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Tour the world with the Travel Photographer of the Year winners

Tour the world with the Travel Photographer of the Year winners
Commended, Thrills & Adventures. Senja Island, Norway
Commended, Thrills & Adventures. Senja Island, Norway
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Runner-up, Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2019 aged 15-18. Iceland, South coast
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Runner-up, Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2019 aged 15-18. Iceland, South coast
Winner, Best Single Image in an Art of Travel portfolio. Walking in the Scottish Highlands
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Winner, Best Single Image in an Art of Travel portfolio. Walking in the Scottish Highlands
Highly Commended, Endangered Planet portfolio. A puma kitten with his mother
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Highly Commended, Endangered Planet portfolio. A puma kitten with his mother
Winner, Thrills & Adventures portfolio. Two wild stallions battle for hierarchy
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Winner, Thrills & Adventures portfolio. Two wild stallions battle for hierarchy
Commended, Thrills & Adventures. Senja Island, Norway
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Commended, Thrills & Adventures. Senja Island, Norway
Special Mention - Thrills & Adventures. A wolf and a bear meet in Canada
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Special Mention - Thrills & Adventures. A wolf and a bear meet in Canada
Runner-up, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes. Aegean Sea, Island of Skiathos, Greece
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Runner-up, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes. Aegean Sea, Island of Skiathos, Greece
Commended, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes. Brazil
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Commended, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes. Brazil
Highly Commended, Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2019 aged 15-18. Malang, Indonesia
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Highly Commended, Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2019 aged 15-18. Malang, Indonesia
Winner, Art of Travel portfolio. Agra, India, 9 exposures taken over 10 minutes
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Winner, Art of Travel portfolio. Agra, India, 9 exposures taken over 10 minutes
Winner, Art of Travel portfolio. The flooding of the Acqua Alta, Venice, Italy
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Winner, Art of Travel portfolio. The flooding of the Acqua Alta, Venice, Italy
Highly Commended, Art of Travel. Pyongyang, North Korea
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Highly Commended, Art of Travel. Pyongyang, North Korea
Overall winner- Travel Photographer of the Year 2019. Fada-Ngourma, Burkina faso
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Overall winner- Travel Photographer of the Year 2019. Fada-Ngourma, Burkina faso
Winner, Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2019 aged 15-18. Kinabatangan River, Borneo, Malaysia
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Winner, Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2019 aged 15-18. Kinabatangan River, Borneo, Malaysia
Overall winner- Travel Photographer of the Year 2019. Avenue of the Baobabs, Morondava, Madagascar
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Overall winner- Travel Photographer of the Year 2019. Avenue of the Baobabs, Morondava, Madagascar
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Now in its 17th year, the Travel Photographer of the Year contest consistently offers a world-class array of images, spanning everything from landscapes and wildlife to people and architecture. This year’s winning shots are perhaps the most incredible batch yet, including mind-bending drone shots of Iceland and thrilling animal photography.

“Judging these awards, whilst arduous with so many excellent images to choose from, is always a joy and it is both exhilarating and stimulating to see the wealth of creativity evident from around the world,” explains Chris Coe, co-founder of the contest. “This year’s winning entries are outstanding in all categories, elegant and sometimes thought-provoking and gritty.”

Runner-up, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes. Aegean Sea, Island of Skiathos, Greece
Runner-up, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes. Aegean Sea, Island of Skiathos, Greece

The contest is divided between a number of single shot and portfolio categories, including Street Life, Thrills & Adventures, and Endangered Planet. The overall winner is decided based on the best eight images submitted in the portfolio categories, while extra prizes include Young Photographer of the Year, and best photograph taken with a smart phone or tablet.

Overall winner- Travel Photographer of the Year 2019. Fada-Ngourma, Burkina faso
Overall winner- Travel Photographer of the Year 2019. Fada-Ngourma, Burkina faso

The top prize this year went to amateur photographer Katy Gomez Catalina, whose day job is a doctor of veterinary science. The winning portfolio comprises eight wonderful black and white images covering the entire globe, from China to Uganda to the United Arab Emirates.

“My subjects are very varied being travel photography a common link in all my work,” says Katy Gomez Catalina. “The camera has become an inseparable companion, I cannot see the world if it is not through the eyes of a camera, with these images I compose my travel story as a writer with his diary.”

Winner, Thrills & Adventures portfolio. Two wild stallions battle for hierarchy
Winner, Thrills & Adventures portfolio. Two wild stallions battle for hierarchy

Brian Clopp’s remarkable portfolio featuring wild stallions won the Thrills and Adventures category. Clopp spent a week camping amongst a herd of wild Onaqui horses in Utah, capturing some spectacular and rarely seen behaviors, including two stallions battling for dominance of the herd.

Winner, Art of Travel portfolio. The flooding of the Acqua Alta, Venice, Italy
Winner, Art of Travel portfolio. The flooding of the Acqua Alta, Venice, Italy

Other winning highlights include Paul Sansome’s poignant shot of a flooded Venice, Ted Lau’s peek behind the curtain at hundreds of school students training for the Mass Games in Pynongyang, North Korea, and Patria Prasasya’s portfolio looking at the colorful makeshift city of Malang in Indonesia.

Take a look through our gallery at more highlights from this year’s great competition.

Source: TPOTY

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