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First Prize International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014: Christian Fletcher of Australia. Mining from the air near Kalgoorlie, Australia

TheInternational Landscape Photographer of the Yearcompetition recently announced its winners, and they sure show what an incredible and diverse world we live in. This is the first year for the contest, which awarded prizes for the best photographer as well as the best single landscape photo.Christian Fletcher, winner of the photographer of the year award, documented industrial impacts on the landscape. Fletcher said of his photos:"My aim was to produce striking images from the air that had an industrial theme. I am concerned about the path we are heading down. By showing what is beyond the view of most of the public, I hoped to create a conversation about why we are heading down that path and if it is necessary... As a photographer I feel it is my duty to capture the world we live in, be it pristine wilderness or industrial oblivion. Both are inspiring in a photographic sense but only one is sustainable."

First Prize International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014: Christian Fletcher of Australia. Bauxite Mine, Collie, Australia.

First Prize International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014: Christian Fletcher of Australia. Photo taken during a flight over the Fremantle area near Perth, Western Australia.

First Prize International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014: Christian Fletcher of Australia. Photo taken near Kwinana, Australia.

First Prize International Landscape Photograph of the Year 2014: Craig Parry of Australia. Photo taken after a bushfire in Lennox Head, Australia.

The 2014 Jetty Award: David Anderson of Australia

Second Place International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014: Tom Putt of Australia

Second Place International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014: Tom Putt of Australia. Photo taken in Iceland.

Second Place International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014: Tom Putt of Australia

The 2014 Sunset Award: Marcos Furer of Argentina

Third Place International Landscape Photograph of the Year 2014: Bas Meelker of the Netherlands. Photo taken at Lake IJsselmeer, the Netherlands.

The 2014 Lone Tree Award: Mark Seawell of Germany

The 2014 Fuzzy Water Award: Ted Grambeau of Australia

Second Place International Landscape Photograph of the Year 2014: Tom Putt of Australia. Photo taken on Fraser Island, Australia.

images of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition 2014

Julie Fletcher, Australia

Miles Morgan, United States

Ignacio Palacios, Australia

Mark Bauer, United Kingdom

Alamsyah Rauf, Indonesia

Enzo Crispino, Italy

Robin Riddle, Australia

Debbie Fowler, Australia

Eric Lew, United States

Michael Norrie, New Zealand

Will Dielenberg, Australia

Will Dielenberg, Australia

Mark Kelly, Australia

Ronald Johnson, United States

Sergey Rumyantsev, Russian Federation

Hidetaka Onoyama, Japan

Stian Klo, Norway

Ali Akbari, United States

Miles Morgan, United States

Will Dielenberg, Australia

Steen Barnes, Australia

MIke Reyfman, United States

Dominique Dubied, Switzerland

Timo Lieber, United Kingdom

Javier de la Torre, Spain

Kiall Frost, Australia

Ricardo Da Cunha, Australia

Tommy Clarke, United Kingdom

Yury Pustovoy, Russian Federation

Ignacio Palacios, Australia

Javier de la Torre, Spain

Filippo Mutani, Italy

Dennis Harding, Australia

Roger Wandless, New Zealand

Hans Strand, Sweden

Fabio Haag, Brazil

Yury Pustovoy, Russian Federation

Craig Parry, Australia

Allan cox, New Zealand

Mark Kelly, Australia

LOUISA KELLAND, Australia

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