Dogherty
Overall Winner and Change in the Landscape Winner
Location: New Forest National Park, Hampshire Camera: Fujifilm GFX 50S Lens: Fujifilm GF100-200mm f/5.6 RExposure: 1/15sec at f/9, ISO 100
