Competition

An aerial shot of Iceland’s ‘braided rivers’ has taken first place in the annual Pano Awards, a photography competition dedicated to showcasing the magnificence of panoramic photography. In its 10th year the contest received nearly 5000 entries.

In its third year, the Historic Photographer of the Year contest has become one of the most captivating photo competitions on the calendar, presenting everything from ancient stone circles in the UK to beautiful Islamic architecture in Pakistan.

In its 10th year the Urban Photo Awards presents a wonderful collection of surreal, evocative, and occasionally spectacular snaps. This year’s top prize went to a beautifully strange shot the judges suggested required an unbelievable sense of timing.

Macau, China's MGM Cotai has won information specialist Emporis' annual Skyscraper Award. The unusual US$3.4 billion building rises to a height of 495 ft (150 m) and contains a casino and hotel.

The captivating winners in this year's Siena International Photo Contest span a broad array of different subjects and aesthetics with a truly remarkable winning shot of a young boy in Liberia trying to retrieve a ball in the shadow of armed soldiers.

Nikon’s Small World competition has been running for nearly 50 years and it is one of the most compelling and reliably spectacular photo contests in the world. This year's contest featured many mesmerizing images like this small white hair spider by Javier Rupérez.

The winners of the fifty-sixth Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed with the overall prize awarded to an incredible shot of a fox and marmot facing off in a life or death moment.

The just-announced winners of the 2019 EyeEm Photography Awards span everything from incredible photojournalism to surreal architectural minimalism.

The 2019 Stephen Lawrence Prize winner has been announced. Cork House won for its innovative use of cork to offer an attractive and sustainable home.

Energy-efficient public housing development Goldsmith Street, by Mikhail Riches with Cathy Hawley, has been declared the 2019 Stirling Prize winner.

The annual Nature Conservancy Photo Contest shows off some truly astonishing perspectives on our natural world, from erupting volcanos to peaceful landscapes.

This mind-expanding assortment of images affirm the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year as the world’s top astrophotography competition.