The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the shortlisted images for its 2022 Weather Photographer of the Year photo competition. The competition, which is done in partnership with AccuWeather, showcases incredible storms, meteorological events and natural phenomenon, highlighting the work of photographers from around the globe.
Photographers from 119 countries submitted their images, with the judges whittling the submissions down to just 20 images, all of which will fight for the winner and runner-up positions in three categories: ‘Weather Photographer of the Year 2022’, ‘Mobile Phone – Weather Photographer of the Year 2022’ and ‘Young Weather Photographer of the Year 2022.’
From now through September 21, the public has the chance to vote on their favorite of the shortlisted images on The Royal Meteorological Society’s website. On Thursday October 6, the winners and runner-ups will be announced to the public. Below is a breakdown of the prizes for the winning images:
Weather Photographer of the Year 2022
- Title of ‘Weather Photographer of the Year 2022’ £500 cash for the winner, £250 for 2nd place and £100 for 3rd place
- Canon SELPHY CP1300 printer and media pack for the winner
- Weather – A Force of Nature: Spectacular images from Weather Photographer of the Year Smart Photos Jo Bradford (signed copy) for public vote winner (decided from joint shortlist with Mobile Phone opportunity)
Mobile Phone – Weather Photographer of the Year 2022
- Title of ‘Weather Photographer of the Year 2022 – Mobile Phone Category’
- £500 cash for the winner, £250 for the runner-up
- Canon SELPHY CP1300 printer and media pack for the winner
- Smart Photos Jo Bradford (signed copy) for title winner and public vote winner (decided from joint shortlist with the Main opportunity)
Young Weather Photographer of the Year 2022
- Title of ‘Young Weather Photographer of the Year 2022’
- Canon SELPHY CP1300 printer and media pack for the title winner
- Weather – A Force of Nature: Spectacular images from Weather Photographer of the Year for the title winner Smart Photos Jo Bradford (signed copy) for runner-up
- One year’s free subscription to The Week Junior Science+Nature for the title winner
- The Week Junior Science+Nature will feature the winning photo across a double page in the magazine’s October issue.
Check out the following gallery, which includes 12 of the 20 shortlisted images. You can see the remaining images and find out more about The Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather Photographer of the Year photo competition on its website.
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