Outstanding images f rom the 15th edition of the Landscape Photographer of the Year contest

Natasha Burns

OVERALL YOUTH WINNER ‘Dawn Reflection’ Natasha Burns “Winter dawn breaking at Loch Creran, Argyll, Scotland.”

William Davies

OVERALL WINNER ‘Brecon in Winter’ William Davies “Dawn sunlight warms up a winter morning in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. This image was taken from the Pen-y-Crug hillfort, which provides a spectacular panorama of Brecon and the surrounding mountains. On this December morning, sunlight broke through a clearing snowstorm, adding a wonderful burst of warmth and colour to the scene. I used a telephoto lens to help compress the sunlit fields and distant snowy hills.”

Hotshots

WINNER, Black & White: ‘Souls Tied’ Paul Killeen “This is a very poignant and personal image. A good friend of my wife sadly passed away in 2021. Lynsey was diagnosed with a brain tumour in October 2015, and was informed that she would be lucky to see Christmas in that same year. However, Lynsey bravely battled the cancer for five and a half years before she passed on 11 April 2021. This image was made on 14 April 2021 – the morning of Lynsey’s funeral. As soon as I saw the two birds fly into my frame, I was immediately reminded of Lynsey and her husband, Simon.”