Yen Bai terraced fields in the top of most impressive "Earth Photos"

From 1,280 entries, the judges selected the 50 best images to be exhibited around the UK. The criteria for the “Photo of the Earth” (UK) competition is to show the diversity of the planet we live on.

Photographers around the world have brought many impressive perspectives of the Earth, including a photo by Vietnamese photographer - Ly Hoang Long - of Yen Bai terraced fields. The photo has entered the top impressive photos that the jury of the contest has just announced.

Currently, 50 photos are being displayed at the headquarters of the Royal Geographical Society in London (UK).

Farmers working in the fields in Yen Bai, Vietnam. Photo sent by Ly Hoang Long.

Grandfather and grandson go coconut picking in Copala, Mexico.

Two scientists are sitting in a submarine preparing for a scientific dive in the Antarctic Peninsula.

A mining site in Western Australia.

The Maniq people live in the remote mountains of Thailand. Pictured is an aboriginal named Jin. The Maniq people now number just over 350 and they still maintain their very primitive lifestyle, which is to hunt, gather and sleep in huts. They still speak their own language and cure themselves with wild plants.

A refugee in Belgrade, Serbia.

Penguins stand on an ice floe in Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica.

An elderly woman makes panela cane sugar at home in Guerrero state, Mexico.

A scientific research center in Nuuk, Greenland.

Girl training an eagle to hunt. Photo taken in the Altai Mountains, Mongolia.

Photo taken in a remote village in Luang Namtha, Laos.

The photo is titled “In Search of Silence”, taken in Greenland.

Hellisheidi Power Plant in Iceland and the Northern Lights sky.

One of 50 impressive photos selected.

Photo of an active volcano in Iceland.

A forest area that has just gone through a fire in Portugal, the remaining tree trunks are still black with smoke.

Photo taken on the coast of Dorset, England.

Close-up of a leaf.