Slide away! Lensculture critics’ choice award winners – in pictures

Mario Heller: Arctic Dreams

Fiona Shields, head of photography, the Guardian: ‘This is a really elegantly told story of people and place. There’s an otherworldliness to the images, a style the photographer uses to create an atmosphere of curiosity and wonder about a location that is so remote it’s hard to fathom. The significance of family, the importance of commemoration, the purpose of work, the sense of fun are all factors the viewer can identify with’