The 2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards Showcase Authenticity

2023 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year, Blake Randall | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Canadian landscape photographer Blake Randall has won the 2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards (NLPA), an annual international photo competition that celebrates realism and authenticity in landscape images.

The contest’s relatively strict rules that aim to prevent deceptive digital editing techniques and fight against the use of artificial intelligence have done little to dissuade talented photographers from around the globe from entering. This year’s contest, the third edition, received 11,176 photographs from 1,023 photographers in 54 different countries.

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year, Blake Randall | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year, Blake Randall | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Among the contest’s international panel of judges, Randall’s work rose to the top of the large and exceptionally talented pool due to his diverse subject selection, strong representation across multiple NLPA categories, and tasteful processing. The judges note that Randall’s final photos look very similar to his original RAW files, which all competition finalists are required to submit.

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year, Blake Randall | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year, Blake Randall | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

“I am deeply honored to receive the Natural Landscape Photography Award’s ‘Photographer of the Year’ award. Since its inception, the NLPA awards have set the gold standard for landscape photography — preserving the authentic experience of capturing our planet’s unaltered natural beauty in contrast to the growing popularity of AI and computer-generated imagery,” explains Randall. “The competition has consistently showcased an exceptional lineup of talented photographers, many of whom I have looked up to and who have been a personal inspiration to me since I started my photography journey. The images presented in the competition reflect the kind of photography I aspire to achieve, making this award extra special and something I will be proud of for the rest of my life.”

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year, Blake Randall | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Alongside Randall being named the “2023 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year,” the judges also picked an overall best image and winners across numerous categories. All the winning images are featured below.

Photograph of the Year

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“Arctic Tenacity” by Gabriel Stankiewicz | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Project of the Year

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Project of the Year Winner, Tiago Mateus | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Abstracts and Details

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Eric Bennett | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Aerial

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“Lake Frome / Munda, South Australia” by Peter Eastway | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Black and White

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“Tempest — Crawford Notch NH” by Harry Lichtman | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Common Places

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“Once Upon a Time” by Matt Redfem | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Environmental

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“Fuse” by Martin Bürner | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Grand Scenic

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“A Storm in Canyon” by Björn Nehrhoff von Holderberg | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Intimate Landscapes

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“Winter Story” by Takahashi Hiroto | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Mountains

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“Ephemeral Distortion” by Alexandre Deschaumes | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Nightscape

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“Solstice Marker & Star Trails” by David Hunter | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Water Worlds

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
“Early Morning at Piemans Falls” by James Hider | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

More From the Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Alongside the winners above, the NLPA also features 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place selections, all of which are displayed in a beautiful winners gallery. The competition also named five additional finalists for “2023 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year,” including photographers Benjamin Maze, Adam Gibbs, Franka Gabler, Xavier Lequarre, and Kenny Muir finishing just behind Randall. A selected photo from each of these five photographers is featured below. Additional photos from each talented photographer is available on the awards website.

2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Photographer of the Year, Runner Up — Benjamin Maze | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
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Photographer of the Year, Third Place — Adam Gibbs | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Photographer of the Year, Highly Commended — Franka Gabler | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Photographer of the Year, Highly Commended — Xavier Lequarre | Natural Landscape Photography Awards
2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Photographer of the Year, Highly Commended — Kenny Muir | Natural Landscape Photography Awards

All the awarded images will also be featured in an upcoming book, now available for preorder. Last year’s winners are also well worth checking out.


Image credits: All photos courtesy of the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Individual photographers are credited in the image captions.

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