2016 and 2017 treated us with quite a few breathtaking travel photography shots, and 2018 is no exception. The jury of the Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) have just announced their winners, and they perfectly portray the beautiful diversity of our colorful world. Photographers from 142 countries submitted more than 20,000 entrants to the competition, but only one took home the grand prize. Stefano Pensottias was named the Travel Photographer of the Year for his stunning portfolio of eight photographs, depicting how ordinary citizens engaged with their surroundings across several different continents. Scroll down to check out the rest of the winners.
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Travel Photographer of the Year, Overall Winner, Stefano Pensotti, Italy
Image credits: Stefano Pensotti
Stefano Pensotti started taking photo when he was a child, stealing the camera of his older brother. At the age of 14, he began to learn the techniques of the darkroom, exploring the alchemy of the process of development and printing in black and white. There followed years of assiduous attendance of the photographic environments of Milan, stories, authors and galleries that deeply mark his photography as both linguistic and conceptual. Photography become the reason for traveling, his second big passion. After exploring all aspects of photography and traveling he started to deal with geographic reportage.
A Masters in Business Training brought him collaboration with a corporate training company and the tools to understand cultures and people, essential skills for reportage photography. He is a semi-professional photographer, his involvement with the training company allowing him time for photography and traveling. He has travelled in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Travel Photographer of the Year, Overall Winner, Stefano Pensotti, Italy
Image credits: Stefano Pensotti
Stefano Pensotti started taking photo when he was a child, stealing the camera of his older brother. At the age of 14, he began to learn the techniques of the darkroom, exploring the alchemy of the process of development and printing in black and white. There followed years of assiduous attendance of the photographic environments of Milan, stories, authors and galleries that deeply mark his photography as both linguistic and conceptual. Photography become the reason for traveling, his second big passion. After exploring all aspects of photography and traveling he started to deal with geographic reportage.
A Masters in Business Training brought him collaboration with a corporate training company and the tools to understand cultures and people, essential skills for reportage photography. He is a semi-professional photographer, his involvement with the training company allowing him time for photography and traveling. He has travelled in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Travel Photographer of the Year, Overall Winner, Stefano Pensotti, Italy
Image credits: Stefano Pensotti
Stefano Pensotti started taking photo when he was a child, stealing the camera of his older brother. At the age of 14, he began to learn the techniques of the darkroom, exploring the alchemy of the process of development and printing in black and white. There followed years of assiduous attendance of the photographic environments of Milan, stories, authors and galleries that deeply mark his photography as both linguistic and conceptual. Photography become the reason for traveling, his second big passion. After exploring all aspects of photography and traveling he started to deal with geographic reportage.
A Masters in Business Training brought him collaboration with a corporate training company and the tools to understand cultures and people, essential skills for reportage photography. He is a semi-professional photographer, his involvement with the training company allowing him time for photography and traveling. He has travelled in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Travel Photographer of the Year, Overall Winner, Stefano Pensotti, Italy
Image credits: Stefano Pensotti
Stefano Pensotti started taking photo when he was a child, stealing the camera of his older brother. At the age of 14, he began to learn the techniques of the darkroom, exploring the alchemy of the process of development and printing in black and white. There followed years of assiduous attendance of the photographic environments of Milan, stories, authors and galleries that deeply mark his photography as both linguistic and conceptual. Photography become the reason for traveling, his second big passion. After exploring all aspects of photography and traveling he started to deal with geographic reportage.
A Masters in Business Training brought him collaboration with a corporate training company and the tools to understand cultures and people, essential skills for reportage photography. He is a semi-professional photographer, his involvement with the training company allowing him time for photography and traveling. He has travelled in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Travel Photographer of the Year, Overall Winner, Stefano Pensotti, Italy
Image credits: Stefano Pensotti
Stefano Pensotti started taking photo when he was a child, stealing the camera of his older brother. At the age of 14, he began to learn the techniques of the darkroom, exploring the alchemy of the process of development and printing in black and white. There followed years of assiduous attendance of the photographic environments of Milan, stories, authors and galleries that deeply mark his photography as both linguistic and conceptual. Photography become the reason for traveling, his second big passion. After exploring all aspects of photography and traveling he started to deal with geographic reportage.
A Masters in Business Training brought him collaboration with a corporate training company and the tools to understand cultures and people, essential skills for reportage photography. He is a semi-professional photographer, his involvement with the training company allowing him time for photography and traveling. He has travelled in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Travel Photographer of the Year, Overall Winner, Stefano Pensotti, Italy
Image credits: Stefano Pensotti
Stefano Pensotti started taking photo when he was a child, stealing the camera of his older brother. At the age of 14, he began to learn the techniques of the darkroom, exploring the alchemy of the process of development and printing in black and white. There followed years of assiduous attendance of the photographic environments of Milan, stories, authors and galleries that deeply mark his photography as both linguistic and conceptual. Photography become the reason for traveling, his second big passion. After exploring all aspects of photography and traveling he started to deal with geographic reportage.
A Masters in Business Training brought him collaboration with a corporate training company and the tools to understand cultures and people, essential skills for reportage photography. He is a semi-professional photographer, his involvement with the training company allowing him time for photography and traveling. He has travelled in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Travel Photographer of the Year, Overall Winner, Stefano Pensotti, Italy
Image credits: Stefano Pensotti
Stefano Pensotti started taking photo when he was a child, stealing the camera of his older brother. At the age of 14, he began to learn the techniques of the darkroom, exploring the alchemy of the process of development and printing in black and white. There followed years of assiduous attendance of the photographic environments of Milan, stories, authors and galleries that deeply mark his photography as both linguistic and conceptual. Photography become the reason for traveling, his second big passion. After exploring all aspects of photography and traveling he started to deal with geographic reportage.
A Masters in Business Training brought him collaboration with a corporate training company and the tools to understand cultures and people, essential skills for reportage photography. He is a semi-professional photographer, his involvement with the training company allowing him time for photography and traveling. He has travelled in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Travel Photographer of the Year, Overall Winner, Stefano Pensotti, Italy
Image credits: Stefano Pensotti
Stefano Pensotti started taking photo when he was a child, stealing the camera of his older brother. At the age of 14, he began to learn the techniques of the darkroom, exploring the alchemy of the process of development and printing in black and white. There followed years of assiduous attendance of the photographic environments of Milan, stories, authors and galleries that deeply mark his photography as both linguistic and conceptual. Photography become the reason for traveling, his second big passion. After exploring all aspects of photography and traveling he started to deal with geographic reportage.
A Masters in Business Training brought him collaboration with a corporate training company and the tools to understand cultures and people, essential skills for reportage photography. He is a semi-professional photographer, his involvement with the training company allowing him time for photography and traveling. He has travelled in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year, Winner, Isabella Smith, United States
Image credits: Isabella Smith
14 year-old Isabella Smith lives in Collierville, a small town in Tennessee. Throughout her life, she has always had a problem doing well in school because she has a hard time focusing in any subject. But since the first time she held a camera when she was about 8, she discovered it is one of the only things she could concentrate on for a long time. She can even read about photography for a long time.
Isabella was recently diagnosed with ADD with some dyslexia and realised that, while she had a hard time using words to tell stories, she could do a much better job telling a story with photos. She was lucky enough to go to Morocco last year and wanted to tell stories of the places she visited through her photography.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year, Winner, Isabella Smith, United States
Image credits: Isabella Smith
14 year-old Isabella Smith lives in Collierville, a small town in Tennessee. Throughout her life, she has always had a problem doing well in school because she has a hard time focusing in any subject. But since the first time she held a camera when she was about 8, she discovered it is one of the only things she could concentrate on for a long time. She can even read about photography for a long time.
Isabella was recently diagnosed with ADD with some dyslexia and realised that, while she had a hard time using words to tell stories, she could do a much better job telling a story with photos. She was lucky enough to go to Morocco last year and wanted to tell stories of the places she visited through her photography.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year, Winner, Isabella Smith, United States
Image credits: Isabella Smith
14 year-old Isabella Smith lives in Collierville, a small town in Tennessee. Throughout her life, she has always had a problem doing well in school because she has a hard time focusing in any subject. But since the first time she held a camera when she was about 8, she discovered it is one of the only things she could concentrate on for a long time. She can even read about photography for a long time.
Isabella was recently diagnosed with ADD with some dyslexia and realised that, while she had a hard time using words to tell stories, she could do a much better job telling a story with photos. She was lucky enough to go to Morocco last year and wanted to tell stories of the places she visited through her photography.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year, Winner, Isabella Smith, United States
Image credits: Isabella Smith
14 year-old Isabella Smith lives in Collierville, a small town in Tennessee. Throughout her life, she has always had a problem doing well in school because she has a hard time focusing in any subject. But since the first time she held a camera when she was about 8, she discovered it is one of the only things she could concentrate on for a long time. She can even read about photography for a long time.
Isabella was recently diagnosed with ADD with some dyslexia and realised that, while she had a hard time using words to tell stories, she could do a much better job telling a story with photos. She was lucky enough to go to Morocco last year and wanted to tell stories of the places she visited through her photography.
Young TPOTY 14 and under, Winner, Daniel Kurian, Australia
Image credits: Daniel Kurian
Daniel Kurian is a 12 year-old who lives in Perth, Western Australia. He currently attends Year 6 in primary school in Harrisdale, WA. He started taking an interest in photography when he was around 7 years old, though his parents admit that they didn’t give it much attention until 2017, when they noticed that he was capturing subjects which neither of them would have even thought of. Later that year, he was fortunate to attend a photography workshop conducted at school by a teacher and a member of office staff who are photography enthusiasts. That kick-started his drive for photography, and he loves experimenting with manual mode, different shutter speeds and different light.
Young TPOTY 14 and under, Winner, Daniel Kurian, Australia
Image credits: Daniel Kurian
Daniel Kurian is a 12 year-old who lives in Perth, Western Australia. He currently attends Year 6 in primary school in Harrisdale, WA. He started taking an interest in photography when he was around 7 years old, though his parents admit that they didn’t give it much attention until 2017, when they noticed that he was capturing subjects which neither of them would have even thought of. Later that year, he was fortunate to attend a photography workshop conducted at school by a teacher and a member of office staff who are photography enthusiasts. That kick-started his drive for photography, and he loves experimenting with manual mode, different shutter speeds and different light.
Young TPOTY 14 and under, Winner, Daniel Kurian, Australia
Image credits: Daniel Kurian
Daniel Kurian is a 12 year-old who lives in Perth, Western Australia. He currently attends Year 6 in primary school in Harrisdale, WA. He started taking an interest in photography when he was around 7 years old, though his parents admit that they didn’t give it much attention until 2017, when they noticed that he was capturing subjects which neither of them would have even thought of. Later that year, he was fortunate to attend a photography workshop conducted at school by a teacher and a member of office staff who are photography enthusiasts. That kick-started his drive for photography, and he loves experimenting with manual mode, different shutter speeds and different light.
Young TPOTY 14 and under, Winner, Daniel Kurian, Australia
Image credits: Daniel Kurian
Daniel Kurian is a 12 year-old who lives in Perth, Western Australia. He currently attends Year 6 in primary school in Harrisdale, WA. He started taking an interest in photography when he was around 7 years old, though his parents admit that they didn’t give it much attention until 2017, when they noticed that he was capturing subjects which neither of them would have even thought of. Later that year, he was fortunate to attend a photography workshop conducted at school by a teacher and a member of office staff who are photography enthusiasts. That kick-started his drive for photography, and he loves experimenting with manual mode, different shutter speeds and different light.
Young TPOTY 14 and Under, Runner-up, Tevin Kim, United States
Image credits: Tevin Kim
Young TPOTY 14 and Under, Runner-up, Tevin Kim, United States
Image credits: Tevin Kim
Young TPOTY 14 and Under, Runner-up, Tevin Kim, United States
Image credits: Tevin Kim
Young TPOTY 14 and Under, Runner-up, Tevin Kim, United States
Image credits: Tevin Kim
Young TPOTY 15-18, Winner, Fardin Oyan, Bangladesh
Image credits: Fardin Oyan
16 year-old Fardin Oyan lives in Bangladesh and is currently studying in 11th grade at college. He had a keen interest in technical gadgets since his early childhood, and was particularly interested in cameras because photography never grew old as computer games did. When he was in 7th grade, he convinced his father to buy him a compact camera which was worth a little above a hundred USD. He can clearly remember the first snap he took – two sparrows just outside his window: “I was so happy that I can’t describe that moment in words. The camera felt like a magical box to me. After that moment, I decided to take the path of photography seriously and now photography has become the part and parcel of my life.”
Young TPOTY 15-18, Winner, Fardin Oyan, Bangladesh
Image credits: Fardin Oyan
16 year-old Fardin Oyan lives in Bangladesh and is currently studying in 11th grade at college. He had a keen interest in technical gadgets since his early childhood, and was particularly interested in cameras because photography never grew old as computer games did. When he was in 7th grade, he convinced his father to buy him a compact camera which was worth a little above a hundred USD. He can clearly remember the first snap he took – two sparrows just outside his window: “I was so happy that I can’t describe that moment in words. The camera felt like a magical box to me. After that moment, I decided to take the path of photography seriously and now photography has become the part and parcel of my life.”
Young TPOTY 15-18, Winner, Fardin Oyan, Bangladesh
Image credits: Fardin Oyan
16 year-old Fardin Oyan lives in Bangladesh and is currently studying in 11th grade at college. He had a keen interest in technical gadgets since his early childhood, and was particularly interested in cameras because photography never grew old as computer games did. When he was in 7th grade, he convinced his father to buy him a compact camera which was worth a little above a hundred USD. He can clearly remember the first snap he took – two sparrows just outside his window: “I was so happy that I can’t describe that moment in words. The camera felt like a magical box to me. After that moment, I decided to take the path of photography seriously and now photography has become the part and parcel of my life.”
Young TPOTY 15-18, Winner, Fardin Oyan, Bangladesh
Image credits: Fardin Oyan
16 year-old Fardin Oyan lives in Bangladesh and is currently studying in 11th grade at college. He had a keen interest in technical gadgets since his early childhood, and was particularly interested in cameras because photography never grew old as computer games did. When he was in 7th grade, he convinced his father to buy him a compact camera which was worth a little above a hundred USD. He can clearly remember the first snap he took – two sparrows just outside his window: “I was so happy that I can’t describe that moment in words. The camera felt like a magical box to me. After that moment, I decided to take the path of photography seriously and now photography has become the part and parcel of my life.”
Young TPOTY 15-18 , Runner-up, Katherine Kosmicki, United States
Image credits: Katherine Kosmicki
Young TPOTY 15-18 , Runner-up, Katherine Kosmicki, United States
Image credits: Katherine Kosmicki
Young TPOTY 15-18 , Runner-up, Katherine Kosmicki, United States
Image credits: Katherine Kosmicki
Young TPOTY 15-18 , Runner-up, Katherine Kosmicki, United States
Image credits: Katherine Kosmicki
Young TPOTY 15-18, Runner-up, Zijie Gong , China
Image credits: Zijie Gong
Young TPOTY 15-18, Runner-up, Zijie Gong , China
Image credits: Zijie Gong
Young TPOTY 15-18, Runner-up, Zijie Gong , China
Image credits: Zijie Gong
Young TPOTY 15-18, Runner-up, Zijie Gong , China
Image credits: Zijie Gong
Faces, People, Cultures, Winner, Marinka Masséus, Netherlands
Image credits: Marinka Masséus
After finishing her MBA, the Photo Academy in Amsterdam stimulated Masséus to channel her concepts and feelings into images.
Marinka’s photography revolves around people. Especially topics concerning injustice and inequality are a driving force behind her work.
Her work has been exhibited and published around the world.
Faces, People, Cultures, Winner, Marinka Masséus, Netherlands
Image credits: Marinka Masséus
After finishing her MBA, the Photo Academy in Amsterdam stimulated Masséus to channel her concepts and feelings into images.
Marinka’s photography revolves around people. Especially topics concerning injustice and inequality are a driving force behind her work.
Her work has been exhibited and published around the world.
Faces, People, Cultures, Winner, Marinka Masséus, Netherlands
Image credits: Marinka Masséus
After finishing her MBA, the Photo Academy in Amsterdam stimulated Masséus to channel her concepts and feelings into images.
Marinka’s photography revolves around people. Especially topics concerning injustice and inequality are a driving force behind her work.
Her work has been exhibited and published around the world.
Faces, People, Cultures, Winner, Marinka Masséus, Netherlands
Image credits: Marinka Masséus
After finishing her MBA, the Photo Academy in Amsterdam stimulated Masséus to channel her concepts and feelings into images.
Marinka’s photography revolves around people. Especially topics concerning injustice and inequality are a driving force behind her work.
Her work has been exhibited and published around the world.
Faces, People, Cultures, Runner-up, Tom Law, United Kingdom
Image credits: Tom Law
Faces, People, Cultures, Runner-up, Tom Law, United Kingdom
Image credits: Tom Law
Faces, People, Cultures, Runner-up, Tom Law, United Kingdom
Image credits: Tom Law
Faces, People, Cultures, Runner-up, Tom Law, United Kingdom
Image credits: Tom Law
Faces, People, Cultures, Highly Commended, Tariq Zaidi, United Kingdom
Image credits: Tariq Zaidi
Faces, People, Cultures, Highly Commended, Tariq Zaidi, United Kingdom
Image credits: Tariq Zaidi
Faces, People, Cultures, Highly Commended, Tariq Zaidi, United Kingdom
Image credits: Tariq Zaidi
Faces, People, Cultures, Highly Commended, Tariq Zaidi, United Kingdom
Image credits: Tariq Zaidi
Faces, People, Cultures, Commended, Sue O’Connell, United Kingdom
Image credits: Sue O’Connell
Faces, People, Cultures, Commended, Sue O’Connell, United Kingdom
Image credits: Sue O’Connell
Faces, People, Cultures, Commended, Sue O’Connell, United Kingdom
Image credits: Sue O’Connell
Faces, People, Cultures, Commended, Sue O’Connell, United Kingdom
Image credits: Sue O’Connell
Faces, People, Cultures – Winner, Best Single Image, Danny Yen Sin Wong, Malaysia
Image credits: Danny Yen Sin Wong
Faces, People, Culture – Special Mention, Ben McRae, Australia
Image credits: Ben McRae
Faces People Cultures – Special Mention, Robin Yong, Malaysia
Image credits: Robin Yong
Faces, People, Cultures – Special Mention, Vladimir Alekseev, Russian Federation
Image credits: Vladimir Alekseev
Faces, People, Cultures – Special Mention, Edmond Terakopian, United Kingdom
Image credits: Edmond Terakopian
Faces, People, Cultures – Special Mention, Robin Yong, Malaysia
Image credits: Robin Yong
Faces, People, Cultures – Special Mention, Adriaan Devillé, Belgium
Image credits: Adriaan Devillé
Winner, Natural World, Javier Herranz Casellas, Spain
Image credits: Javier Herranz Casellas
“So I just take pictures and enjoy it. I lose myself in travelling and exploring new countries with their mountains, peoples and customs, exploring new natural settings and discovering the unknown, letting myself go, capturing whatever I come across that catches my eye, whether it be flora, fauna or a charming setting, which I then interpret through my own experience and mood and I frame to immortalise in a small fragment that I can share with everybody else.”
Winner, Natural World, Javier Herranz Casellas, Spain
Image credits: Javier Herranz Casellas
“So I just take pictures and enjoy it. I lose myself in travelling and exploring new countries with their mountains, peoples and customs, exploring new natural settings and discovering the unknown, letting myself go, capturing whatever I come across that catches my eye, whether it be flora, fauna or a charming setting, which I then interpret through my own experience and mood and I frame to immortalise in a small fragment that I can share with everybody else.”
Winner, Natural World, Javier Herranz Casellas, Spain
Image credits: Javier Herranz Casellas
“So I just take pictures and enjoy it. I lose myself in travelling and exploring new countries with their mountains, peoples and customs, exploring new natural settings and discovering the unknown, letting myself go, capturing whatever I come across that catches my eye, whether it be flora, fauna or a charming setting, which I then interpret through my own experience and mood and I frame to immortalise in a small fragment that I can share with everybody else.”
Winner, Natural World, Javier Herranz Casellas, Spain
Image credits: Javier Herranz Casellas
“So I just take pictures and enjoy it. I lose myself in travelling and exploring new countries with their mountains, peoples and customs, exploring new natural settings and discovering the unknown, letting myself go, capturing whatever I come across that catches my eye, whether it be flora, fauna or a charming setting, which I then interpret through my own experience and mood and I frame to immortalise in a small fragment that I can share with everybody else.”
Natural World – Runner-up, Fuyang Zhou, China
Image credits: Fuyang Zhou
Natural World – Runner-up, Fuyang Zhou, China
Image credits: Fuyang Zhou
Natural World – Runner-up, Fuyang Zhou, China
Image credits: Fuyang Zhou
Natural World – Runner-up, Fuyang Zhou, China
Image credits: Fuyang Zhou
Natural World – Highly Commended, Marsel van Oosten, Netherlands
Image credits: Marsel van Oosten
Natural World – Highly Commended, Marsel van Oosten, Netherlands
Image credits: Marsel van Oosten
Natural World – Highly Commended, Marsel van Oosten, Netherlands
Image credits: Marsel van Oosten
Natural World – Highly Commended, Marsel van Oosten, Netherlands
Image credits: Marsel van Oosten
Natural World – Commended, Ignacio Palacios, Spain
Image credits: Ignacio Palacios
Natural World – Commended, Ignacio Palacios, Spain
Image credits: Ignacio Palacios
Natural World – Commended, Ignacio Palacios, Spain
Image credits: Ignacio Palacios
Natural World – Commended, Ignacio Palacios, Spain
Image credits: Ignacio Palacios
Natural World – Winner, Best Single Image, Florent Mamelle, France
Image credits: Florent Mamelle
Natural World, Special Mention, Petar Sabol, Croatia
Image credits: Petar Sabol
Natural World, Special Mention, Antwan Janssen, Netherlands
Image credits: Antwan Janssen
Natural World, Special Mention, Tom Schlesinger, Israel
Image credits: Tom Schlesinger
Natural World, Special Mention, Yong Miao, China
Image credits: Yong Miao
Natural World,Special Mention, Roie Galitz, Israel
Image credits: Roie Galitz
Travel Portfolio, Winner, Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
Image credits: Matjaz Krivic
Travel Portfolio, Winner, Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
Image credits: Matjaz Krivic
Travel Portfolio, Winner, Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
Image credits: Matjaz Krivic
Travel Portfolio, Winner, Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
Image credits: Matjaz Krivic
Travel Portfolio, Winner, Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
Image credits: Matjaz Krivic
Travel Portfolio, Winner, Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
Image credits: Matjaz Krivic
Matjaz Krivic is a documentary photographer capturing stories of people and places. For 25 years he has covered the face of the earth in his intense, personal and aesthetically moving style that has won him several prestigious awards, including World Press Photo in 2016.
He has portrayed poor parts of the world characterised by traditions, social unrest and religious devotion. His photographs sensitively reflect the images of the marginal word – the voices of the neglected. Because of the artist’s directness and respect for individuals, the people photographed are spontaneous, natural and open.Their ‘soul’ is captured and the viewer is encouraged to observe and think.
Travel Portfolio, Winner, Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
Image credits: Matjaz Krivic
Matjaz Krivic is a documentary photographer capturing stories of people and places. For 25 years he has covered the face of the earth in his intense, personal and aesthetically moving style that has won him several prestigious awards, including World Press Photo in 2016.
He has portrayed poor parts of the world characterised by traditions, social unrest and religious devotion. His photographs sensitively reflect the images of the marginal word – the voices of the neglected. Because of the artist’s directness and respect for individuals, the people photographed are spontaneous, natural and open.Their ‘soul’ is captured and the viewer is encouraged to observe and think.
Travel Portfolio, Winner, Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
Image credits: Matjaz Krivic
Matjaz Krivic is a documentary photographer capturing stories of people and places. For 25 years he has covered the face of the earth in his intense, personal and aesthetically moving style that has won him several prestigious awards, including World Press Photo in 2016.
He has portrayed poor parts of the world characterised by traditions, social unrest and religious devotion. His photographs sensitively reflect the images of the marginal word – the voices of the neglected. Because of the artist’s directness and respect for individuals, the people photographed are spontaneous, natural and open.Their ‘soul’ is captured and the viewer is encouraged to observe and think.
Travel,Runner-up, Daniel Burton, United Kingdom
Image credits: Daniel Burton
Travel,Runner-up, Daniel Burton, United Kingdom
Image credits: Daniel Burton
Travel,Runner-up, Daniel Burton, United Kingdom
Image credits: Daniel Burton
Travel,Runner-up, Daniel Burton, United Kingdom
Image credits: Daniel Burton
Travel,Runner-up, Daniel Burton, United Kingdom
Image credits: Daniel Burton
Travel,Runner-up, Daniel Burton, United Kingdom
Image credits: Daniel Burton
Travel,Runner-up, Daniel Burton, United Kingdom
Image credits: Daniel Burton
Travel,Runner-up, Daniel Burton, United Kingdom
Image credits: Daniel Burton
Trave, Highly Commended, Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic
Image credits: Magdaléna Straková
Trave, Highly Commended, Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic
Image credits: Magdaléna Straková
Trave, Highly Commended, Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic
Image credits: Magdaléna Straková
Trave, Highly Commended, Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic
Image credits: Magdaléna Straková
Trave, Highly Commended, Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic
Image credits: Magdaléna Straková
Trave, Highly Commended, Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic
Image credits: Magdaléna Straková
Trave, Highly Commended, Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic
Image credits: Magdaléna Straková
Trave, Highly Commended, Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic
Image credits: Magdaléna Straková
Travel,Commended, Mauro di Bettio, Italy
Image credits: Mauro di Bettio
Travel,Commended, Mauro di Bettio, Italy
Image credits: Mauro di Bettio
Travel,Commended, Mauro di Bettio, Italy
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Travel,Commended, Mauro di Bettio, Italy
Image credits: Mauro di Bettio
Travel,Commended, Mauro di Bettio, Italy
Image credits: Mauro di Bettio
Travel,Commended, Mauro di Bettio, Italy
Image credits: Mauro di Bettio
Travel,Commended, Mauro di Bettio, Italy
Image credits: Mauro di Bettio
Travel,Commended, Mauro di Bettio, Italy
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Travel – Winner, Best Single Image, Philip Lee Harvey, United Kingdom
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Travel – Special Mention, Marsel van Oosten, Netherlands
Image credits: Marsel van Oosten
Travel – Special Mention, Sylvia Michel, Switzerland
Image credits: Sylvia Michel
Travel – Special Mention, Paul Sansome, United Kingdom
Image credits: Paul Sansome
Travel, Special Mention, Sue Flood, United Kingdom
Image credits: Sue Flood
Travel, Special Mention, Louis Montrose, United States
Image credits: Louis Montrose
Travel, Special Mention, Yingting Shih, Taiwan
Image credits: Yingting Shih
Beauty of Light,Commended, Oscar Tarneberg, United Kingdom
Image credits: Oscar Tarneberg
Beauty of Light, Commended, Russell Moore, United Kingdom
Image credits: Russell Moore
Beauty of Light,Commended, Zhenzheng Hu, China
Image credits: Zhenzheng Hu
Beauty of Light, Commended, Edward Graham, United States
Image credits: Edward Graham
Hot/Cold, Winner, He Jian, China
Image credits: He Jian
“Since 2005, I have greatly felt the great charm of photography. So I began to teach myself. I usually like to go to difficult places which are not often visited by ordinary people, hoping to experience different feelings, and record it with my lens. The biggest challenge for photographers lies in the fact that when you capture a moment you also need to be creative. Photography is perception, and here ‘knowledge’ is not only knowledge, but more importantly, through photography we can perceive everything around us that can move us, like a country, a city, a mountain village. Thanks to photography we can convey not only a culture, but also a spirit.”
Hot/Cold, Runner-up, Philip Lee Harvey, United Kingdom
Image credits: Philip Lee Harvey
Hot/Cold, Runner-up, Andrew James, United Kingdom
Image credits: Andrew James
Hot/Cold, Highly Commended, Souvik Dutta, India
Image credits: Souvik Dutta
Hot/Cold, Highly Commended, Joshua Holko, Australia
Image credits: Joshua Holko
Hot/Cold, Commended, Stephen King, Hong Kong
Image credits: Stephen King
Tranquillity, Winner, Simon Morris, United Kingdom
Image credits: Simon Morris
Simon Morris is a semi-professional travel photographer who has been taking serious travel images for around 15 years. His love of photography first started around the time when he had a trip to New York City – armed with a little point-and-shoot camera he attempted to capture anything that moved! As time went on he visited many countries that have rich histories and cultures. At present however he has a yearning to take pictures in cold snowbound countries like Arctic Siberia in Russia and West and Northern Mongolia. For Simon great travel images have a narrative or tell stories… that’s what he strives to do; create stories that have an impact on the viewer.
Tranquillity,Runner-up, Tim Bird, Finland
Image credits: Tim Bird
Tranquillity,Highly Commended, Jichang Liu, China
Image credits: Jichang Liu
Tranquillity, Commended, Scott Portelli, Australia
Image credits: Scott Portelli
New Talent, Festivals & Events – Winner, Jose Antonio Rosas, Peru
Image credits: Antonio Rosas
Jose Antonio Rosas was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Photography became a serious pursuit for him in 2007, when he first traveled to Antarctica and fell in love with its wildlife and landscapes. During the next eight years, he combined his love of photography and the outdoors with a career in finance. In 2015, he made the decision to take a year off from his career and enrolled in the Online Low Residency Program at the International Center of Photography. During this program, he was encouraged to expand the range of his interests, and started photographing people. After the program, he decided to dedicate more of his time to photography and is currently enrolled in the One-Year, Full Time Creative Practices program at ICP.
New Talent, Festivals & Events – Winner, Jose Antonio Rosas, Peru
Image credits: Antonio Rosas
Jose Antonio Rosas was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Photography became a serious pursuit for him in 2007, when he first traveled to Antarctica and fell in love with its wildlife and landscapes. During the next eight years, he combined his love of photography and the outdoors with a career in finance. In 2015, he made the decision to take a year off from his career and enrolled in the Online Low Residency Program at the International Center of Photography. During this program, he was encouraged to expand the range of his interests, and started photographing people. After the program, he decided to dedicate more of his time to photography and is currently enrolled in the One-Year, Full Time Creative Practices program at ICP.
New Talent, Festivals & Events – Winner, Jose Antonio Rosas, Peru
Image credits: Antonio Rosas
Jose Antonio Rosas was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Photography became a serious pursuit for him in 2007, when he first traveled to Antarctica and fell in love with its wildlife and landscapes. During the next eight years, he combined his love of photography and the outdoors with a career in finance. In 2015, he made the decision to take a year off from his career and enrolled in the Online Low Residency Program at the International Center of Photography. During this program, he was encouraged to expand the range of his interests, and started photographing people. After the program, he decided to dedicate more of his time to photography and is currently enrolled in the One-Year, Full Time Creative Practices program at ICP.
New Talent, Festivals & Events – Winner, Jose Antonio Rosas, Peru
Image credits: Antonio Rosas
Jose Antonio Rosas was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Photography became a serious pursuit for him in 2007, when he first traveled to Antarctica and fell in love with its wildlife and landscapes. During the next eight years, he combined his love of photography and the outdoors with a career in finance. In 2015, he made the decision to take a year off from his career and enrolled in the Online Low Residency Program at the International Center of Photography. During this program, he was encouraged to expand the range of his interests, and started photographing people. After the program, he decided to dedicate more of his time to photography and is currently enrolled in the One-Year, Full Time Creative Practices program at ICP.
New Talent, Festivals & Events – Winner, Jose Antonio Rosas, Peru
Image credits: Antonio Rosas
Jose Antonio Rosas was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Photography became a serious pursuit for him in 2007, when he first traveled to Antarctica and fell in love with its wildlife and landscapes. During the next eight years, he combined his love of photography and the outdoors with a career in finance. In 2015, he made the decision to take a year off from his career and enrolled in the Online Low Residency Program at the International Center of Photography. During this program, he was encouraged to expand the range of his interests, and started photographing people. After the program, he decided to dedicate more of his time to photography and is currently enrolled in the One-Year, Full Time Creative Practices program at ICP.
New Talent, Festivals & Events – Winner, Jose Antonio Rosas, Peru
Image credits: Antonio Rosas
Jose Antonio Rosas was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Photography became a serious pursuit for him in 2007, when he first traveled to Antarctica and fell in love with its wildlife and landscapes. During the next eight years, he combined his love of photography and the outdoors with a career in finance. In 2015, he made the decision to take a year off from his career and enrolled in the Online Low Residency Program at the International Center of Photography. During this program, he was encouraged to expand the range of his interests, and started photographing people. After the program, he decided to dedicate more of his time to photography and is currently enrolled in the One-Year, Full Time Creative Practices program at ICP.
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Runner-up, Diana Buzioanu, Romania
Image credits: Diana Buzioanu
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Runner-up, Diana Buzioanu, Romania
Image credits: Diana Buzioanu
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Runner-up, Diana Buzioanu, Romania
Image credits: Diana Buzioanu
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Runner-up, Diana Buzioanu, Romania
Image credits: Diana Buzioanu
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Runner-up, Diana Buzioanu, Romania
Image credits: Diana Buzioanu
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Runner-up, Diana Buzioanu, Romania
Image credits: Diana Buzioanu
New Talent, Festivals & Events,Highly Commended, Luca Venturi, Italy
Image credits: Luca Venturi
New Talent, Festivals & Events,Highly Commended, Luca Venturi, Italy
Image credits: Luca Venturi
New Talent, Festivals & Events,Highly Commended, Luca Venturi, Italy
Image credits: Luca Venturi
New Talent, Festivals & Events,Highly Commended, Luca Venturi, Italy
Image credits: Luca Venturi
New Talent, Festivals & Events,Highly Commended, Luca Venturi, Italy
Image credits: Luca Venturi
New Talent, Festivals & Events,Highly Commended, Luca Venturi, Italy
Image credits: Luca Venturi
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Commended, Simon James Smith, United Kingdom
Image credits: Simon James Smith
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Commended, Simon James Smith, United Kingdom
Image credits: Simon James Smith
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Commended, Simon James Smith, United Kingdom
Image credits: Simon James Smith
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Commended, Simon James Smith, United Kingdom
Image credits: Simon James Smith
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Commended, Simon James Smith, United Kingdom
Image credits: Simon James Smith
New Talent, Festivals & Events, Commended, Simon James Smith, United Kingdom
Image credits: Simon James Smith
Smart Shot, Winner, Nicola Young, United Kingdom
Image credits: Nicola Young
Nicola feels very privileged to live in a creative and adventurous world. As Communications Director for the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry she loves being able to explore her creativity and capture what’s happening on stage; then escaping in her spare time to explore the world and record what she sees – no matter if it’s on an iPhone or full frame DSLR. Capturing that unique moment, seeing beauty in the most surprising places, observing how nature’s elements change a scene – all these things make life more enriching. Photography has been an important part of her life since her schooldays, when she experimented in the school’s unused darkroom.
Smart Shot,Runner-up, Marina Spironetti, Italy
Image credits: Marina Spironetti
Smart Shot, Highly Commended, Marina Spironetti, Italy
Image credits: Marina Spironetti
Smart Shot, Commended, Josien van Geffen, Netherlands
Image credits: Josien van Geffen
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