This year, the Royal Meteorological Society and weather forecaster AccuWeather have received over 7,700 entries for their Weather Photographer of the Year competition. From rivers to clouds to thunderstorms, all of the images show the beautiful impact that weather leaves on our planet and the judges have had a hard time choosing the winners. But they had to.
Photographer Rudolf Sulgan took home the grand prize for his photograph of people making their way across the Brooklyn Bridge in the middle of a blizzard.
"The weather affects all of our lives and this picture captures that perfectly," Liz Bentley, Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) and panel judge, said in a statement. "Brooklyn Bridge provides an iconic backdrop, but it is the combined effect of snow, wind and freezing temperatures on the people trying to cross the bridge that tells the whole story—it sends a shiver down my spine."
But the other winners and finalists also deserve all the attention they can get, so continue scrolling and check them out!
#22 Finalist 'Cell With Rainbow' By Šime Barešić
"A supercell that stretches over Vrana Lake ... Feel like a tornado in front of you! Spectacle!!"
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61points
#23 Weather Photographer Of The Year 2020: 1st Place 'Blizzard' By Rudolf Sulgan
"Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge in a blizzard."
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59points
#24 Finalist 'Just Walking In The Rain' By Adrian Campfield
"Waterlloo Station in London with the rain pouring down with a lone traveller with an umbrella walking in it"
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58points
#25 Young Weather Photographer Of The Year 2020: 1st Place 'Frozen Life' By Kolesnik Stephanie Sergeevna
"Leaf stuck in the ice. Figurally, this is print of summer on winter"
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53points
#26 Finalist 'Winter Sunset' By Ivicabrlic
"The photo was taken in January, 2017 in Croatia. The photo shows winter landscape before the sun goes down."
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52points
#27 Finalist 'Small Tornado' By Hadi Dehghanpour
"A small tornado entered the tents of a number of villagers and lifted them into the sky."
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49points
#28 Finalist 'Ridgeline Optics' By Richard Fox
"A panoramic shot from Meall Nan Tarmachan in fog with a fog bow and Broken Spectre. Taken on January 22, 2020"
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42points
