AN ICONIC image of East Lothian has claimed the top prize in a climate photography competition.

The judges "couldn't stop thinking about" Craig Buchan's photo, 'Cockenzie No More', which depicted the moment the two chimneys were demolished at the former Cockenzie Power Station in September 2015.

Entrants were tasked with capturing Scotland's changing landscape including the effects of pollution and extreme weather.

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Craig, from Dunfermline, was "delighted" to win the Best Photograph category in the Visions of Climate Heritage competition, launched during COP26.

Winners were chosen by a panel including renowned climate scientist and one of TIME's 100 most influential people, Katharine Hayhoe.

Craig said: “I am delighted to win!

"This image is from a personal project called 'Transition', a study of the shift from fossil fuel-based industries to renewable energies in Scotland. The photograph itself is of the moment the two massive chimneys were demolished at Cockenzie power station.”

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The challenge was developed by HES in partnership with the Heritage Trust Network and the Scottish Council on Archives in response to the climate emergency.

HES also told Scotland's "climate story" through an online exhibition of photography and artwork with the aim to use Scotland's historic environment and heritage to inspire climate action.

The exhibition can be viewed on the HES website and is split into three themes coinciding with the competition: ‘The past was a different Place’,‘This is an Emergency’, and ‘A Greener Future’.