The Landscape Awards 2025: The Winners, Runners-Up and Top 20

Now in its third year, the Awards received more than 2,000 entries from photographers in Australia and New Zealand and had a prize pool worth more than $25,000.

In addition, the competition raised over $5,000 for our 2025 charity partner, the Australian Conservation Foundation, taking the total fundraising raised by our competition entrants to over $25,000 in the last three years – an amazing result.

Judged by an esteemed panel of professional photographers, the competition sought entries in one of four categories: Landscape, Seascape, Aerial and Urban.

The competition was run with the generous support of our great sponsors Camera House, ASUS, Western Digital, and OM System—thank you.

We’re grateful to our panel of professional photographers who judged the competition this year: Matt Palmer, Petra Leary, Serena Ho, Will Patino, Steph Vella, Ignacio Palacios, and Anthony McKee.

Finally, a huge thank you to everyone who entered The Landscape Awards. It’s clear you’re not just into landscape photography—you’re passionate about sharing the places that mean the most to you. We're thrilled to give you a platform to show off this amazing work.

We’ll see you again for 2026’s edition when it opens later this year.

Landscape Category: Winner

Landscape Category: Runner-Up

Landscape Category: Third

Landscape Category: Top 20

1. Jason Keeler, 'The Coming'
2. Joy Kachina, 'Our Impact'
3. Steven Farah, 'Fallen Aurora'
4. Daniel Sallai, 'Fate'
5. Maxwell Tooby, 'Darkinjung Country Illuminated by Lightning'
6. Amy Hughes, 'Home Hills Run Homestead'
7. Paul Hoelen, 'Iceberg'
8. Erin Jacob, 'Twizel Hoar Frost'
9. Ankit Sinha, 'Light and Shadow'
10. Joy Kachina, 'Resilience'
11. Darren Wassell, 'Into Another World'
12. Johnny James, 'River of Clouds'
13. Scott Crabbe, 'Antarctic Landscape'
14. Lynne Broughton, 'Melting Eye'
15. Claire Doran, 'St Thomas' Church, Slovenia'
16. Tim McNeilly, 'If tomorrow never comes (2024)'
17. Michael Buda, 'Veil of Dawn'
18. Amy Hughes, 'Saint Bathans Downs Road'
19. Rowan Davie, 'Glow'
20. Lianne Manley, 'The PortHole'

Seascape Category: Winner

Seascape Category: Runner-Up

Seascape Category: Third

Seascape Category: Top 20

1. Larn Berge, 'The Gannet Colony'
2. Kavan Chay, 'Evolution of Stars'
3. Paul Hogan, 'Merrow VII'
4. Gergo Rugli, 'Dance of the Harpy'
5. Shelley McKiernan, 'Wild Horses'
6. Shaun Pau, 'Colour Blast at Noosa'
7. Janine McIvor, 'Stormfront Rising'
8. Juan Pablo Vasquez, 'Whatipu Lighthouse'
9. Carl Nehore, 'Dancing Trees'
10. Kirstie Young, 'The Roaring Forties of Trial Harbour'
11. Thomas Martin McShane, 'Wiencke Island'
12. Jen Williams, 'Layers of Summer, Layers of Me - Collaroy Ocean Sunrise'
13. Katie Turnbull, 'Ocean Grove'
14. Gergo Rugli, 'Seraph's Bridge'
15. Grant Higginson, 'The Cave'
16. Tim Burgess, 'Fusion'
17. Michelle de Swardt, 'Skeleton Coast Shipwreck'
18. Bala Krishnan, 'Camel Rockpool'
19. Grant Faulkner, 'No Place to Sit'
20. Allan Cummins, 'Channel Marked'

Aerial Category: Winner

Aerial Category: Runner-Up

Aerial Category: Runner-Up

Aerial Category: Top 20

1. Tom Putt, 'Vibrant Fractures'
2. Julie Kenny, 'Seeding'
3. Scott Leggo, 'Classic Kimberley'
4. Nilmini De Silva, 'Salted Doughnuts'
5. Nilmini De Silva, 'Salt, Sunrise and Shadows'
6. Jeremy Graham, 'Basketball Courts'
7. Nilmini De Silva, 'Parched Landscape'
8. Karen Nomikos, 'Namib Desert'
9. Tim Burgess, 'Jungle Ball'
10. Paul Hoelen, 'Interlocked'
11. Polly Fenton, 'Textures of the Gulf'
12. Dave Hayes, 'Adrift'
13. Jackie Wilson, 'The Serpent'
14. Karen Nomikos, 'Flamingos Everywhere'
15. Ryan Tutor, 'Sea Wings'
16. Tom Putt, 'Dreamy Flow'
17. Scott Leggo, 'Tidal Orchid'
18. Tom Putt, 'Nature's Art'
19. Nilmini De Silva, 'Ghostly Dance'
20. Simon Ray, 'Rust'

Urban Category: Winner

Urban Category: Runner-Up

Urban Category: Third

Urban Category: Top 20

1. Ryan Tutor, 'Going In Circles'
2. Darren Patterson, 'The Shelter of Dreams'
3. Liz Barker, 'Arena'
4. Jackie Wilson, 'Doing it Tough'
5. Katherine Griffiths, 'Urban Tapestry'
6. Dane Beesley, 'Balloon on Broken Wall'
7. Julie Spencer, 'Bring The Washing In'
8. Benjamin Hams, 'Thunderstruck Wallaroo'
9. Pat Martin, 'Riot of the Cherry Pickers'
10. Tracy Lees, 'The General Store'
11. Teresa Qin, 'Framing'
12. Alan Coligado, 'Phive'
13. Timothy Moon, 'Interlocked Facades'
14. James Barraclough, 'Past Meets Present'
15. Joanne Costanzo, 'Night's End at the Opera'
16. Kim Talento, 'Santorini'
17. Ralph McConaghy, 'The Best...'
18. Timothy Moon, 'Afternoon Reflections'
19. Lisa Dimitri, 'The Spiral'
20. Thomas Martin McShane, 'Form, Function & Faith'