Since it seems like much of the photo industry is either building new products in time for the expected late summer launches or simply out taking pictures. So it's time to get your camers out and shoot the great and the good that is the British landscape - sorry to all our non-UK readers.

From www.take-a-view.co.uk is news of the Sunday Times sponsored Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009 competition. According to the website...

Take a view, the Landscape Photographer of the Year Award, is the brainchild of Charlie Waite, one of today’s most respected landscape photographers.

With a total prize fund exceeding £20,000, plus an eight-week exhibition at the National Theatre and the publication of a full colour book of Best Entries, Take a view will continue to be a desirable annual competition for photographers of all ages for years to come. Britain’s heritage is celebrated by people around the world and entries are welcome from everyone, whether resident in Britain or simply visiting.

There will also be an award for the Young Landscape Photographer of the Year and each of the four main categories has both adult and youth sections.

With 10,000 pounds up for the overal winner, healthy 1,000 pounds prizes for each of the four category winners and 500 pounds for second place that's enough to make it worth your while. Judges also should know what they are doing with Charlie Waite and Damien Demoulder on the panel. The deadline for entries is near being 15th July 2009, but at least that gives you a couple of weeks of great early morning daylight and late evening sunsets to go out and get a winning shot.