The profitable pictures of this yr’s Epson Worldwide Pano Awards spotlight unbelievable vistas from Western Australia to Vietnam to Yellowstone Nationwide Park. The highest prize was awarded to Hong Kong-based panorama photographer Kelvin Yuen for his exceptional picture of a lightning bolt illuminating mountainous terrain.
Chosen from greater than 4,500 entries by a whole bunch {of professional} and novice photographers, Yuen’s beautiful drone shot captures the otherworldly environment of a storm passing over Guilin, China.
“On the day I took this photo, I woke up at 3 a.m. and was supposed to hike up for the sunrise,” Yuen says. “However, a heavy thunderstorm struck out of nowhere… The drone surprised me by being functional after 30 minutes of downpour.” Yuen took 700 pictures of the identical composition, capturing lightning in 40.
The Pano Awards invitations entries exploring the constructed atmosphere and structure along with nature and panorama. Prizes are offered in classes reminiscent of VR and 360-degree imagery, vertical format, aerial views, highest-scoring gigapixel picture, digital post-processing, and extra.
All photographs should adhere to a minimal side ratio of two:1 to be eligible for consideration as a panorama. Open to historic and up to date strategies, the competitors additionally permits digitally “stitched” photographs, reminiscent of Cassio Vasconcellos’s hanging aerial views of disused airplanes and industrial websites, that are captured in quite a few areas and superimposed.
Discover dozens extra exceptional photographs within the winners’ gallery on the Pano Awards web site, the place entries for the 2025 contest at the moment are open.
