The Winners of The Historic Photographer of The Year Awards 2021 Have Been Announced

Overall winner: Whiteford Lighthouse, Gower, Wales by Steve Liddiard

The winners of the Historic Photographer of the Year awards 2021 have been announced. The awards celebrate amateur and professional photography of cultural sites and historic places across the globe, from national treasures to hidden gems.

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Shortlisted: Shah-i-Zinda, Uzbekistan by Julian Elliott

Shortlisted: St Michael’s Tower, Glastonbury Tor by Adam Burton

Shortlisted: HMS Belfast, London by Guy Sargent

Shortlisted: Leicester Guildhall courtyard by Mary Payne

Shortlisted: 1973 US Navy C-117D, Vik, Iceland by Yevhen Samuchenko

Shortlisted: Scarborough lighthouse on Vincent Pier by Andrew McCaren

Shortlisted: Esztergom Basilica, Hungary by Elizabeth Hak

Winner, Historic England category: Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol by Sam Binding

Shortlisted, Historic England category: Brewery Shaft, Nenthead mines by Tom McNally

Shortlisted, Historic England category: the 1935 MV Western Belle, off Ullswater, Cumbria by Andrew McCaren

Shortlisted, Historic England category: Reculver Towers, Kent by Michael Marsh

Shortlisted, Historic England category: Foggintor quarry, Dartmoor, Devon by Jean-Claude Thelen

Shortlisted, Historic England category: Twenty Bridges viaduct, Wigan by Paul Harris

Winner, Where History Happened category: Purton Hulks, Gloucestershire by Iain McCallum

Shortlisted, Where History Happened category: Temple of Hera II, Paestum, Greece by Alfredo Corrao

Shortlisted, Where History Happened category: Pripyat, Chernobyl, Ukraine by Graham Harries

Shortlisted, Where History Happened category: Atomic Dome, Hiroshima, Japan by Wayne Budge