Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) is an international travel photography award, founded by professional photographer Chris Coe and his partner Karen Coe in 2003. The competition runs annually and is open to entries from photographers of all ages and abilities. Each year an overall winner is presented with the 'Travel Photographer of The Year' award, with additional winners selected from each of the year's categories. The competition is judged by an international panel of expert photographers and editors, assessing as many as 20,000 entries from over 142 different countries each year.[1][2]
Since 2011, winning images (alongside runners-up) have been displayed in major TPOTY-held exhibitions in central London at venues such as the Royal Geographical Society[3][4] and the University of Greenwich,[5][6] and published in an accompanying series of Journey portfolio books.
Exhibitions
In 2011 TPOTY entered into a 5-year agreement with the Royal Geographical Society to 'host major annual exhibitions of the awards’ travel photography' annually in South Kensington alongside events and workshops.[3][4]
In 2016 TPOTY re-located to the University of Greenwich, signing a 2-year agreement to display the 2016 and 2017 exhibitions at the university's Stockwell Street campus.[5][6][7]
For 2018 and 2019, the TPOTY exhibitions were hosted as 24-hour, open-air displays at London Bridge City.[8][9]
Journey Books
Journey Books
Date of Publication
Volume Title
Years of Awards
Format
1 December 2004
Journey One
2003-2004
Hardcover
14 January 2007
Journey Two
2005-2006
Hardcover
1 February 2009
Journey Three
2007-2009
Hardcover
3 September 2012
Journey Four
2010-2011
Hardcover
1 October 2013
Journey Five
2012
Paperback
11 July 2014
Journey Six
2013
Paperback
24 July 2015
Journey Seven
2014
Paperback
22 July 2016
Journey Eight
2015
Paperback
July 2016
Journey Nine
2016
Paperback
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.