A STUNNING photograph of a lush green football pitch nestled on an island in Norway is one of the snaps that made the finals of the 2020 Landscape Photography Competition.
From breathtaking mountain scenes in New Zealand to hot air balloons floating above Myanmar, these photographs show just how beautiful the natural world can be.
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Photographer Olivier Jarry-Lacombe captured this aerial image over Norway's Lofoten archipelago, calling the photograph 'Paradise Island'Credit: Mediadrumimages / Olivier Jarry-Lacombe
The contest is run by The Independent Photographer - an international network of photographers and photography enthusiasts that reaches over one million website visitors every year.
After studying thousands of entries from over 60 countries, the winner, finalists and editor's picks were decided.
Judge and photographer Thomas Heaton announced that Stephen King's "Winter Wonderland" took first place.
His snap captured the moment Hokkaido, Japan, was blasted by a sudden snowstorm.
WINTERY WINNER
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The winner of the competition was Stephen King with this image titled Winter Wonderland, that was taken during a spring snowstorm in Hokkaido, JapanCredit: Mediadrumimages / Stephen King
SPLITTING IMAGE
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Christopher Baker was named runner up with his image of the Pyramid of Khafre in the Giza Necropolis, EgyptCredit: Mediadrumimages / Christopher Baker
POP OF COLOUR
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Hot air balloons float above Bagan in Myanmar, captured by Stefano Tomassetti, who named the image 'Balloons over Bagan'Credit: Mediadrumimages / Stefano Tomassetti
CONCRETE JUNGLE
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Encouraging the viewer to look at the world from a different angle, John Kimwell Laluma's image 'Density' shows a courtyard of a Macau apartment building blockCredit: Mediadrumimages / John Kimwell Laluma
CALM UNDER THE STORM
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A storm whips above Mount Cook in New Zealand snapped by Sid Ghosh. This image was selected for the editor's picksCredit: Mediadrumimages / Sid Ghosh
ON THIN ICE
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A kayak glides through a gap in the ice in Alaska in this image by Janessa Anderson that was chosen as an editor's pickCredit: Mediadrumimages / Janessa Anderson
MAST IN THE MIST
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This moody photograph by Micheal Blann shows Grimsel pass in Switzerland in the mistCredit: Mediadrumimages / Michael Blann
PINK PEAKS
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Another editor's pick, Jason Marino captured this sunkissed mountain by Vermilion Lakes in Banff National Park, AlbertaCredit: Mediadrumimages / Jason Marino
DIZZYING HEIGHTS
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This jaw-dropping image of Waihilau Falls in Hawaii by Stuart Chape is enough to make anyone feel a little queasyCredit: Mediadrumimages / Stuart Chape
LIGHT AND SHADE
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Photographer Sid Ghosh landed himself a second editor's pick with this photo of the Italian DolomitesCredit: Mediadrumimages / Sid Ghosh
WONDERFALL
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Jay Kazen wowed judges with this image of a waterfall in Yellowstone National Park in WyomingCredit: Mediadrumimages / Jay Kazen
PICTURE PERFECT
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Full of texture, this photograph of sand dunes by Mark Boyle in Injidup Bay in Yallingup, Western Australia was shortlistedCredit: Mediadrumimages / Mark Boyle
GREEN GLORY
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The Remarkables mountain range in the Otago region on the South Island of New Zealand by Stephen KingCredit: Mediadrumimages / Stephen King
