‘The Ice Prison’, Himalayas

Overall winner – Nature – Open Entries

Max says, “This six-shot panorama was taken in the Himalayas during spring. It was a small distant gap in a snow-covered mountain which caught my attention. I mainly wanted to check it out because this ice or snow cave had a view on the 6812m-high Ama Dablam.”

Entries for the 2016 EPSON International Pano Awards are now open.

‘Smiling Assassin’, Cuba

Runner-up – Nature – Open entries

Australian photographer Matthew photographed this American crocodile in a mangrove 60 nautical miles off the south coast of Cuba. “I wanted to make an image that had both strong eye contact and visible teeth to bring out the character and personality of this animal,” he says.

‘Sopka’, Russia

Shortlist – Nature – Open entries

Eruption of the volcano Kluchevskaya Sopka in January 2015.

‘Braving the Blizzard’, Alaska

Shortlist – Nature – Open entries

Judith Conning, a social worker from Australia, photographed these polar bears – a mother and two cubs – huddled against a blizzard in Kaktovik, Alaska.

‘Helvete’, Norway

Shortlist – Nature – Open entries

Polish landscape photographer Wojciech captured this stunning panorama in Lofoten, Norway in July 2014. ‘Helvete’ is the Swedish and Norwegian word for ‘hell’.

Wildebeests Migration, Kenya

Shortlist – Nature – Open entries

Wildebeests being chased in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

‘The Endless Search’, Himalayas

Shortlist – Nature – Open entries

Another incredible photo from Nepal by Dutch photographer Max Rive, who was the overall winner of 2015 Awards.

‘Phantoms of the morning’, Poland

Winner – Nature – Amateur entries

Mateusz says, “When the ponds are being drained, thousands of birds are gathering around, because of a great occasion to eat fish. I woke up before the sunrise, hid myself in the reeds and waited in silence for birds. After some time the first egrets and gulls started to appear in the distance. It was still very dark so my exposure time was pretty long. Suddenly an eagle appeared on the horizon. All gulls lifted off while the egrets were standing still and motionless.”

‘Foggy Sunrise at Wallace Hut’, Victoria, Australia

Runner up – Built environment – Amateur entries

John says, “I arrived here in the moonlight the previous night to shoot and explore the scene. I returned as the moonset in the morning hoping the sun would rise through the fog but it was too thick initially. I raced over as it started to break through and then came the colour. I remember being quite excited realising what I was capturing. I have dreamed of capturing this for years and now to share it with the world.”

‘Sydney Harbour with QE2‘, Australia

Shortlist – Built environment – Amateur entries

‘Weeping Walls’, USA

Shortlisted – Nature – Open entries

“About an hour east of Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Northwestern United States lies a lush, green, rain-soaked area called the Columbia River Gorge,” explains Miles of his award-winning photograph. “Carved out by massive glaciers ice ages ago, The Gorge, as it’s commonly known to the locals, is awash with seemingly infinite waterfalls, creeks and canyons. One of the most intriguing areas is Oneonta Canyon, where a creek tumbling beneath high mossy rock walls creates an almost prehistoric atmosphere. The Pacific Northwest frequently gets inundated with torrential rains during the winter months. After a particularly nasty spell of weather, I ventured into the mouth of the canyon and captured the water pouring over the canyon walls into the swollen creek below.”

‘Vibrant sunset’, Norway

Shortlist – Nature – Amateur entries

‘Pehoe Fire’, Chile

Shortlist – Nature – Amateur entries

Australian photographer Clair Norton captured this sunrise over Lago Pehoe in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.

‘In heaven on Hoven’, Norway

Shortlist – Nature – Amateur entries

Hiker with torch light shortley before the summit on Hoven, on the Lofoten Islands, Norway.

Entries for the 2016 EPSON International Pano Awards are now open.