The prize? Well, $10,000 was up for grabs, but the spoils are really ours. Here are some of our favourite images from amongst the finalists…
Winner of the Daily Life category, The Lady of the Sea by Duy Sinh features a fishing net splayed out in the shape of a woman’s face
Winner of the Waterscapes category, Arctic by Kyle Vollaers depicts an iceberg off the coast of Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland
Abstract category winner Johan Vandenhecke triumphed with this image of the Tatacoa Desert
The Transportation category was won by Alexander Sukharev thanks to this photo of a ship in the Gulf of Finland
Marc Le Cornu nabbed the gong in the documentary category for capturing the Jersey Airport Rescue & Firefighting Service training on a burning plane
In the Environmental category, Azim Khan Ronnie caught on film flood waters devastating farmers’ crops
This beautiful image sees people harvesting swathes of grass on an open plain
Spot the flying flamingos in this powerful shot
The buildings of this Spanish city mimic the colours of a rainbow