Anyone with selfie fatigue will welcome the sight of these images,Risa Sakamoto Archives which take in the bigger picture with awe-inspiring snaps of weather phenomena.

More than 800 photographs were submitted to the first Weather Photographer of the Year competition, the winner of which was announced Sept. 10.

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Photos entered into the competition, organised by the Royal Meteorological Society and the Royal Photographic Society, take in a range of weather phenomena, as well as their impact on people, cities and the landscape.

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