10 Gorgeous Photos Of Sunlit Landscapes That Will Make You Sigh

    The shortlist is in for the 2014 VELUX Lovers of Light photography competition - the pictures are kind of special.

    1. ‘Winter sunrise over West Dorset’, Bridport, West Dorset, by Stephen Banks.

    2. ‘Early Light, Newlands Wood’, Cannock, UK, by Graham Colling.

    Amateur, professional and mobile phone photographers submitted 15,000 entries into VELUX's national Lovers of Light photography competition since its launch in October 2013.

    3. ‘Showers’, The Hague, Netherlands, by Lennert Steyvers.

    4. ‘Lighting up Langstrath’, Borrowdale UK, by Paul Fenech-Soler.

    5. ‘Morning forest light’, North Poland, by Mateusz Liberra.

    6. ‘Sunset Cliffs’, San Diego, USA, by Thomas Zagler.

    7. ‘Watchin’ the tide roll away (II)’, Alloa, Scotland, by Brian Smith.

    8. ‘Untitled’, Newcastle, Co Down, by Brian Mccready.

    9. ‘Carousel in the mist’, Prokoshko, Bosnia, by Marko Stamatovic.

    A trip to Norway will be awarded to the overall winner on 30th March.

    10. ‘Unexpected sun’, UK, by Luke Oyston.