Spectacular Winning Images of the 2024 Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year Awards
Weather Photographer, Winner: Sprites Dancing in the Dark Night by Wang Xin
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the 2024 winners of the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year Awards, featuring breathtaking images of weather phenomena worldwide.
The top prize went to Wang Xin from Shanghai for the photograph “Sprites Dancing in the Dark Night,” capturing rare red sprites illuminating a stormy night sky over Chongming District. Judges were impressed by the image’s intricate detail and the rarity of multiple visible sprites, awarding Xin a £5,000 prize for this extraordinary atmospheric shot.
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Smartphone Weather Photographer, Winner: Volcanoes by Nur Syaireen Natasya Binti Azaharin
Young Weather Photographer, Winner: Rain Aria by Angelina Widmann
Climate Award, Winner: Rowing by Gerson Turelly
Weather Photographer, Second Place: Hoarfrost Heaven by Andy Gray
Smartphone Weather Photographer, Second Place: African Dust Over Athens by Lesley Hellgeth
Young Weather Photographer, Second Place: Saturated Earth and Sky’s Promise by Ellis Skelton
Smartphone Weather Photographer, Third Place: Circular Rainbow by Peter Reinold
Weather Photographer, Third Place: Evening Shower Over the Needles by Jamie Russell
Young Weather Photographer, Third Place: Fire and Ice by Lincoln Wheelwright
Finalist: Half-Life Lake by Majid Hojati
Finalist: Morning Fog by David Hendry
Finalist: Frozen Shadows by Yevhen Samuchenko
Finalist: Signs of a Flood by Ian Knight
Finalist: River Drying in Drought by Md Shafiul Islam
Finalist: Rain on a Window by Graeme Youngson
Finalist: Freezing Mist by Mark McColl
Finalist: Resilience in the Rain by Aung Chan Thar
Finalist: Halo in Diamond Dust by Shengyu Li
Finalist: The Rays by Aung Chan Thar
Finalist: Li’taami’kooko (Beautiful Evening in Blackfoot) by Shawn Sakamoto
Finalist: Freezing Cold by Adam Łada
Finalist: An Incredible Experience by Dominika Koszowska
Finalist: Lone Tree by Dominika Koszowska
Finalist: Nature and Boat by Htet Phyo Wai
