Spectacular Panoramic Photography Awards Showcase Global Talent

The 17th International Pano Awards has recognized exceptional panoramic photography from 93 countries, drawing 4,084 entries.

Spanish photographer Daniel Viñé Garcia earned the Open Aerial award for his submission, "The Sleeping Giant." This image features the Parinacota Volcano in Chile, captured from an aerial perspective and composed of 33 individual exposures. The volcano rises over 6,300 meters.

Garcia also submitted "Cathedral of Starlight" from Argentina, a panorama depicting a vast landscape of wind-sculpted white pumice formations.

In the Open Nature and Landscape category, Mikel Iraeta, also from Spain, was awarded for "Double Arch on Milford Sound." The photograph showcases the Milky Way over Milford Sound in New Zealand.

The Open Built Environment category was won by Xuecheng Liu of the United States for "Center of the Cosmos." This entry presents a futuristic, 25-frame aerial panorama of Times Square in New York, offering an "unfamiliar" perspective of the iconic location.

Xuejun Long from China secured the Amateur Aerial award for "Journey of Life," a photograph taken at Lake Magadi in Kenya. Tomás Sánchez Ruiz was named Amateur Photographer of the Year.

Southeast Asia Open Photographer of the Year Wutimet Bunyasirisith received praise for "The Emerald Arch Over Lofoten," captured in Norway.

Amateur Nature winner Tomás Sánchez Ruiz also contributed an image of Westminster Abbey during a trip to London, and another of Double Arch over Stokksnes in Iceland, featuring untouched snow.

The Highest Scoring Gigapixel Image award went to Vitaly Golovatyuk for "X marks the spot in Shanghai."

The Epson International Pano Awards is noted as the world's largest competition dedicated to panoramic photography.