The Best Of Landscape Photography: 25 Award-Winning Shots From 2025

The winners of the 12th International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition have been announced! Photographers from around the world, both professional and amateur, submitted over 3,600 entries showcasing some of the most breathtaking landscapes on the planet.

The overall winner, chosen from a folio submission of at least four images, is J. Fritz Rumpf of the USA.

This year’s awards highlight the best in contemporary landscape photography, and we thank the expert judging panel for their time, insight, and careful consideration.

Scroll down to see the winning images and celebrate the photographers who captured some of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes.

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#1 Top 101 Photographs Of The Year: Reykjanesbaer, Iceland, By Max Terwindt

#2 Photograph Of The Year Winne: Mount Taranaki, New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand, By Lukas Trixl

#3 Photographer Of The Year Third Place: Plants Grow In The Peruvian Andes, By Joyce Bealer

#4 Photograph Of The Year Second Place: Speulder Forest, Veluwe Area, The Netherlands, By Albert Dros

#5 The Stormy Sky Award: A Supercell Storm Cloud Captured In New Mexico, USA, By Dennis Hualong

#6 The Lone Tree Award: The 'Queen' Socotran Bottle Tree (Dendrosicyos Socotranus), Socotra, Yemen, By Benjamin Barakat

#7 Top 101 Photographs Of The Year: Stu Lagil Canyon, Iceland, By Marcin Zajac

#8 Top 101 Photographs Of The Year: A Series Of Dark Sculptures Rises From The Reddish Sands Of The Central Sahara Desert, Tassili N'ajjer National Park, Algeria, By Henrique Murta

#9 Photographer Of The Year Third Place: Sunrise In Patagonia, Chile, By Joyce Bealer

#10 Photographer Of The Year Overall Winner: Sand Dunes Bathed In Delicate Twilight, Death Valley National Park, California, USA, By J. Fritz Rumpf

#11 The Snow & Ice Award: The Harunire Tree (Nakagawa District, Hokkaido, Japan), By Kung-Fu

#12 The Seascape Award: A Spiral Wave Crashes Off The Tip Of An Iceberg, Disko Bay, Greenland, By Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

#13 Photographer Of The Year Third Place: Patagonia, Argentina, By Joyce Bealer

#14 Photographer Of The Year Third Place: Patagonia, Argentina, By Joyce Beale

#15 Photographer Of The Year Second Place: Salar De Gorbea, Atacama, Andes, Chile, By Karol Nienartowicz

#16 Photographer Of The Year Second Place: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah, New Mexico, USA, By Karol Nienartowicz

#17 Black And White Award: Sand Dunes On The Skeleton Coast, Namibia, By Torston Pull

#18 Top 101 Photographs Of The Year: Hanksville, Utah, USA, By Daniel Viñé Garcia

#19 Top 101 Photographs Of The Year: Isle Of Harris, Scotland, United Kingdom, By Geraint Evans

#20 Photographer Of The Year Second Place:

#21 Photographer Of The Year Overall Winner: A Riverbed Snaking Between White Sand Dunes, Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil, By J. Fritz Rumpf

#22 Photograph Of The Year Third Place: White Pocket, Northern Arizona, USA, By Dave Drost

#23 Photographer Of The Year Second Place: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah, New Mexico, USA, By Karol Nienartowicz

#24 Photographer Of The Year Overall Winner: Snowy Landscape In The Fjords Of Norway, By J.fritz Rumpf

#25 Photographer Of The Year Overall Winner: A Storm Over A Field In Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil, By J. Fritz Rumpf

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