• color portrait photo of Thomas Heaton
    © Thomas Heaton

    Judge: Thomas Heaton

    Thomas Heaton is a renowned British travel and landscape photographer, who has spent his career traversing the globe – from his own backyard to the remote corners of Patagonia – capturing the most breathtaking scenes it has to offer. Thomas’ stunning work has been featured on the BBC’s One Show and published in numerous national newspapers in his homeland, as well as a variety of international publications, including National Geographic.

    Thomas regularly shares his adventures on his Youtube channel, (a community of over 360,000 subscribers) which he uses to engage, teach, and connect with landscape photographers worldwide.

    – Competition Judge:

    2020 Landscape Award

Alex Stoll
© Alex Stoll

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color aerial landscape photo of lake and forest in autumn by Rakesh Baro
© Rakesh Baro
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