Winning views

Producing a prize-winning picture takes patience, pre-visualisation and perseverance, as this year’s winning entries to The Landscape Photographer of the Year competition reveal

We reveal the winners of landscape Photographer of the year 2017

Aquiet, contemplative shot of the dunes at West Wittering in West Sussex has taken the top spot in Landscape Photographer of the Year 2017. Founded by Charlie Waite in 2006, the competition attracts thousands of entries from resident Brits and visitors alike, leading to a wonderful selection across four main categories: Classic View, Living the View, Urban View and Your View. More than ten years on, Charlie still plays an active role in the judging process, and was particularly taken with this year’s winning image by Benjamin Graham (right). ‘It has a hypnotic and contemplative quality that acts as an antidote to turbulent times,’ he says. ‘When at the coast we often just stand and gaze out to sea and seem to gain some kind of spiritual well-being from doing so. This image suggests the same emotional experience and the composition leads the eye on to infinite calm.’

Meanwhile the Young Landscape Photographer of the Year title has been awarded to Andrew Bulloch for his shot of an urban skatepark with a backdrop of the Northern Lights. Winning entries will be displayed at London Waterloo station from 20 November 2017 until 4 February 2018, followed by a nationwide tour. To find out more visit www.take-a-view.co.uk.