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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 portfolio books and, since 2011, displayed in a major exhibition held at the Royal Geographical Society.
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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.
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.