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Here Are The Winners Of The 2019 International Landscape Photographer Of The Year Contest (30 Pics)
The International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest has just announced its 2019 winners, and their pics are the perfect reminders of just how diverse and beautiful our Mother Earth really is.
This year, the competition had 3,403 entries from 840 participants. The cut-off score this year was 85.2%, but the organizers said there were hundreds of images scoring above 80% which could happily sit alongside the best photos in the book they're publishing this year.
After carefully reviewing all of the submitted landscape photos, the six photo contest judges, including last year’s winner, Adam Gibbs, determined that Oleg Ershov from Russia was to be named the International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2019 while Magali Chesnel from France took home The International Landscape Photograph of the Year award.
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#1
Antorno Lake, Dolomiti, Italy By Miller Yao
Sarah Baldwin 5 years ago
I was just thinking that it looked like something out of a movie!
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Craig Lee 5 years ago
This looks heavily touched up, I work with a guy who does photography on the side. He retouches every photo he takes and it completely changes the picture. I highly doubt this photo is natural in any way. In other words, if you were standing there as the picture was taken, it would just look like a normal view of a cool mountain, not a big contrast of light and dark.
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Karen Taylor 5 years ago
This pic even has a couple of ducks in the water......it's an amazing capture......
"There is $10,000 in cash prizes in the photography awards for the best Photograph of the Year (single shot, 1st, 2nd, 3rd) and best Photographer of the Year (portfolio of four photographs, 1st, 2nd, 3rd), and there are five special subject awards (Wildlife in Landscape, Abstract Aerial, Snow & Ice, Lone Tree, Heavenly Cloud) which receive a one-meter print from the high-end photo lab and framer, Created For Life," the organizers explained. "All 11 winners of the photography contest receive a physical copy of the annual Awards book, proudly printed by Momento Pro."
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#2
Eastern Sierra, California, USA By Carlos Cuervo
Hilliary Smith 5 years ago
It's a bristlecone pine, probably in the White Mts. In California. They can live for thousands of years, so they could be a wise old tree!
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
The White Mountains in Inyo County, where snow lies at 13K feet, even in mid-summer...
Ana Miranda @ Lisbon, Portugal 5 years ago
Ohhh thank you. It must be beautiful.
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Natalie Rostad-desjarlais 5 years ago
It looks like someone cheerfully skipping down a mountain. ;)
Rcatheron 5 years ago
It's actually a live tree called Bristlecone Pine. They can live for thousands of years!
Load More Replies... Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
My family also likes to take pictures of interesting trees like this. But none of us is of the same caliber!
The landscape photography entries presented for judging had to be photographic in origin (taken with a camera) but there were no limits on post-production. This means the participants were allowed to use HDR, tone mapping, cloning, composites, stitching, focus-stacking, etc. The only rule was that all post-production must've been the work of that particular photographer. They couldn't have someone else edit or work on their images.
#3
Page, Arizona, USA By Craig Bill
Molly Coates 5 years ago
Antelope Canyon: absolutely beautiful and worth it, though it is on Navajo land so you need to book a tour with a native-owned tour company in order to go in.
Irene Carlyle 5 years ago
i'm not a photographer, but i am awed by the skill and effort required for this beautiful stunning pic.
Jean Binder 5 years ago
Had to be lit from below. Quite different perspective. Great contrast.
#4
Madeira, Portugal, By Anke Butawitsch
Tammy Riley 5 years ago
Ki. You and I had the exact same commments for the same first two pics but for the opposite pics lol!
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Kelley Eidem 5 years ago (edited)
My favorite of the entire collection because it's the most inviting and magical . Especially the wood sprites. Oh, am I the only one seeing them?
Faith Nicole 5 years ago
As someone already commented, this looks like a picture straight out of a fairy tail
Ana Miranda @ Lisbon, Portugal 5 years ago
You can live not far from here... Think about it! :)
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Second Place: Bonaire, Dutch Carribean By Sander Grefte
Christy Smith 5 years ago
I kept staring at it wondering why a painting was on here.
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Sander Grefte 5 years ago
Thank you all for the nice comments.👌🏻And congratulations to all other winners
Ana Miranda @ Lisbon, Portugal 5 years ago
Congrats. It's really amazing how this salt mountains look soooo pretty. Nice shot Sander.
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April Simnel 5 years ago
It looks like the "cheerful" version of the album cover for Radiohead's "Kid A".
#6
Second Place: Badain Jaran Desert, China By Yang Guang
Kim Lee 5 years ago
That cloud is both cute and menacing at the same time. Absolutely beautifully framed
#7
Hangandifoss, Iceland By Kai Hornung
Full Name 5 years ago
Me too. A bit of dodging and burning didn't hurt either ;-P
Load More Replies... So_Long_And_Thanks_For_All_The_Fish 5 years ago
The bird just adds that bit of wildlife, really amazingly beautiful
#8
Third Place: Sharqiya Sands Desert, Oman By Peter Adam Hoszang
Liesa Yopp 5 years ago
Araibian nightttts meet Arabian dayyyyyys*..... Thanks >..<
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#9
Hoh Rainforest, Washington, USA By Blake Randall
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
I've been there and it really DOES look like that. The humidity is so high that everyone's hair goes fuzzy and the ground feels soft, no matter where you walk.
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Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
Again, looks like something out of a fairy tale. I wouldn't be surprised to see fairies flitting amongst the branches.
So_Long_And_Thanks_For_All_The_Fish 5 years ago (edited)
That's unbelievable! I really wouldnt be surprised to see Legolas running around here with his elven comrades
#10
Slovenia By Jaka Ivancic
Mascha Claessens 5 years ago
Never seen this landscape in winter, wow! (but it's gorgeous in summer as well, absolutely breathtaking :) There's still so much to see in Europe...).
Vlatka Brežac Paral 5 years ago
The photographer is from Slovenia, but the landscape is NP Plitvice Lakes, Croatia. It's a beautiful magical place, but it's best to visit during off-season because it gets extremely crowded during summer
Judy Rosanno 5 years ago
Slovenia just became my #1 European place to visit. This is breathtaking. I suspect that it is gorgeous any time of the year. I love this view looking down from above. though I'm sure that looking straight at those phenomenal waterfalls would be fabulous, too.
#11
Third Place: Grizzly Lake, Yukon, Canada By Blake Randall
Karen Taylor 5 years ago
I have traveled across Canada twice and never ever saw an image like this.....they must have gone out of their way to capture it. Amazing. Those mountains have secrets for us if we keep our eyes open.
Dian Hamadyk 5 years ago
I admire people with the gift of Photographic sight...they see what we can’t but learn to love it
#12
Second Place: Badain Jaran Desert, China By Yang Guang
#13
Barents Sea, Teriberka, Russia By Sergey Semenov
Lisa Salchak 5 years ago
This almost looks apocalyptic. It would make a good book cover for a apocalyptic dystopia.
#14
The Snow And Ice Award: Central Balkan, Bulgaria By Veselin Atanasov
#15
Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile By Yuekai Du
#16
The Heavenly Cloud Award: Pacex Rocket Exhaust Plume, Sierra Nevada, California, USA By Brandon Yoshizawa
Kim Lee 5 years ago
Living in California, I can attest that these are very alien to see in the sky in person. When SpaceX was testing their rockets for the first few times, people here were panicking and reporting UFO sightings and possible invasions.
Charla Mealer 5 years ago
This photograph definitely looks otherworldly. I have never seen anything like it. Spectacular!
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Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil By Ignacio Palacios
Hermione Granger 5 years ago (edited)
Wow I love how big this scene is compared to the one palm tree!
#18
Wangu Falls, Northern Taiwan By Kuo Zei Yang
So_Long_And_Thanks_For_All_The_Fish 5 years ago
I think they're fireflies
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Floe Lake, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada By Matt Jackisch
#20
The Lone Tree Award: Madeira, Portugal By Anke Butawitsch
#21
Bromo Volcano National Park, Indonesia By Tony Wang
miten sasmita 5 years ago
Been there. It is truly breathtaking. Lots of small volcanoes on a fast sand sea.
#22
Winner: Fleswick Bay, England By Oleg Ershov
#23
Bronte Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia By Gergo Rugli
Judy Rosanno 5 years ago
Sometimes, the simple things captured at just the right moment become amazing. This is a perfect example.
Ian Dadswell 5 years ago (edited)
You can see the bush fire glow in the background, very sad.😔
#24
Tumpak Sewu Waterfall, Indonesia By Tony Wang
#25
The Wildlife In Landscape Award: West Mongolia By Ricardo Da Cunha
Tammy Riley 5 years ago
Gives me chills ! Can almost see my breath ! Can feel the temperature by just looking at this pic!
#26
Kaohsiung, Taiwan By Peng-Gang Fang
#27
North Caineville Mesa, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA By Armand Sarlangue
So_Long_And_Thanks_For_All_The_Fish 5 years ago
Oh my God the colours in the sky are so beautiful!
#28
Winner: Bláfellsá, Iceland By Oleg Ershov
Gilda Farrell 5 years ago
It is volcanic landscape, shaped by water.
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#29
Kimberley, Western Australia By Mat Beetson
arjelio mas 5 years ago
It looks like a small, circular stand of trees or bushes on hills with sandy beaches and whitewater.
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Mount Baker, Washington, United States By Matt Jackisch
Christoffer Ohlin 5 years ago
Isn't this where you find the white Arabian in Red dead redemption 2 lol
#32
Mount Rainier, Washington, USA By Greg Boratyn
Jerry Stover 5 years ago
Been there in September and there are still wildflowers- Beautiful and peaceful.
#34
Killcare Heights, Australia By Tony Law
#35
Lincoln’s Rock, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia By Benjamin Maze
#39
Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland By Patrick Hertzog
#40
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA By Helder Silva
#42
Denali National Park, Alaska, USA By Stas Bartnikas
#43
Southeast Alaska, USA By Weihao Pan
#44
Southern USA By Thorsten Scheuermann
#45
Stanley Park, Bc, Canada By Blake Randall
#46
Cozia National Park, Romania By Daniel Mîrlea
#47
Monte Fitz Roy, Patagonia, Argentina By Yuekai Du
#51
Nambung National Park, Western Australia By Dylan Fox
#53
Goatfell, Cìr Mhòr And Beinn Tarsuinn, Isle Of Arran, Scotland By Grzegorz Piechowicz
#59
Lofoten Islands, Norway By Rowena English
#66
Bronte Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia By Gergo Rugli
#72
Winner: Gruissan, France By Magali Chesnel
#73
The Abstract Aerial Award: Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil By Ignacio Palacios
#74
Ramshead Tor, Kosciuszko, New South Wales, Australia By Benjamin Maze
#77
Novatind, Skoddebergvatnet, Northern Norway By Daniel Laan
Dutch VanZandt 5 years ago
Would have liked to see this in colour... Aurora Borealis would be spectacular, I'm sure!
MADELEINE KIMBALL 5 years ago
its cool to see it without color though. it's an interesting perspective
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Canadian Rockies, Kenmore Area, Alberta, Canada By Greg Boratyn
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Ivy ER 5 years ago (edited)
those pictures are so heavily edited, they should be called drawings
Kim Lee 5 years ago
These photos are all so serene and calming. My work makes me pretty anxious so this post was definitely appreciated this morning.
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
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Full Name 5 years ago (edited)
It's really sad that photos that actually are edited to look like how it does to your eyes when you are there almost never make it to any of these lists. The vast, vast majority are incredibly edited (I've done landscape photography for years so I know exactly how to achieve these looks). It just makes me sad that landscapes have joined everything else in how it's totally fine to make them look like a painting or a cartoon in 8K. There should be a separate category for those. #4 (currently) Madeira, Portugal, By Anke Butawitsch is a good example. These pics should have to be posted next to the sooc versions. Killcare Heights, Australia By Tony Law (currently #40) is even worse. Have fun trying to get a bright light source, that sky and foreground in one shot with nothing blown out. No sensor is THAT kind of dynamic range no matter how ISO invariant it is. It's HDR.
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Agree, everything is pretense, nothing true, factual, or genuine is valued and appreciated. I only hope that these photographs will bring attention to the issue of conservation of the environment, the nature, even though they were adapted.
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Kathy Smith 5 years ago
I was thinking that these all look like they couldn’t possibly be real. Then I read these comments explaining that they’re edited. That’s disappointing, but helpful to know.
Sandi Brinkman-Tubbin 5 years ago
Thank you for sharing these. My eyes and heart are very happy.
Ivy ER 5 years ago (edited)
those pictures are so heavily edited, they should be called drawings
Kim Lee 5 years ago
These photos are all so serene and calming. My work makes me pretty anxious so this post was definitely appreciated this morning.
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
Bored Panda - You seriously need to do something about all the SPAM!!! There are 7 comments here and 5 of them are SPAM! Please put a stop to this.
Full Name 5 years ago (edited)
It's really sad that photos that actually are edited to look like how it does to your eyes when you are there almost never make it to any of these lists. The vast, vast majority are incredibly edited (I've done landscape photography for years so I know exactly how to achieve these looks). It just makes me sad that landscapes have joined everything else in how it's totally fine to make them look like a painting or a cartoon in 8K. There should be a separate category for those. #4 (currently) Madeira, Portugal, By Anke Butawitsch is a good example. These pics should have to be posted next to the sooc versions. Killcare Heights, Australia By Tony Law (currently #40) is even worse. Have fun trying to get a bright light source, that sky and foreground in one shot with nothing blown out. No sensor is THAT kind of dynamic range no matter how ISO invariant it is. It's HDR.
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Agree, everything is pretense, nothing true, factual, or genuine is valued and appreciated. I only hope that these photographs will bring attention to the issue of conservation of the environment, the nature, even though they were adapted.
Load More Replies... Kathy Smith 5 years ago
I was thinking that these all look like they couldn’t possibly be real. Then I read these comments explaining that they’re edited. That’s disappointing, but helpful to know.
Sandi Brinkman-Tubbin 5 years ago
Thank you for sharing these. My eyes and heart are very happy.
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