10 finalists for landscape photography The Independent Photographer

In April, the journal of The Independent Photographer held a contest on the theme "Landscape photography", which has attracted photographers from 60 countries. The judge of the competition was the renowned British photographer Thomas Heaton. We offer you to look at the best works.

Winter Wonderland. Stephen King — Hokkaido, Japan. 1st place prize of $ 1000. The photo was taken during an unexpected spring snowstorm on top of a mountain Hirafu in Hokkaido.

The Pyramid Of Khafre. Christopher Baker Giza Necropolis, Egypt. 2nd place prize of $ 600.

Tsinganon, the Great wall of China. Joshua Cavalier — Chengde, China. 3rd place prize of $ 400. Ciniselli is a section of the great wall of China located in the mountainous area in Hebei province, 125 km North-East of Beijing. Was built in 1570 ad, during the reign of the Ming dynasty. Is 10.5 km long with 5 passes, 67 towers and 3 beacons.

The solar storm. Eric Meltzer — California, USA. PECC Ivanpah — the largest solar-fuel power station of the tower type, located in California, USA, with an installed capacity of 390 MW.

Density. John Kimbell Of Laloma, Macau. The view from the patio of the city's buildings in Macau. Macau, an Autonomous region in southern China, located on the opposite of Hong Kong Bank of the Pearl river Delta, and one of the most densely populated places on Earth.

Sensual curves. Mark Boyle — Injidup Bay, Yallingup, Western Australia

A Paradise island. Olivier Jarry-Lacombe — Norway.

Red-hot lava. Robin Christ Hawaii, USA.

The colours of autumn. Sid Ghosh — The Dolomites, Northern Italy

Balloons over Bagan. Stefano Tomassetti — Bagan, Myanmar