Breathtaking images from the Travel Photographer of the Year award
Inspiring images from around the globe

From crystalline captures of landscapes to intimate, up-close portraits of some of the world’s most fascinating creatures, the always hotly contested Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) awards showcases some of the most incredible scenes around the world. Here’s a selection of some of our favourite images from the TPOTY 2019 awards – guaranteed to have you scribbling new destinations and experiences on your ‘where to visit next’ list.
Dusk to Dawn: joint winner

Dusk to Dawn: joint winner

Dusk to Dawn: Highly commended

Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes best single image

Street Life best single image

Smart Shot, iTravelled

Timothy Allen Photography Scholarship Award (TAPSA)

Thrills & Adventures portfolio: winner

Thrills & Adventures portfolio: runner-up

Thrills & Adventures portfolio: highly commended

Thrills & Adventures portfolio: commended

Italian photographer Marco Grassi shot this striking, vertiginous image of a yellow rain-jacketed walker gazing down the cascade of Foss, the biggest waterfall in the Faroe Islands. The scene is rendered all the more dramatic – and grey – after a night of heavy downpours. Feeling inspired? Check out our guide to the Faroe Islands.
Thrills & Adventures best single image: winner

Thrills & Adventures best single image: special mention

People & Cultures portfolio: winner

People & Cultures portfolio: winner

People & Cultures portfolio: runner-up

People & Cultures portfolio: highly commended

People & Cultures portfolio: commended

People & Cultures best single image

Endangered Planet portfolio: winner

Endangered Planet portfolio: runner-up

Endangered Planet portfolio: highly commended

Endangered Planet portfolio: commended

Endangered Planet best single image

Art of Travel portfolio

A body of work spanning striking architecture and close-ups of natural beauty won UK-based professional photographer Paul Sansome the top prize in this category. Photographs such as this one of Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland zoom in on focal points with extraordinary detail.
Art of Travel portfolio

Art of Travel best single image

The layered shadows and striking silhouette of this image, taken in the Scottish Highlands, give it an ethereal, dreamlike feel. Its incredible composition and timing saw it acclaimed as the best single image in a portfolio in the Art of Travel category.
Young TPOTY: 14 and under

Young TPOTY: 15-18 age group

Young Travel Photographer of the Year

Travel Photographer of the Year 2019

Travel Photographer of the Year 2019

This image of people politely lining up in the rain to enter the Louvre in Paris exemplifies the breadth of her skill-set. Gomez Catalina as struck by the neatness and uniformity of the queues, highlighted further by the boy running across the square, which the photographer described as “the only dynamic note of the scene”.
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