Enchanting Landscape Winners of the 2025 Refocus Photographer of the Year Awards

Landscape Photographer of the Year: “Iceberg’s Edge” by Randall (Randy) Hanna

The 2025 Refocus Photographer of the Year Awards reaffirm just how moving landscape photography can be, offering images that feel like intimate exchanges with the Earth.

Randall Hanna leads the category with “Iceberg’s Edge,” a hauntingly beautiful moment from Greenland where towering ice meets dark water, capturing both fragility and urgency. The 20 winning photographs span deserts, valleys, tundras, and coastlines, each shaped by patience and a deep respect for natural rhythms. What defines this year’s selection is its honesty—no artificial drama, just the raw interplay of light, weather, and time. Together, these landscapes not only showcase the planet’s beauty but also remind us why it deserves protection.

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Silver: “The Glow of Light” by Jabi Sanz

Silver: “Holy Stream” by Shinya Itahana

Bronze: “Space portal” by Faisal Aljrifani

Bronze: “The Calm and the Storm” by Brett Freliche

People’s Vote Award: “Echoes in the Vineyard – Douro” by Juan Carlo Jacques De Araujo

“The Dune” by Federico Penta

“Solitary Giant” by Max Terwindt

“Moonrise Sprites Over Storr” by Liam Man

“A Face Inside The Dunes” by Gero Heine

“Last light on Atacama” by Joel Delmas

“Rivers of Life” by Randall (Randy) Hanna

“Morning Glory” by Kenneth Childress

“Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere” by Erhan Coral

“Still Morning in the Cypress Swamp” by Jim Guerard

“Milky Way over Mount Ijen” by Yuri Vantowski

“Autumn Dusk in the Mountains” by Tommy Shibanai

“Morning magic” by Jan Jaskula

“Misty Morning Swans” by Kathy Sergio

“Ring Of Fire and Ice” by Liam Man

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