A collection of winners and selected images from the competition’s “Top 101” group, chosen from more than 3,600 entries by professional and amateur photographers around the world

A broad view of an alpine valley and stony mountains with trees and grass a golden color

Julien Delaval / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearThe Golden Valley. Top 101. Vallée de la Clarée, French Alps.

A huge, dark, cylindrical storm cloud swirls above a rural area.

Dennis Hualong Zhang / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearSupercell. Winner, Stormy Sky Award. New Mexico.

Stark pillars of stone stand in a desert area above dunes.

Henrique Murta / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearMartian Sculptures. Top 101. Tassili N’Ajjer National Park, Algeria.

An aerial view of a green river plain, seen through a circular rainbow

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearRainbow Tree. Top 101. Icelandic highlands.

The trunks of several small trees embedded in a snow bank

Eric Bennett / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearYawarakai. Top 101. Nagano, Japan.

An aerial view of a desert landscape with a tall, rocky spire beneath a stormy sky

Karol Nienartowicz / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearShiprock. Second Place, International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2025. Shiprock, New Mexico.

A single bare tree stands in a broad body of still water.

Giacomo Feroldi / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearThe Levitating Tree. Top 101. Sirmione, Lake Garda, Northern Italy.

Lightning illuminates a storm cloud behind a large rock formation.

Shaun Pau / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearIncoming. Top 101. Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia.

A black-and-white view of a cracked and weather-worn rock outcrop beside a small body of water

Dave Drost / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearWhite Pocket. Top 101. White Pocket, Northern Arizona.

A view, looking upward, of autumn-colored leaves in a small tree beneath taller tree trunks on a misty day

Gabriel Stankiewicz / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearClimb to the Crown. Top 101. Bavaria, Germany.

A night view of a comet in the sky above broad rippled sand dunes

Himadri Bhuyan / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearThe Great Comet of 2025. Top 101. Leh, Ladakh, India.

A drone's-eye-view of a sandy coastline beside a blue-green bay.

Satheesh Nair / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearGaias Vertebra. Top 101. Shark Bay, Western Australia.

A small bare tree stands prominently in a mountain landscape.

Martin Morávek / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearLonely Tree. Top 101. Czech Republic.

Windswept sand dunes

Markus Albert / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearTransitions II. Top 101. Death Valley, California.

A night view of a broad valley beneath the stars, featuring several unusual flowering trees with very thick trunks

Wenbin Xia / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YearLady on the Plains. Top 101. Socotra Island, Yemen.

Be sure to visit the ILPOTY competition website to view the full list of this year’s entries and winners.

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