Winners of the 2024 Epson International Pano Awards

Alan Taylor
October 1, 2024
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The highest-scoring panoramic photos entered into the 15th Epson International Pano Awards were just announced. Organizers reported that they received 4,529 entries from 1,105 professional and amateur photographers in 95 countries this year, competing for the top spots in four categories, for several special awards, and for cash prizes. Contest organizers were once again kind enough to share some of the winners and other highest scorers below.

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Power of Nature, Overall Winner - Open Competition, Highest Scoring Aerial, and Winner, Open—Nature / Landscapes. Mountains in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Kelvin Yuen: "The primary goal of this trip was to capture the iconic mountains of Guilin, renowned for its karst formations. On the day I took this photo, I woke up at 3 a.m. and was supposed to hike up for the sunrise. However, a heavy thunderstorm struck out of nowhere, so I decided to shoot the thunderstorm. I flew my drone to wait for the lightning due to safety concerns. The drone surprised me by being functional after 30 minutes of downpour. I took 700 photos with the same compositions, of which more than 40 were lightning shots." #

© Kelvin Yuen / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Wild Leap, 26th Place (tie), Amateur—Nature / Landscapes. Cape Naturaliste region, southwest coast of Western Australia. #

© Jon Vause / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Tree of Life, 31st Place (tie), Amateur—Nature / Landscapes. Basque country, Spain. #

© Rafael Garcia Luna / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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On the Edge, 6th place (tie), Open—Nature / Landscapes. Tadrart, Algeria. #

© Rolf Gemperle / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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The Soul Always Suspects, 42nd Place (tie), Amateur—Nature / Landscapes. Yosemite National Park, California. #

© Joshua Smith / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Chrysanthemum Season, Winner, Open—Built Environment / Architecture, Runner-up overall - Open Competition, plus Epson Digital Art Prize. Dong Thap, Vietnam. The photographer says, "I love taking photos of landscapes and traditional craft villages in my country, especially the golden chrysanthemums growing village in Sa Đéc, Đồng Tháp, Vietnam, because of the way farmers have relied on nature and terrain to choose the right way to grow flowers." #

© Tuan Nguyen Tan / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Above the Clouds, 11th Place (tie) Open—Built Environment / Architecture. Hong Kong. #

© Tomoaki Katsuba / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Cono de Arita Storm, 22nd Place, Open—Nature / Landscapes. Argentina. #

© Ignacio Palacios / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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My Land, 29th Place (tie), Amateur—Nature / Landscapes. Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia. #

© Thomas Weder / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Symmetrical Solar Power, 36th Place (tie) Open—Built Environment / Architecture. Cerro Dominador, María Elena, Chile. #

© Patricio Oses / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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View From the Top, 6th Place (tie), Amateur—Built Environment / Architecture. New York City. #

© Miroslav Vrzala / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Segla Chaser, 18th Place, Open—Nature / Landscapes. Segla, Norway. #

© Kantapat Phutthamkul / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Hongya Cave, 23rd Place (tie), Amateur—Built Environment / Architecture. Chongqing, China. #

© Mengguo Li / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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King Penguins Marching in Snowstorm, 50th Place (tie), Amateur—Nature / Landscapes. South Georgia Island. #

© Jim Lamont / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Ebro's Silent Guardian, 26th Place (tie), Open—Built Environment / Architecture. Zaragoza Conference Centre, Spain. #

© Afshin Jafari / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Icy Road, 45th Place (tie), Open—Built Environment / Architecture. Khuvsgul Lake, Mongolia. #

© Alessandra Meniconzi / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Perspective, 14th Place (tie), Open—Nature / Landscapes. Silverton, Texas. #

© Laura Hedien / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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A Colossal Elephant Strolled Gracefully Into Our View of Mount Kilimanjaro, 26th Place (tie), Amateur—Nature / Landscapes. Amboseli National Park, Kenya. #

© Karthick Sridharan / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Atardecer en el Paso Los Caracoles (Sunset at Los Caracoles Pass), 25th Place, Amateur—Nature / Landscapes. Los Caracoles Pass, in the Chilean Andes. #

© Daniel Eduardo Chacón / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Eyes, 44th Place (tie), Amateur—Built Environment / Architecture. Mikulov, Czech Republic. #

© Peter Krenek / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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Light Through the Tempest, 23rd place (tie), Open—Nature / Landscapes. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. #

© Fritz Rumpf / The 15th Epson International Pano Awards

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