Travel Photographer of the Year
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| Website | www.tpoty.com |
Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) is the premier annual international travel photography awards for amateur, professional and young photographers. Founded by professional photographer Chris Coe in 2003, it now receives entries from over 90 countries worldwide and is judged by an international panel of experts that includes renowned photographers, editors and picture buyers. The winning entries are published in the Journey [1] portfolio books and, since 2011, displayed in a major exhibition held at the Royal Geographical Society.
Sponsors
Travel Photographer of the Year is sponsored by a range of companies in the photography and travel industry. For 2012 these are: Adobe, Digimarc, Explore, Fujifilm, Genesis, Plastic Sandwich, Tribes Travel, Tselana Travel and Young Photographers’ Alliance. The lead sponsor for 2012 is Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky, who introduced the Cutty Sark Award for the overall winner of TPOTY.
Categories
Portfolio categories
Themes change each year and photographers are asked to submit a portfolio of four related images which tell the story of the portfolio theme. There are special awards for under 18s, ‘New Talent’, plus ‘Best Single Image’ for portfolio entries which contain outstanding individual images.
Single Image categories
There are also two single image categories: One Shot (for amateur, semi-pro and professional photographers) and First Shot (for beginners). As with the portfolio categories, the themes change each year.
New categories for 2012
In 2012, two new categories were announced: the Condé Nast Traveller Award and the HD Video Award.
Winners
The overall winner is the photographer who has submitted the best images in two different portfolio categories. A young overall winner is also chosen. In addition, there are winners, runners-up, highly commended and commended entrants in all categories.
Travel Photographer of the Year
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Marsel van Oosten |  Netherlands |
| 2014 | Philip Lee Harvey |  United Kingdom |
| 2013 | Timothy Allen | United Kingdom |
| 2012 | Craig Easton | United Kingdom |
| 2011 | Louis Montrose |  United States |
| 2010 | Larry Louie |  Canada |
| 2009 | GMB Akash |  Bangladesh |
| 2008 | Darwin Wiggett | Canada |
| 2007 | Cat Vinton | United Kingdom |
| 2006 | Julian Love | United Kingdom |
| 2005 | Lorne Resnick | Canada |
| 2004 | Pang Piow Kan |  Malaysia |
| 2003 | Peter Adams | United Kingdom |
Young Travel Photographer of the Year
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
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| 2015 | Chase Guttman | United States |
| 2014 | Samuel Fisch | United States |
| 2013 | Jonathan Rystrøm |  Denmark |
| 2012 | Samuel Fisch | United States |
| 2011 | Arne Hansen |  Germany |
| 2010 | Kat Waters | United Kingdom |
| 2009 | Courtney Krawec |  Australia |
| 2008 | Daniel Rooney | United Kingdom |
| 2007 | Luna Malka | Canada |
| 2006 | Robert Dziabel | Germany |
| 2005 | Edward Mole | United Kingdom |
| 2004 | Anna Scott | United Kingdom |
| 2003 | Chris Charnock | United Kingdom |
One Shot
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2015[2] | Uli Kunz | Germany |
| 2014[3] | Johnny Hadglun | Norway |
| 2013[4] | Justin Mott | United States |
| 2012[5] | Hilde Foss | Norway |
External References
Travel Photographer of the Year website
References
- ↑ Journey
- ↑ http://www.iridius.co.uk. "TPOTY - Winners 2015". www.tpoty.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ http://www.iridius.co.uk. "TPOTY - Winners 2014". www.tpoty.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ http://www.iridius.co.uk. "TPOTY - Winners 2013". www.tpoty.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ http://www.iridius.co.uk. "TPOTY - Winners 2012". www.tpoty.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- Journey One book (Published December 2004)
- Journey Two book (Published December 2006)
- Journey Three book (Published February 2009)
- Journey Four book (Published August 2012)
- "Travel Photographer of the Year in pictures" The Guardian, 5 May 2011