Slideshow: Profitable images of the 2021 Storm Photographer of the Yr competitors: Digital Images Evaluate

The successful images and photographers fort the second annual Storm Photographs of the Yr competitors have been introduced. This yr’s assortment of photographs spotlight an unimaginable assortment of photographs that showcase unimaginable climate occasions from the world over.

Affectionately referred to its creators as ‘The Stormys,’ this competitors is designed ‘to reward unimaginable storm photographers across the globe for his or her laborious work yearly.’ In contrast to many different picture contests, The Stormys doesn’t require submissions to fall below any nefarious agreements ‘so that you’re terrified your picture will find yourself on a billboard someplace solely since you entered it right into a contest.’ On the contests web site, its creators say ‘The pictures are yours. Not ours. Our solely hope is to make use of them to advertise you, your work and our little contest right here. That’s the tip of the story.’

This yr’s contest consisted of three classes: Photograph of the Yr, Twister Photograph of the Yr and Photographer of the Yr. In accordance with the competition’s description, ‘The primary two sought to search out essentially the most unimaginable, single photographs taken from the prior yr of their respective classes [while]the third (portfolio) award regarded to acknowledge the achievement of placing collectively an incredible set of 10 photographs taken in 2021.’

The winners for these classes had been Alexia Maillard for Photograph of the Yr, Everett Occhippinti for Twister Photograph of the Yr and Amy Howard for Photographer of the Yr. Beneath are the prizes the winners acquired:

‘First place prizes included $750 in money, a Davis Instrument VantageVue Climate Bundle , 20×30 prints from ImageCraft of their successful picture and a Lightning Set off IV from Stepping Stone Merchandise. Second place every gained $200 and third place took house $100. The Twister Photograph of the Yr Award was sponsored by Excessive Twister Excursions.’

This yr’s photographs had been judged by a panel of 5 judges, together with: Dave DiCello, Mike Olbinski, Linda van Rosmalen, Dennis Oswald, Camille Seaman and Nick Drieschman.

The next gallery showcases the Photograph of the Yr and Twister Photograph of the yr, adopted by the runner-ups in every of these classes, in addition to a set of photographs from the Photographer of the Yr, Amy Howard.