Weather Photographer of the Year 2022: Spectacular Photos Celebrate Nature’s Mystic Moods

Emili Vilamala Benito/Royal Meteorological Society

In response to thousands of entries from 119 different countries, judges from the Royal Meteorological Society (RMS) have announced the 2022 winners of its annual Weather Photographer of the Year competition, and the images are nothing short of breathtaking.

This was the RMS’s seventh edition of the competition and the winners were awarded the cash prizes of 500 pounds sterling ($580) for first place, 250 pounds sterling ($290) for second place, and 100 pounds sterling ($115) for third. They were also gifted a Canon SELPHY CP1300 printer and media pack, and one year’s free membership to the Royal Meteorological Society.

The Winner: ‘Storm Eunice’

British photographer Christopher Ison earned the top spot in the competition with his dynamic photo, “Storm Eunice.” The image depicts raging waves at high tide against the stoic structure of a lighthouse, taken during the first-ever red storm warning in Newhaven, on the south coast of England, in 2021.