This year continues to be all about waves. I am delighted to have won the Sunday Times Magazine’s award in Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 with my image, Maelstrom, taken during Storm Imogen in February.
Maelstrom
I had 5 images shortlisted so I knew I was in with a chance of getting one into the book but the congratulatory email on Friday came as something of a surprise, a rather nice surprise. Yesterday was slightly surreal as Maelstrom occupied a double-page spread in the magazine but I wasn’t allowed to share the news myself until the official results were out this morning. I can now also share that I received a Highly Commended award and a judge’s choice for another Storm Imogen photo, Poseidon Rising, and a Commended award for a third, Leviathan.
Poseidon Rising
All three images will be in the LPotY Portfolio 10 book, on sale from today, and Maelstrom will also feature in an exhibition at London Waterloo from 21st November.
Leviathan
You can see many of the other successful images here. Many, many thanks to the Sunday Times Magazine for choosing my picture.
Focused Moments 
The storm that keeps on giving. So very many congratulations Rachael. A huge achievement and richly deserved.
Thank you, Jen! 🙂
Three awesome pictures – a fortune tied up in these I would guess. Congratulations on your awards!
Thank you, Stephen. Very glad you like them.
Congratulations and well deserved. Amelia
Congratulations Racheal. Well deserved, they are truly great images. Regards Giuseppe
Thank you very much, Amelia. 🙂
Thank you very much, Giuseppe. Glad you like them. 🙂
I’d love the images even if they didn’t have extraordinary “creature features!” Beautiful captures. I curious as to where these were taken. I recently saw other examples of good wave photography from America’s Great Lakes, some rough water out there! M 🙂
Hi! Thanks. I took these photos at Newhaven, East Sussex. I’ve since been shown the Great Lakes photos and they are also very interesting, creature-waves. 🙂
Many congratulations – stunning shots!
Many many congratulations Rachel. Thoroughly deserved I was taught as a child to respect the power of the ocean and these images certainly portray that.