Weather Photographer of the Year

Deadline: June 30, 2019
Entry fee: Free
Prizes: £100, £250, £500 cash, HERO7 Go Pro

The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) is looking for the best photographs from around the world that depict weather in its widest sense.

From weather phenomena to the impact of weather, we are looking for stunning images that showcase the sometimes dramatic, often fascinating impact and story of weather.

Please note that this competition will not consider images showing the longer-term impact of weather on the environment, landscapes or people, such as climate change.

The selectors will include a mix of meteorologists, photographers and photo editors who will look for work that combines photographic skill with meteorological observation.

There are no individual categories and the competition is free to enter.

The Royal Meteorological Society Young Weather Photographer of the Year Award (for photographers 17 and under only) aims to encourage and recognise the younger generation of weather photographers and is an important element of the competition’s ethos.

There are no individual subject categories to worry about; the judges will choose the image that impresses them most. And there is nothing preventing you from entering the main Weather Photographer of the Year competition too, as this competition has no age restriction.

Prizes

1st Place

• Weather Photographer of the Year 2019
• £500 cash and HERO7 Go Pro
• + one year membership with RMetS

2nd place

• £250 cash
• + one year membership with RMetS

3rd place

• £100 cash
• + one year membership with RMetS

Publics Winner

• One year membership with RMetS

Young winner

• Young Weather Photographer of the Year 2019
• HERO7 Go Pro

Young runner up

• One year membership with RMetS

What is weather?

The state of the atmosphere at a specific time. It is the short term or instantaneous variations of the atmosphere, as opposed to the long term, or climatic changes”.
The World Meteorological Organization

For the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather Photographer of the Year we are looking for images that capture the beauty, power, occasional absurdity and fragility in the face of human activity. This could include:

• clouds
• precipitation such as rain, snow or hail
• frost or ice
• fog
• optical phenomena such as rainbows, fogbows, halos, sundogs etc
• lightning
• tornadoes

Images can also capture the impact of weather on people and our surroundings, such as:

• wind
• floods
• heatwaves
• droughts

We would encourage entries which show the milky way and the Aurora Borealis to also include some weather phenomena as on their own they are not weather related and there are other competitions which deal with astronomical subjects.

Website: https://www.photocrowd.com/photo-competitions/photography-awards/wpoty-2019/

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