Volcano Image Wins International Panoramic Photography Award
Spanish photographer Daniel Viñé Garcia took top prize in the Open Aerial category at the 17th International Pano Awards.
A striking aerial panorama of the Parinacota Volcano in Chile has earned Spanish photographer Daniel Viñé Garcia the Open Aerial award at the 17th International Pano Awards. The image, titled "The Sleeping Giant," is composed of 33 individual exposures and captures the volcano rising over 6,300 meters.
The competition featured 4,084 entries from 93 countries, with 680 submissions in its newly introduced Aerial categories. Other notable winners included Mikel Iraeta of Spain, who secured the Open Nature and Landscape category for "Double Arch on Milford Sound," a photograph of the Milky Way in New Zealand. Xuecheng Liu from the United States won the Open Built Environment award for a panoramic view of Times Square, described as "futuristic."
In the amateur divisions, Xuejun Long from China received the Amateur Aerial award for "Journey of Life," taken at Lake Magadi in Kenya. Tomás Sánchez Ruiz was named Amateur Photographer of the Year. The Epson International Pano Awards are recognized as the world's largest competition specifically for panoramic photography.
Among other recognized works, Daniel Viñé Garcia also submitted "Cathedral of Starlight" from Argentina, depicting "vast landscapes of white pumice formations sculpted by the wind." Southeast Asia Open Photographer of the Year Wutimet Bunyasirisith was recognized for "The Emerald Arch Over Lofoten" in Norway. Amateur Nature winner Tomás Sánchez Ruiz also captured "Westminster Abbey" during a trip to London and "Double Arch over Stokksnes" in Iceland. The Highest Scoring Gigapixel Image award went to Vitaly Golovatyuk for "X marks the spot in Shanghai."