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2015 TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD-WINNING IMAGES
OVERALL WINNER - TRAVEL
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015
Marsel van Oosten (Netherlands)
Atlantic Ocean, Walvis Bay, Namibia
Two Great white pelicans, photographed from a ship on the Atlantic Ocean near Walvis Bay.
OVERALL WINNER - TRAVEL
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015
Marsel van Oosten (Netherlands)
Atlantic Ocean, Walvis Bay, Namibia
Great white pelican, photographed from a ship on the Atlantic Ocean near Walvis Bay.
OVERALL WINNER - TRAVEL
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015
Marsel van Oosten (Netherlands)
Atlantic Ocean, Walvis Bay, Namibia
Great white pelican investigates the camera with its beak, photographed from a ship on the Atlantic Ocean near Walvis Bay.
OVERALL WINNER - TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015
Marsel van Oosten (Netherlands)
Atlantic Ocean, Walvis Bay, Namibia
Great white pelican, photographed from a ship on the Atlantic Ocean.
OVERALL WINNER - TRAVEL
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015
Marsel van Oosten (Netherlands)
Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana, USA
Kayaking amongst the Giant Cypress trees on a misty morning on one of the countless bayous of the Atchafalaya basin, the largest US wetland.
OVERALL WINNER -
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015
Marsel van Oosten (Netherlands)
Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana, USA
Kayaking amongst the Giant Cypress trees on a misty morning on one of the countless bayous of the Atchafalaya basin, the largest US wetland.
OVERALL WINNER - TRAVEL
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015
Marsel van Oosten (Netherlands)
Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana, USA
A photographer amongst the Giant Cypress trees on a misty morning on one of the countless bayous of the Atchafalaya basin.
OVERALL WINNER - TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015
Marsel van Oosten (Netherlands)
Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana, USA
Giant Cypress trees on a misty morning on
one of the countless bayous of the Atchafalaya basin, the largest US wetland.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2015
Winner
Chase Guttman, USA (age 18)
Semonkong, Lesotho
The Basuto people wear traditional blankets for village ceremonies and family milestones.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2015
Winner
Chase Guttman, USA (age 18)
Semonkong, Lesotho
Sheltered from the outside frost, a mother warms her daughter.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2015
Winner
Chase Guttman, USA (age 18)
Semonkong, Lesotho
Basuto ponies are cared for by Sotho tribes.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2015
Winner
Chase Guttman, USA (age 18)
Semonkong, Lesotho
Basuto tribal leader and local shepherds.
Young TPOTY 15-18
Winner
Spencer Cox, USA (age 18)
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Iceland
Young TPOTY 15-18
Winner
Spencer Cox, USA (age 18)
Jökulsárlón beach, Iceland
Young TPOTY 15-18
Winner
Spencer Cox, USA (age 18)
Stokksnes Mountains, Iceland
Young TPOTY 15-18
Winner
Spencer Cox, USA (age 18)
Höfn, Iceland
Young TPOTY 15-18
Runner-up
Jonathan Rystrøm, Denmark (age 16)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Young TPOTY 15-18
Runner-up
Jonathan Rystrøm, Denmark (age 16)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Young TPOTY 15-18
Runner-up
Jonathan Rystrøm, Denmark (age 16)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Young TPOTY 15-18
Runner-up
Jonathan Rystrøm, Denmark (age 16)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Young TPOTY 15-18
Special Mention (single image)
Ido Scharf (age 16)
Israel
Hula Valley, Israel
Two cranes flying over Hula Valley, forming a heart shape.
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Winner
Michael Theodric, Indonesia (age 13)
Boen San Bio Temple, Tangerang, Indonesia.
Kids watching the Hungry Ghost Festival ceremony.
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Winner
Michael Theodric, Indonesia (age 13)
Boen San Bio Temple, Tangerang, Indonesia.
Burning a paper statue during the Hungry Ghost Festival.
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Winner
Michael Theodric, Indonesia (age 13)
Boen San Bio Temple, Tangerang, Indonesia.
Lion Dance during the Hungry Ghost Festival.
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Winner
Michael Theodric, Indonesia (age 13)
Boen San Bio Temple, Tangerang, Indonesia.
Lion Dance during the Hungry Ghost Festival.
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Runner-up
Victor Ghose, UK (age 8)
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Runner-up
Victor Ghose, UK (age 8)
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Runner-up
Victor Ghose, UK (age 8)
Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Runner-up
Victor Ghose, UK (age 8)
Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Special Mention
Hugo Berman, France (age 11)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Special Mention
Hugo Berman, France (age 11)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Special Mention
Hugo Berman, France (age 11)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Young TPOTY 14 and under
Special Mention
Hugo Berman, France (age 11)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Faces, People, Encounters
Winner
Mitchell Kanashkevich (Australia)
Maramures, Romania
Hungarian-Romanian man takes a break from ploughing a field.
Faces, People, Encounters
Winner
Mitchell Kanashkevich (Australia)
Maramures, Romania
Rural Romanian woman preparing pumpkins for winter.
Faces, People, Encounters
Winner
Mitchell Kanashkevich (Australia)
Maramures, Romania
Sheep herder above his village.
Faces, People, Encounters
Winner
Mitchell Kanashkevich (Australia)
Maramures, Romania
Elderly man making Țuică in a traditional alcohol-making machine.
Faces, People, Encounters
Runner-up. This image also won the award for Best Single Image in a portfolio
Timothy Allen (UK)
Western Mongolia
Kazakh wedding season in the Altai Mountains.
Faces, People, Encounters
Runner-up
Timothy Allen (UK)
Western Mongolia
Kazakh wedding season in the Altai
Mountains.
Faces, People, Encounters
Runner-up
Timothy Allen (UK)
Western Mongolia
Kazakh wedding season in the Altai Mountains.
Faces, People, Encounters
Runner-up
Timothy Allen (UK)
Western Mongolia
Kazakh wedding season in the Altai Mountains.
Faces, People, Encounters
Highly Commended
Sue O’Connell, UK
Nunnery near Yangon, Myanmar
Faces, People, Encounters
Highly Commended
Sue O’Connell, UK
Nunnery near Yangon, Myanmar
Faces, People, Encounters
Highly Commended
Sue O’Connell, UK
Nunnery near Yangon, Myanmar
Faces, People, Encounters
Highly Commended
Sue O’Connell, UK
Nunnery near Yangon, Myanmar
Faces, People, Encounters
Commended
Stuart Redler (UK)
Simbai, Papua New Guinea
Child wearing feather headdress.
Faces, People, Encounters
Commended
Stuart Redler (UK)
Simbai, Papua New Guinea
Man wearing hornbill and bead necklace.
Faces, People, Encounters
Commended
Stuart Redler (UK).
Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Ritual scarring, crocodile cult.
Faces, People, Encounters
Commended
Stuart Redler (UK).
Tufi, Papua New Guinea
Canoest wearing traditional decorations made of dried palm leaves.
Faces, People, Encounters
Special Mention
Gianluca de Bartolo (Italy)
Maramures, Romania
Young Orthodox priest
Faces, People, Encounters
Special Mention
Ly Hoang Long (Vietnam)
Tat Vien village, Hung Yen Province, Vietnam
Man transporting bamboo fishing baskets.
Faces, People, Encounters
Special Mention
Rafal Ziejewski (Poland)
Omorate, Ethiopia
A young Dassanech girl.
Faces, People, Encounters
Special Mention
Beniamino Pisati (Italy)
Trinidad, Cuba
Faces, People, Encounters
Special Mention
Gary Pullar (Australia)
Varanasi, India
The Doms who manage the cremation process at Varanasi’s largest crematorium clamber over the remnants of discarded shrouds.
Faces, People, Encounters
Special Mention
Alisson Jonas Cardoso Gontijo (Brazil)
São Francisco, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Monochromal
Winner
Xia Xuejun (China)
Hubei, China
Boat tracking, towing boats by human power, was once the norm in this region. Today it is more of a tourist attraction.
Monochromal
Winner
Xia Xuejun (China)
Hubei, China
Boat tracking, towing boats by human power, was once the norm in this region. Today it is more of a tourist attraction.
Monochromal
Winner
Xia Xuejun (China)
Hubei, China
Boat tracking, towing boats by human power, was once the norm in this region. Today it is more of a tourist attraction.
Monochromal
Winner
Xia Xuejun (China)
Hubei, China
Boat tracking, towing boats by human power, was once the norm in this region. Today it is more of a tourist attraction.
Monochromal
Runner-up
Philip Lee Harvey (UK)
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Salty Lightfoot crab
Monochromal
Runner-up
Philip Lee Harvey (UK)
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Marine Iguanas basking in the evening sun.
Monochromal
Runner-up
Philip Lee Harvey (UK)
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Galapagos sea lion.
Monochromal
Runner-up
Philip Lee Harvey (UK)
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Giant tortoise, approximately 100 years old.
Monochromal
Highly Commended
Larry Louie (Canada)
Hazaribagh Tannery Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Inspecting the hide for defects.
Monochromal
Highly Commended
Larry Louie (Canada)
Hazaribagh Tannery Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The hide is hung to dry and stacked in piles.
Monochromal
Highly Commended
Larry Louie (Canada)
Hazaribagh Tannery Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sorting the leather by size and quality.
Monochromal
Highly Commended
Larry Louie (Canada)
Hazaribagh Tannery Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The skins are pickled and bleached in concrete vats of chemicals.
Monochromal
Commended
Adam Tan (Malaysia)
Hangzhou, China
West lake in early Spring
Monochromal
Commended
Adam Tan (Malaysia)
Hangzhou, China
West lake in early Spring
Monochromal
Commended
Adam Tan (Malaysia)
Hangzhou, China
West lake in early Spring
Monochromal
Commended
Adam Tan (Malaysia)
Hangzhou, China
West lake in early Spring
Monochromal
Winner: Best single image in a portfolio
Scott Portelli (Australia)
Tonga, South Pacific
Young whale calf re-enters the water after breaching.
Monochromal
Winner: Best single image in a portfolio
Timothy Allen (UK)
Kibarani waste dump, Mombasa, Kenya
A life at work on a rubbish dump.
Monochromal
Special Mention
Thierry Bornier (France)
Liangsham, Sichuan, China
Yi child.
Monochromal
Special Mention
Stuart Redler (UK)
Rajasthan, India
Friends attempting to ride five to a moped.
Monochromal
Special Mention
Scott Portelli (Australia)
Antarctica
Sleeping Weddell seal.
Monochromal
Special Mention
Alessandra Meniconzi (Switzerland)
Appenzell, Switzerland.
Switzerland is a camelid paradise, due to the weather and altitude.
Nature & Environment
Winner
James Morgan (UK)
Yakutia, Russia
The wolf hunter demonstrates how to set a trap.
Nature & Environment
Winner
James Morgan (UK)
Yakutia, Russia
Hunter holds up the head of the wolf he has just shot dead.
Nature & Environment
Winner
James Morgan (UK)
Yakutia, Russia
Hunters are paid for every wolf skin they deliver, but the carcasses are burned.
Nature & Environment
Winner
James Morgan (UK)
Yakutia, Russia
Burning the latest wolf carcass.
Nature & Environment
Runner-up
Francisco Mingorance (Spain)
Río Tinto, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
Phosphogypsum ponds.
Nature & Environment
Runner-up
Francisco Mingorance (Spain)
Río Tinto, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
It is very unusual to see birds such as these seagulls here, as the water is so acidic.
Nature & Environment
Runner-up
Francisco Mingorance (Spain)
Río Tinto, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
Nature & Environment
Runner-up
Francisco Mingorance (Spain)
Río Tinto, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
Nature & Environment
Highly Commended
Ingrid Vekemans (Belgium)
Torfbroek, Kampenhout, Belgium
Spiders’ webs in the dew.
Nature & Environment
Highly Commended
Ingrid Vekemans (Belgium)
Torfbroek, Kampenhout, Belgium
Spiders’ webs in the dew.
Nature & Environment
Highly Commended
Ingrid Vekemans (Belgium)
Torfbroek, Kampenhout, Belgium
Spiders’ webs in the dew.
Nature & Environment
Highly Commended
Ingrid Vekemans (Belgium)
Torfbroek, Kampenhout, Belgium
Spiders’ webs in the dew.
Nature & Environment
Commended
Jianhui Liao (China)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Egret feeding its young.
Nature & Environment
Commended
Jianhui Liao (China)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Swinhoe’s Egret and chick.
Nature & Environment
Commended
Jianhui Liao (China)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Nature & Environment
Commended
Jianhui Liao (China)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Nature & Environment
Best Single Image in a portfolio
Alessandra Meniconzi (Switzerland)
Appenzell Alps, Switzerland
The impressive flight skills of the Alpine Chough.
Nature & Environment
Special Mention
Terry Steeley (UK)
Tiger Beach, Bahamas
Sunset split of a large lemon shark cruising the ocean surface.
Nature & Environment
Special Mention
Brigitta Moser (Austria)
Little Karoo, South Africa
Meercat in the early morning.
Nature & Environment
Special Mention
Anette Mossbacher (Germany)
Nordenskiöld glacier, Adolfbukta, Svalbard, Norway
Polar bear in search of seals, standing on an island in front of the glacier.
Nature & Environment
Special Mention
Georg Popp (Austria)
Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana, USA
Cypress swamp in Autumn.
A Moment in Light
Winner
Uli Kunz (Germany)
Heligoland, North Sea
Jumping man casts a long shadow on the tunnel walls.
A Moment in Light
Runner-Up
David Wrangborg (Sweden)
Blomster Høgda outside Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Polar light breaking through the clouds.
A Moment in Light
Highly Commended
Tim Taylor (UK)
South East Ridge of Makalu, Himalaya, Nepal
22,000ft above sea level, the weather is everything; making the wrong choices can cost you your life.
A Moment in Light
Commended
Gunar Streu (Germany)
Dundret nature reserve, Swedish Lapland
Hoarfrost-covered cabin at dusk, with Northern Lights in the background.
A Moment in Light
Commended
Cai Zhiping (China)
Inner Mongolia, China
Horses are the most popular animals on the grasslands.
Colours of the World
Winner
Larry Louie (Canada)
Tibetan Tagong grasslands, Sichuan, China
Tibetan prayer flags.
Colours of the World
Runner-up
Piers Golden (UK)
Tindari Monastery, Patti, Sicily, Italy
Blue Nun.
Colours of the World
Highly Commended
Ignacio Palacios (Spain/Australia)
Marismas del Guadalquivir, Andalucia, Spain
Flamingoes on the Marismas del Guadalquivir.
Colours of the World
Commended
Maria de la Guardia (USA)
Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Afghan women in their new training centre, where they can harvest and sell saffron and vegetables, including these pickled varieties.
Colours of the World
Commended
Zhou Jianyong (China)
Sichuan province, China
People enjoying a crowded swimming pool.
iCaptured (mobile phone category)
Winner
Edgard de Bono, Italy
Benin City, Nigeria
iCaptured (mobile phone category)
Runner-Up
Junjie Zeng (China)
Dresden, Germany
Rooftop of the Max Planck Institute.
iCaptured (mobile phone category)
Runner-up
Frederic Fouchet (France)
Tokyo, Japan
Scene in the subway.
iCaptured (mobile phone category)
Highly Commended
Timothy Allen (UK)
Mongolia
Eagle hunter.
Captured (mobile phone category)
Commended
Pamelyn Chee (Singapore)
San Diego, California, USA
Water
Winner
Jasper Doest (Netherlands)
Marchena, Andalusia, Spain
Water sprayed over municipal waste to dilute the acids released during decomposition.
Water
Runner-up
Stephan Fürnrohr (Germany)
Near Ilulissat, Disko Bay, Greenland
Water
Highly Commended
Wade Hughes (Australia)
Open sea off Pico Island in the Azores.
A whale’s eye perspective of a whale-watching boat as the skipper speaks by phone to lookouts perched on the high slopes of Pico Island.
Water
Commended
Joel Santos (Portugal)
Salt flats, Afar region, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Salt miner taking a camel caravan to the mining site.
New Talent: Street Culture
Winner
Zhu Jingyi (China)
Jiangsu, China
A private school.
New Talent: Street Culture
Winner
Zhu Jingyi (China)
Jiangsu, China
New Talent: Street Culture
Winner
Zhu Jingyi (China)
Jiangsu, China
Baked roll master.
New Talent: Street Culture
Winner
Zhu Jingyi (China)
Jiangsu, China
Shoemaker
New Talent: Street Culture
Winner
Zhu Jingyi (China)
Jiangsu, China
Blacksmith
New Talent: Street Culture
Winner
Zhu Jingyi (China)
Jiangsu, China
New Talent: Street Culture
Runner-Up
Wang Changshu (China)
Fuzhou, Fujian province, China
New Talent: Street Culture
Runner-Up
Wang Changshu (China)
Fuzhou, Fujian province, China
New Talent: Street Culture
Runner-Up
Wang Changshu (China)
Fuzhou, Fujian province, China
New Talent: Street Culture
Runner-Up
Wang Changshu (China)
Fuzhou, Fujian province, China
New Talent: Street Culture
Runner-Up
Wang Changshu (China)
Fuzhou, Fujian province, China
New Talent: Street Culture
Runner-Up
Wang Changshu (China)
Fuzhou, Fujian province, China
New Talent: Street Culture
Highly Commended
Carlos Esteves (Portugal)
Kathmandu, Nepal
New Talent: Street Culture
Highly Commended
Carlos Esteves (Portugal)
Bhaktapur, Nepal
New Talent: Street Culture
Highly Commended
Carlos Esteves (Portugal)
Bhaktapur, Nepal
N New Talent: Street Culture
Highly Commended
Carlos Esteves (Portugal)
Bhaktapur, Nepal
New Talent: Street Culture
Highly Commended
Carlos Esteves (Portugal)
Bhaktapur, Nepal
New Talent: Street Culture
Highly Commended
Carlos Esteves (Portugal)
Bhaktapur, Nepal
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Alison Cahill (UK)
Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
Lembongan Ink Tattoo Studio.
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Alison Cahill (UK)
Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
Lembongan Ink Tattoo Studio.
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Alison Cahill (UK)
Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
Lembongan Ink Tattoo Studio.
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Alison Cahill (UK)
Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
Lembongan Ink Tattoo Studio.
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Alison Cahill (UK)
Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
Lembongan Ink Tattoo Studio.
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Alison Cahill (UK)
Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
Lembongan Ink Tattoo Studio.
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Yi Choon Tang (Malaysia)
Kolkata, India
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Yi Choon Tang (Malaysia)
Kolkata, India
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Yi Choon Tang (Malaysia)
Kolkata, India
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Yi Choon Tang (Malaysia)
Kolkata, India
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Yi Choon Tang (Malaysia)
Kolkata, India
New Talent: Street Culture
Commended
Yi Choon Tang (Malaysia)
Kolkata, India