‘Storm Over Fields’ by J. Fritz Rumpf. He is the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year.
The winners of the 12th International Landscape Photographer of the Year have been announced, and J. Fritz Rumpf of the United States has been named as the winner.
Rumpf’s painterly, abstract images were taken in Brazil, the U.S., and Norway. “Over the moon, honored, humbled, and yes, a little bit of pride thrown in there as well,” Rumpf writes on Instagram.
‘Winter Meditations’ by J. Fritz Rumpf. He is the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year.
‘Whisper’ by J. Fritz Rumpf. He is the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year.
‘River and Dunes’ by J. Fritz Rumpf. He is the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year.
Second Place: Karol Nienartowicz from Poland
‘Shiprock’ by Karol Nienartowicz. Runner-up in the 12th International Landscape Photographer of the Year.
‘Delta Pool’ by Karol Nienartowicz.
‘Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah’ by Karol Nienartowicz.
‘Salar de Gorbea’ by Karol Nienartowicz.
Third Place: Joyce Bealer from the United States
‘Fitz Roy and Cascades’ by Joyce Bealer. Third place overall.
‘Gracefully’ by Joyce Bealer.
‘Starry Night’ by Joyce Bealer.
‘Fairytale Sunrise’ by Joyce Bealer.
Winner of the 12th International Landscape Photograph of the Year
‘The Land Before Time’ by Lukas Trixl. Taken on the North Island of New Zealand. First place.
‘Porcelain Shrooms’ by Albert Dros of the Netherlands. Taken in the Speulder Forest. Second place.
‘White Pocket’ by Dave Drost from the U.S. Taken in Northern Arizona. Third place.
Special Awards
The winner of the Seascape Award. | Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove
Winner of the Black and White Award. | Torsten Pull
Winner of the Lone Tree Award. | Benjamin Barakat
Winner of the Stormy Sky Award. | Dennis Hualong Zhang
Winner of the Snow and Ice award. | Kung-Fu Li
The rules of the competition states that all images must be taken by the photographer and AI-generated images of any kind are prohibited. The regulations also require that photographers edit the images themselves as they “consider this part of the art of landscape photography.”
The 2025 International Landscape Photography Awards release an eBook via their website.