An image taken in Romney Marsh in Kent is among those singled out for recognition in this year’s Landscape Photographer of the Year award, it has been announced.

An atmospheric shot of Corfe Castle in Dorset on a frosty morning was selected as the winner from thousands of entries portraying urban and rural landscapes and secured the £10,000 overall prize for local photographer Antony Spencer. The Young Landscape Photographer of the Year award, for young people aged 16 and under, went to Taliesin Coombes for his image of a steam train leaving Cardiff station in Wales, the competition’s organisers said.

Other images singled out for recognition in the awards include shots of the Isle of Eigg in Scotland and urban areas.

This year the awards are being held in association with Network Rail and the UK government’s conservation agency Natural England. Two special categories were included in the competition as a result.

The Natural England “landscape on your doorstep” award was won by Slawek Staszczuk for his picture of the South Downs, while Network Rail’s ‘lines in the landscape’ prize went to Chris Howe’s shot of Grindleford Station in the Peak District National Park.

Helen Phillips, chief executive officer of Natural England, said: “This year’s extraordinary collection of images captures the tremendous variety of landscapes in this country and helps us appreciate the role they play as natural support systems.”