Finding Gold, Wast Water, Cumbria, England by Mark Gilligan (The GREAT Britain #OMGB Award Winner). (Take a view Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards)

A dramatic view of one of England’s best known coastal towns has won the top prize in this year’s search for the UK’s Photographer Matthew Cattell becomes the tenth person to win the overall title and the £10,000 (around $12,000) prize. His picture of Brighton was chosen by judges, from the thousands of entries celebrating the richly diverse landscape of the UK.

"The sense of movement is palpable in Matthew’s photograph and you really feel what it would have been like to stand beside him," Charlie Waite, one of Britain’s leading landscape photographers and founder of the Awards said. "The starlings seem to be swirling around the iconic remains of Brighton’s West Pier in a manner reminiscent of the tornado in the Wizard of Oz. A judicious choice of shutter speed suits both birds and water. An intriguing image."

From sweeping bridges to fascinating sand patterns and scenes of urban change, the winning photographs in the ‘Take a view - Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards’ not only display the talent of their creators but also inspire visitors to explore and discover the wonders of the British countryside.

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For the third year, the Awards are being held in association with and the GREAT campaign to showcase the diversity of amazing moments and experiences that can be only be had on a trip across Britain.

The exhibition of winning entries will again be held on the Balcony at Britain’s busiest station, London Waterloo, giving thousands of visitors the chance to see the very best of the British countryside in the very heart of the capital. Opening on Monday, November 21st, the exhibition is hosted by Network Rail, with exhibition print and installation by Emagination Store and will run for twelve weeks, closing on February 5th 2017. Admission is free.

All of the winning and commended photographs from the competition can be found in the Awards book ‘Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 10’ by AA Publishing.