These award-winning photos show planet Earth in ways you've never seen it

It's easy to get caught up in worrying about how crazy the world is. But sometimes it's important to stop and remember that it's also beautiful.There are ice caves that shimmer sapphire blue, glowing swirls in the sky as particles carried bysolar wind collide with Earth's atmosphere, and serene scenes of snow blanketing and muffling everything else in the world.It's harsh, powerful, beautiful, colorful, vulnerable, and strong.The International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, which just released the winning images from its 2016 contest, highlights some of the most amazing images that show thisbeauty that we've ever seen.With permission, we've republished the winners here. If you can, we'd recommend checking them out in full screen mode.SEE ALSO:The most incredible nature photos of 2016Hougaard Malan of South Africa won the single image "International Landscape Photograph of the Year" award with this shot of Ruacana Falls in Northern Namibia.The second-place single image award was won by Simone Cmoon for this shot from Lofoten, Norway.Eberhard Ehmke came in third in the single image contest with this overhead shot of Hessen, Germany.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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