21 Surreal Landscape Photos That Look AI-Generated But Aren’t From The 2025 International Landscape Photography Awards
Landscape photography really hits different when the pros get involved. The International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest brings out the kind of award-winning landscapes that make you question whether your camera roll should be embarrassed.
This year’s top images are packed with moody skies, dramatic terrain, and that fine-art-landscape energy the internet eats up. It’s a fun little escape into scenes that feel almost unreal.
Highlights From the International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2025
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4. Reykjanesbaer, Iceland, By Max Terwindt
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7. Runner-ups for Photographer of the Year: Karol Nienartowicz (Poland) — 2nd place
8. Photographer of the Year: J. Fritz Rumpf (USA) — his folio of four shot across diverse landscapes sealed the win.
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11. And Joyce Bealer (USA) — 3rd
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15. Winner of the 12th International Landscape Photograph of the Year
He took 1st place in the “Photograph of the Year” — for a single image titled The Land Before Time.
While he didn’t win “Photographer of the Year” (that went to J. Fritz Rumpf for a full portfolio), landing top spot for the best single landscape photo out of ~3,600 entries is still a huge deal.
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