Travel Photographer of the Year - International photography awards and competition for all amateur and professional photographers

Travel Photographer of the Year Awards

Welcome to Travel Photographer of the Year 2008

TPOTY is run by photographers for photographers, judged by renowned photography experts, and is open to photographers across the world - amateur and professional. Age is no barrier - we have a special category for photographers aged 16 and under, Young TPOTY.

As always we’ve got great categories, to really challenge you, and some incredible prizes, including an amazing photographic opportunity in the Himalayas for the overall winner!

TPOTY 2008 prizes include:

A place on the 2009 High & Wild Everest Skydive Expedition
A large format Linhof Technorama panoramic camera
Intrepid Travel trips to India and Cuba and to see the mountain gorillas of Uganda
Adobe professional imaging software
Wacom Cintiq 12WX interactive pen displays and Intuos3 and Bamboo pen tablets
Lee filters
Plastic Sandwich leather portfolio books
Lexar Professional CompactFlash cards and Dual-slot USB card readers
Pixfizz custom-built photography books and online image gallery
CBL Professional Color Balance Lenses
£1,000 cash bursaries
PhotoIconic and Iridius photography courses

Winning and commended photographers receive amazing international exposure, but it's not just about winning... there are many other great photographs which don't win but the best images feature in TPOTY exhibitions and 'Journey' books, which have helped many photographers sell their work, get commissions or launch their photographic careers. We are also passionate about protecting photographers’ copyright so your images remain yours.

You'll find all the information you need to enter the competition here on the site but if there's anything you're not sure about then simply email us. Click on the menus to learn all about this year's TPOTY competition.

What's in the rest of the site?

Once you've discovered all you need to know about the awards, why not explore the rest of the site and the three linked sites.

TPOTY Books

The TPOTY Journey books, featuring fabulous images from the first four years of TPOTY, and are available through this site.

Exhibitions

Come and meet us or see the best images at our exhibitions.

Travel Shooters

Our free to view online travel photographers’ magazine with free prize draws.

Photographers’ Showcase

A chance for photographers worldwide to showcase their work to an international audience.

PhotoIconic Photography Courses

UK and international photography courses and holidays with tuition from award-winning photographers

Staying Up To Date

If you would like to receive regular updates on the awards, books and exhibitions then click here.