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Jamie Russell, Evening Storm over Ashley. Commended in Classic View Category 2012
Could you be the next British landscape photographer of the year?
Entry for the seventh annual Take a View - Landscape Photographer of the Year Award is now open and photographers have until early July to submit their best shots for a chance to win the top prize of £10,000.
The competition was created and pioneered by international landscape photographer Charlie Waite, and entrants to this year's award can enter up to 25 photographs across four categories for a chance to win part of the £20,000 prize fund.
The four categories are Classic View, Living the View, Your View and Urban View. There's also a special class for under 17s so the whole family can get involved.
Take a View prides itself on showcasing the richly diverse landscape of the British Isles in all their glory, from the cliffs and the shipping docks of Dover to the craggy tip of the Outer Hebrides and this year, the 2013 award partner, Network Rail, will be awarding a special prize for the best photograph taken on their rail network.
This summer, five of the biggest and busiest train stations in the country will be hosting a series of entires from previous year's awards with Manchester Piccadilly launching the tour on 8 June.
Charlie Waite will also be on hand the Monday of each exhibition week to offer advice and tips to budding photographers.
All entries to this year's competition must be uploaded via the competition website, www.take-a-view.co.uk and the closing date is 4 July 2013.
If you need some inspiration, have a look at the gallery of some of last year's stunning entries.
In pictures: Landscape Photographer of the Year Award
- Bowerman's Nose Under the Stars, Dartmoor, Devon<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Bowerman's Nose Under the Stars, Dartmoor, Devon]()
- Morning Has Broken, Littaford Tor, Devon<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Morning Has Broken, Littaford Tor, Devon]()
- An Evening Flight over the Wiltshire Downs Looking to Cherhill<p>Commended in the Living the View category.</p> <p></p>
![An Evening Flight over the Wiltshire Downs Looking to Cherhill]()
- Sunset Stormclouds, Chichley Hill, Bedfordshire<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Sunset Stormclouds, Chichley Hill, Bedfordshire]()
- Poppies and White Cloud, Arlesford, Hampshire<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Poppies and White Cloud, Arlesford, Hampshire]()
- Staple Tor, Dartmoor, Devon<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Staple Tor, Dartmoor, Devon]()
- Oak Tree and Potato Field, Cronkhill, Shropshire<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Oak Tree and Potato Field, Cronkhill, Shropshire]()
- Derwentwater, Lake District<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Derwentwater, Lake District]()
- Evening Arrival, Parkeston, Essex<p>Highly Commended in the Living the View category.</p> <p></p>
![Evening Arrival, Parkeston, Essex]()
- Land's End, Cornwall<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Land's End, Cornwall]()
- Twistleton Scar and Ingleborough, North Yorkshire<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Twistleton Scar and Ingleborough, North Yorkshire]()
- Evening Storm over Ashley, Isle of Wight<p>Commended in the Classic View category.</p> <p></p>
![Evening Storm over Ashley, Isle of Wight]()
- Steamer, Carn Mor Dearg, near Fort William, Scotland<p>Commended in the Your View category.</p> <p></p>
![Steamer, Carn Mor Dearg, near Fort William, Scotland]()
