Landscape Photographer of the Year: Image of snow-capped Jurassic Coast scoops top prize

The shot of a cold, calm sea sweeping up to cliffs was taken by Andy Farrer to win the overall title and £10,000

"View of Bats Head" by Andy Farrer (PA )

A snowswept image of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset has scooped the top prize in the Landscape Photographer of the Year awards.

The shot of a cold, calm sea sweeping up to snow-capped cliffs in the World Heritage Site was taken by Andy Farrer, from Dorset, who beat thousands of entries showcasing the UK landscape to win the overall title and £10,000.

Charlie Waite, landscape photographer and founder of the Take A View Landscape Photographer of the Year awards, said of the overall winner: “Andy’s winning photograph of this beautiful area of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast is a gentle image with a simple, effective composition that reflects the mood of a cold winter’s morning.”


 "Take a View of South Gare" - Paul Mitchell
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Mr Farrer said of his winning shot: “Snow this far south on the Jurassic Coast is a fairly uncommon event and it was not until February 2015 that I managed to reach some of my favourite parts of the coast when snow had fallen.”

A View of Pont Fawr & River Conwy, Llanrwst, North Wales by Julian Elliott

The awards are being held in association with VisitBritain for the second year, and a category for overseas entrants was won by Julian Elliott, who lives in France, for his image of a 17th-century stone bridge at Llanwrst in North Wales.

The winning entries will be featured in a free exhibition on the Balcony at Waterloo Station from 23 November.