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Capturing the impact of weather and climate
Discover the results of the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition for 2024.
We're proud to support the Weather Photographer competition for a second year, showcasing natural weather events and the impacts of our changing climate.
Marisa DrewChief Sustainability Officer, Standard Chartered
One competition, five awards
There are three categories in the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition, plus a special prize for the photo which best tells the story of climate change and its impact, and an award for the image chosen in the public vote. Find out the winners and runners-up in this year’s competition below.
Weather Photographer
The best overall photograph showcasing the beauty and power of weather and our changing climate.
Smartphone Photographer
A dedicated award for photographs taken on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
Young Weather Photographer
Open to anyone under the age of 18 years old to submit their weather and climate-related photographs.
Climate Award
A new prize for the photograph that best tells a compelling story about climate change and its impacts.
Public Vote Winner
A special prize for the winner of the public vote.
The results
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up in this year’s competition.
Main category
Winner: Wang Xin, China: ‘Sprites Dancing in the Dark Night’
First runner-up: Andy Gray, UK: ‘Hoarfrost Heaven’
Second runner-up: Jamie Russell, UK: ‘Evening Shower Over the Needles’
Smartphone category
Winner: Nur Syaireen Natasya Binti Azaharin, Malaysia: ‘Volcanoes’
First runner-up: Lesley Hellgeth, United States: ‘African Dust Over Athens’
Second runner-up: Peter Reinold, United States: ‘Circular Rainbow’.
Youth category
Winner: Angelina Widmann, Austria: ‘Rain Aria’
First runner-up: Ellis Skelton, UK: ‘Saturated Earth and Sky’s Promise’
Second runner-up: Lincoln Wheelwright, United States: ‘Fire and Ice’
Climate Award
Winner: Gerson Turelly, Brazil: ‘Rowing’
Public Vote
Winner: Gerson Turelly, Brazil: ‘Rowing’
Explore all the finalists
Check out all the finalists of this year’s competition.
About the competition
Our clients and customers across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East will be hit hardest by extreme weather and climate-related natural hazards. We’re committed to helping communities and businesses adapt to these impacts, build resilience and thrive long-term.
The Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition aims to raise awareness about the impact of climate change and extreme weather across our markets. Organised by the UK’s Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS), it’s the world’s most prestigious weather and climate photography competition, showcasing captivating weather and climate images by amateur and professional photographers.
How it works
How can people take part?
Entries for the 2024 competition are closed and the winners and runners-up have been announced.
Who can enter?
The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers from anywhere in the world. There are three categories: the main Weather Photographer of the Year prize, the Smartphone Weather Photographer of the Year prize, for images taken on phones or tablets, and the Young Weather Photographer of the Year prize, for those aged 17 and under.
What are the prizes?
There are cash prizes for the winners in each of the three categories. In addition, there’s a cash prize in the new Standard Chartered Climate Award, selected from images submitted to the three competition categories, for the picture that tells the most compelling story about the impact of climate change.
You can also vote for your favourite image in the public vote, which takes places after the competition shortlist has been announced in September.
What are the rules?
- The competition is free to enter and open to individuals of all abilities.
2. Photographs submitted for the 2024 competition must have been taken between the 18 June 2019 and 18 June 2024.
3. The Standard Chartered Young Weather Photographer category is open to anyone aged 17 and under on 18 June 2024. Please note that if you are under the age of 13, entries must be submitted by an adult on your behalf.
4. If eligible, photographers are allowed to submit a maximum of five images per category.
5. When submitting a photograph, please provide the highest possible resolution available and provide further detail to tell us more about you and your photograph. We cannot accept entries by email or post.
6. The Climate Award does not have a separate category, but will be selected from the Main, Smartphone and Young categories. Please enter the category that best suits your age or type of camera. Your photograph will be considered for both the category you’ve entered and the Climate Award.
Our commitment to sustainability
We aim to reach net zero carbon emissions in our financing activity by 2050 and in our own operations by 2025. We seek to support an inclusive transition to net zero that brings with it a huge opportunity for growth and prosperity.