Landscape Award Editors’ Picks of November 2023

Following the results of last month’s landscape competition, judged by American photographer Jim Richardson, our editorial team is delighted to share some of their favorite images that didn’t make the final selection, but we believe are well worthy of exposure.

We were genuinely taken aback by the quality of submissions we received and a heartfelt thanks goes out to all the photographers who dedicated their time to share their creations with us. Our world is undergoing rapid changes, and landscape photography is more significant than ever before. Thank you for showing us the magnificence of our planet and shedding light on what we stand to lose.

– Discover the 2023 Landscape Award-winning images here.

“The beast and the mountain” - Torres del Paine NP, Chile
A beautiful autumn morning in Torres del Paine, if you look at the upper left part you will see the beast blowing clouds above the mountain. Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile’s Patagonia region, is known for its soaring mountains, bright blue icebergs that cleave from glaciers and golden pampas (grasslands) © Anderson Cunha De Sao Sabas
“Tender love” - Monument Valley, USA
Cattle driver, Ear of the Wind. Monument Valley, a red-sand desert region on the Arizona-Utah border, is known for the towering sandstone buttes of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. © Hal Tretbar
“Canoeing In The Snow” -Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
A couple and their dog canoeing on Lake Moraine as the clouds part and a mountain peak in the background casts a reflection on the lake. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. © Bob Gwaltney
“Landmannalaugar” - Landmannalaugar, Iceland
Landmannalaugar is a location in Iceland’s Fjallabak Nature Reserve in the Highlands. It is on the edge of the Laugahraun lava field. This lava field was formed by an eruption in approximately 1477. It is largely known for its natural geothermal hot springs and surrounding landscape. © Carlo Alberto Conti
“Contemplation” - Lake of Bourget, France
Lac du Bourget, also locally known as Lac Gris or Lac d’Aix, is a lake at the southernmost end of the Jura Mountains in the department of Savoie, France. It is the deepest lake located entirely within France, and either the largest or second largest after Lac de Grand-Lieu depending on season. © Christophe Baudot
“Grand Prismatic Spring” - Yellowstone NP, Wyoming, USA
Picture was taken from a small aircraft in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA © Daniel Reiter
“Gangxia #2” - Gangxia, Shenzhen, China
An aerial view of the urban village called Gangxia in Shenzhen. © Alessandro Zanoni
“Autumn in Alaska” - Knik Glacier and Lake George, Alaska, USA
An aerial view captured from a helicopter unveils the captivating splendor of Lake George area in Anchorage, Alaska. The scene is adorned with floating icebergs on the lake’s surface, the winding Knik River, and a vibrant forest of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) trees displaying their autumnal foliage in late September. In the top left corner, the magnificent Knik Glacier stands alongside the majestic Chugach Mountains. These mountains, located in southern Alaska, mark the northernmost extent of the Pacific Coast Ranges, forming the western edge of North America. © Joson Nl
“En Pointe - Deadvlei, Namibia
Deadvlei means “dead marsh.” The clay pan was formed through repeated flooding of the Tsauchab river, which allowed a forest of camel thorn trees to thrive in the middle of a valley surrounded by giant 1000’ sand dunes. A millennium ago, the climate changed and the dunes fully enclosed the valley causing the trees to die. The wood is preserved through the heat of the sun and lack of rainfall. At dawn the direct backlighting of the sun causes the sand to explode in color, and the blue sky reflects off the white clay pan. One of the wonders of the world in my view. © Barry Crosthwaite
“Moody Day in the Canadian Rockies” - Rocky Mountains Canada
This was taken on a cold, rainy day. The rain kept the crowd at bay so this spot was amazingly peaceful. © Leighton Lum
“Wild Olive Trees” - Magione, Umbria, Italy
Countryside view near the town of Magione situated on Lake Trasimeno to the west of Perugia and towards the west of the Umbria region, in central Italy. © Raffaele Ranghiasci
“The huts” - Mount Lagazuoi, Dolomites, Italy, 2023
Lagazuoi is a mountain in the Dolomites of northern Italy, lying at an elevation of 2,835 metres, about 18 kilometres southwest by road from Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Veneto Region. The mountain is part of the Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park. © Markus Albert
“A Sheep’s Surprise.” - Faroe Islands, 2019
After deciding to spend the night in the car, we started to hike up to Kallur lighthouse on the island of Kalsoy. We positioned ourselves up on a cliff to take our planned sunset pictures of the enormous cliff behind the small lighthouse, when suddenly those sheep appeared in front of my lens. The sheep and I were taken by surprise, but I was quick enough to capture the moment before it quickly left again. © Mario Walker
“Rapa Valley” - Sarek National Park, Lapland, Sweden
The Rapa Valley is a 35 kilometres long valley in Northern Sweden, and the largest in the Sarek National Park, part of the Laponian area. Nestled within the rugged embrace of Sarek National Park, the Rapa Valley emerges as a pristine wilderness, a sanctuary of natural beauty. Amidst the wilderness, one may encounter the indigenous Sami people, who have inhabited this land for centuries. Their traditional lifestyle, deeply rooted in harmony with nature, adds a cultural richness to the Rapa Valley experience. © Christoffer Åhlén
“Lago de Brais” - Lago de Brais, South Tyrol, Italy
Still October mornings spent on the shores of Lago de Brais, South Tyrol, Italy. © Jessica Foraie

Published December 14, 2023 - Congratulations to all selected artists: Anderson Cunha De Sao Sabas, Hal Tretbar, Bob Gwaltney, Carlo Alberto Conti, Christophe Baudot, Daniel Reiter, Alessandro Zanoni, Joson Nl, Barry Crosthwaite, Leighton Lum, Raffaele Ranghiasci, Markus Albert, Mario Walker, Christoffer Åhlén, Jessica Foraie,

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