Welcome to
The Natural Landscape Photography Awards!
The Natural Landscape Photography Awards is one of the most respected international competitions dedicated to realistic, integrity-driven landscape and nature photography. Created by four passionate photographers, including Muench Workshops Pro Matt Payne, NLPA celebrates powerful imagery of the natural world, rewarding strong composition, originality, creativity, and field craft over heavy manipulation.
If you’ve created work that reflects your connection to nature and your commitment to authentic representation, this is your opportunity to share it on an international stage.
Entries are accepted each year between April 15th and May 31st. Muench Workshops clients receive 15% off entry fees using code MW15 at checkout.
Submit your best work and be part of a community that values truth, craft, and respect for the natural world.
Inspirational Landscape Photography
Each year we produce a fine art coffee table book showcasing the amazing photographs submitted by our fantastic community of like-minded photographers. For a limited time, we are offering an eBook version of our Year 2 book for FREE so you can get a feel for what to expect.
Grand Landscapes
William Patino
Intimate Landscapes
Hans Gunnar Aslaksen
Abstract Landscapes
Mike Curry
Projects
Luís Afonso
Why Enter NLPA?
- Get feedback on your photography from our highly respected panel of judges, who follow our rigorous judging processes.
- Compete for over $25,000 in prizes.
- Get your photographs published in our perennial fine art photography book – if you get in, you get a copy for FREE.
- Receive hard-earned recognition for your photography.
- Support our initiative which desires to elevate landscape and nature photography that does not rely on Photoshop for attention.
- Our competition is run by four real people. This is not a scam. Our personal reputations and livlihoods are at stake. We are transparent about who we are and why we created this competition.
- Have your work seen in publications all over the world such as Atlantic Magazine, FStoppers, CNN, Timeout, Petapixel, South China Morning Post, Der Spiegel, Digital Camera World, and many, many other news outlets.
- Learn more on why you should or should not enter certain photography competitions.
Eric Bennett
Felix Wesch
Thomas Spinner
Luke Tscharke
The Landscape & Nature Photography Competition
with the Best Value and the Most Prizes!
| Competition Name | Entry Fee | # Images | Price per Image | Cash Prize Pool | # of Prizes Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Landscape Photography Awards | $68 | 12 | $5.67 | $16,500 | 17 |
| International Landscape Photographer of the Year | $300 | 12 | $25 | $10,000 | 6 |
| Close-Up Photographer of the Year | $132 | 12 | $11 | $5,250 | 12 |
| The Nature Photography Contest | $120 | 12 | $10 | $3,000 | 11 |
| Epson Pano Awards | $216 | 12 | $18 | $15,000 | 14 |
| Landscape Photographer of the Year (UK Only) | $32 | 8 | $4 | $17,700 | 5 |