The winning images from the international Travel Photographer of the Year awards (the featured image, above, is Bumbesti Jiu, Gorj county, Romania by Felicia Simion/www.tpoty.com – Runner-up, Young TPOTY 15-18) are on show in a magnificent, free exhibition at London’s Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
The exhibition runs until August 18 – open 10am-5pm Sunday to Thursday and 10am-7pm Friday and Saturday. There will be late openings to 9pm on Tuesday 13th, Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th August.
During the exhibition, TPOTY will also be staging the annual festival of photography – Travel Photography Live! at the Royal Geographical Society. This interactive, informative and hugely entertaining event starts with “In conversation with” evenings with wildlife photographer Andy Rouse (July 17th) and award-winning photojournalist Nick Danziger (July 24th).
A weekend (July 27th and 28th) of talks and workshops follows from some of the world’s leading travel, landscape, adventure, people, advertising location and wildlife photographers – including Colin Prior, Steve Bloom, Chris Weston, Jim Marks, Martin Hartley, Eamonn McCabe and Philip Lee Harvey.
Craig Easton wins the Cutty Sark Award for the overall winner
Winner, New Talent Portfolio – Another World
Winner, Portfolio – People Watching
Commended, New Talent Portfolio – Another World
Winner, Portfolio – Wild Planet
Special Mention, Portfolio – People Watching
Winner, Best Single Image in a Portfolio – People Watching
Highly Commended, Portfolio – Journeys
Special Mention, Best Single Image in a Portfolio – Journeys
Winner, First Shot – Big City
Winner, YPA Emerging Talent Award
Winner, Best Single Image in a Portfolio – Journeys
Special Mention, Best Single Image in a Portfolio – Journeys
Special Mention, Young Travel Photographer – Places & Faces
