Travel Photographer of the Year
Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) is an international travel photography award, founded by professional photographer Chris Coe and his partner Karen Coe in 2003. The competition runs annually and is open to entries from photographers of all ages and abilities. Each year an overall winner is presented with the 'Travel Photographer of The Year' award, with additional winners selected from each of the year's categories. The competition is judged by an international panel of expert photographers and editors, assessing as many as 20,000 entries from over 142 different countries each year.[1][2]
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Since 2011, winning images (alongside runners-up) have been displayed in major TPOTY-held exhibitions in central London at venues such as the Royal Geographical Society[3][4] and the University of Greenwich,[5][6] and published in an accompanying series of Journey portfolio books.
Exhibitions
In 2011 TPOTY entered into a 5-year agreement with the Royal Geographical Society to 'host major annual exhibitions of the awards’ travel photography' annually in South Kensington alongside events and workshops.[3][4]
In 2016 TPOTY re-located to the University of Greenwich, signing a 2-year agreement to display the 2016 and 2017 exhibitions at the university's Stockwell Street campus.[5][6][7]
For 2018 and 2019, the TPOTY exhibitions were hosted as 24-hour, open-air displays at London Bridge City.[8]
Journey books
Date of Publication | Volume Title | Years of Awards | Format |
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1 December 2004 | Journey One | 2003-2004 | Hardcover |
14 January 2007 | Journey Two | 2005-2006 | Hardcover |
1 February 2009 | Journey Three | 2007-2009 | Hardcover |
3 September 2012 | Journey Four | 2010-2011 | Hardcover |
1 October 2013 | Journey Five | 2012 | Paperback |
11 July 2014 | Journey Six | 2013 | Paperback |
24 July 2015 | Journey Seven | 2014 | Paperback |
22 July 2016 | Journey Eight | 2015 | Paperback |
July 2016 | Journey Nine | 2016 | Paperback |
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 |
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2018 | Stefano Pensotti[11][12] | Italy |
2017 | Alain Schroeder[13] | Belgium |
2016 | Joel Santos[14][15] | Portugal |
2015 | Marsel van Oosten[16][17] | Netherlands |
2014 | Philip Lee Harvey[18] | United Kingdom |
2013 | Timothy Allen[19][20][21] | United Kingdom |
2012 | Craig Easton[22] | United Kingdom |
2011 | Louis Montrose[23][24][25] | United States |
2010 | Larry Louie[26] | Canada |
2009 | GMB Akash | Bangladesh |
2008 | Darwin Wiggett[27][28] | Canada |
2007 | Cat Vinton[29] | United Kingdom |
2006 | Julian Love | United Kingdom |
2005 | Lorne Resnick[30] | Canada |
2004 | Pang Piow Kan[31] | Malaysia |
2003 | Peter Adams | United Kingdom |
Young Travel Photographer of the Year
Year | Winner | Nationality |
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2018 | Isabella Smith | United States |
2017 | Morgan Wolfers | United States |
2016 | Darpan Basak | India |
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 |
2018
Category | Winner | Nationality |
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Young Travel Photographer of the Year 14 and under | Daniel Kurian | India/Australia |
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 15-18 | Fardin Oyan | Bangladesh |
Faces, People, Cultures | Marinka Masseus | Netherlands |
Natural World | Javier Herranz Casellas | Spain |
Travel | Matjaz Krivic | Slovenia |
One Shot - Hot/Cold | Philip Lee Harvey, Andrew James | United Kingdom |
One Shot - Tranquility | Simon Morris | United Kingdom |
iTravelled | Nicola Young | United Kingdom |
New Talent | Jose Antonio Rosa | Peru |
2017
Category | Winner | Nationality |
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Young Travel Photographer of the Year 14 and under | Maddie Nolan | United States |
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 15-18 | Josiah Huddleston | United States / Japan |
Celebration of Humanity | Paul Sansome | United Kingdom |
Earth & Climate | Katherine Keates | Canada |
Tales of Adventure | Emiliano Pinnizzotto | Italy |
One Shot - Food | Jianhui Liao | China |
One Shot - Primary Colours | Wendy Timmermans | Netherlands |
One Shot - Wildlife & Nature | Johan Siggesson | Sweden |
iTravelled | Pia Vachha | Netherlands |
New Talent | Alexandre Zindy | France |
2016
Category | Winner | Nationality |
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Young Travel Photographer of the Year 14 and under | Ankit Kumar | India |
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 15-18 | Courtney Moore | United States |
Mankind | Ruiyuan Chen | China |
Land, Sea, Sky | Craig Easton | United Kingdom |
Journeys & Adventures | Beniamino Pisati | Italy |
One Shot - Shaped by Light | Biran Zhao | China |
One Shot - Cities & Architecture | Michele Palazzo | Italy |
One Shot - Wildlife & Nature | Luke Massey | United Kingdom |
iCaptured | Marina Spironetti | Italy |
New Talent | Alison Cahill | United Kingdom |
2015
Category | Winner | Nationality |
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Young Travel Photographer of the Year 14 and under | Michael Theodric | Indonesia |
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 15-18 | Spencer Cox | United States |
Faces, People, Encounters | Mitchell Kanashkevich | Australia |
Monochromal | Xia Xuejun | China |
Nature & Environment | James Morgan | United Kingdom |
One Shot - A Moment in Light | Uli Kunz | Germany |
One Shot - Colours of the World | Larry Louie | Canada |
One Shot - Water | Jasper Doest | Netherlands |
iCaptured | Edgard de Bono | Italy |
New Talent | Zhu Jingyi | China |
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