2020 in review: The finest landscape photography of the year

Thunder cracked the sky and the moon looked parked on the ground - now this is framework

Last updated: December 17, 2020 | 14:33

Reuters and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Lightning streaks across the sky before the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 match between Internacional and Boca Juniors at Beira Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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A full moon rises behind St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, England.

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A man holds his daughter in the palm of his hand in a mustard field in Munshiganj, Bangladesh.

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A field of flowers is seen during the annual blossom in Castelluccio, Italy.

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Beach-goers stand on salt formations in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel.

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A tram rides along a street on a frosty day in Omsk, Russia.

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A woman takes a selfie in a lavender field at Hitchin Lavender farm in Ickleford, Britain.

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The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen over the sky near Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland.

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Fog surrounds a road in Kvaerndrup on the island of Funen, Denmark.

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Lightning strikes are seen above the skyline of Shanghai's financial district of Pudong, China.

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A woman carrying a basket walks through a rice field in south Kashmir's Tral town.

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People walk across the medieval Charles Bridge as the sun rises in Prague, Czech Republic.

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The Comet C/2020 or "Neowise" is seen in the sky behind St Mark's Tower, a 17th century coastal fortification near the village of Bahar ic-Caghaq, Malta.

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An inspector rides a horse around Ile-Alatau National Park in the mountains near Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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A person looks at the rainbow and heavy rain from a distance while walking along an empty beach in Dublin, Ireland.

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Kilchurn Castle is reflected in Loch Awe near Dalmally, Scotland, Britain.

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Meltwater flows over the Laohugou No. 12 glacier in the Qilian mountains, Subei Mongol Autonomous County in Gansu province, China.

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A deserted street is seen from the rooftop of the Baiyoke Sky Hotel during a coronavirus curfew in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Mist hangs over Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain.

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Italian alpine rescuers climb a frozen waterfall in Malga Ciapela, Italy.

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A deer crosses the road as the sun rises behind The Shard and the financial district in Richmond Park in London, Britain.

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A woman takes a selfie at a salt production site on the bed of a drained area of the Sasyk-Sivash lake near the city of Yevpatoria, Crimea.

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People visit a snow sculpture prepared for the upcoming Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.

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Drax power station is pictured during sunset in Drax, North Yorkshire, Britain.

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An Afghan man carries boiled eggs for sale on snow-covered Qargha Lake in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Buildings in a densely populated area of Cairo, Egypt are seen from a plane window.

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Bioluminescent algae glows in the crashing waves as a lifeguard tower sits on an empty beach in Encinitas, California.

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Large waves hit the harbor wall at Newhaven, southern Britain.

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The sun sets behind a tree as a heatwave hits France, in Baralle, France.

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The Manhattan skyline and the Hudson River are seen from Weehawken, New Jersey.

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