We live in a beautiful, beautiful world and the images from this year’s International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition prove it. Judges chose from 4,504 entries from around the world, with images of a magic wood in Devon, crashing waves on the US West Coast and an Icelandic volcano featuring in the eighth edition’s shortlist of 101 photographs of the competition.
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Titled ‘War of the Worlds’, this image was taken in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, and made the top 101 list. Image Courtesy: Nick Green/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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The village of Imhan-ri in South Korea served as the setting for this striking image. Called ‘Pine Field Imhanri’, this image earned the photographer a spot in the top 101 images. Image Courtesy: Yoon Suk Choi/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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Called the Depths of Hell, it was one of the highlights of the special award of the year which offers a spellbinding abstract glimpse inside a volcano in Iceland. Image Courtesy: Chris Byrne/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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This photo came third in the portfolio category. The photographer turned his camera to the Gorner Glacier, near Zermatt, Switzerland, for this shot. Image Courtesy: Andrea Zappia/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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This spellbinding image is of Mono Lake in California, which is on the 101 shortlist. Image courtesy: Simon Xu/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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Titled ‘Reflector’, this spectacular shot of Lake Bonney Riverland in South Australia came third in the Best Individual Image category. Image Courtesy: Ben Goode/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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Titled ‘Enchanted Forest’, this wintry photo was taken on The Roaches, a rocky ridge in England’s Peak District. Image Courtesy: Michael Allberry/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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This jaw-dropping photo from Yosemite National Park, USA, shows a ‘controlled burn’ in a forest. Image Courtesy: Marcin Zajac/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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This mesmerizing image titled “When the Universe Speaks” is of Mount Seymour, British Columbia, Canada. Image Courtesy: Matt Jackisch/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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Titled ‘Born of Fire’, the photographer beautifully captures the volcanic region of Fagradalsfjall in Iceland. Image Courtesy: Filip Hrebenda/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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The ‘Winter of the Lake’ won the 2021 Snow & Ice Award. Image courtesy: Mimmo Salierno/The Eighth International Landscape Photographer of the Year
