Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) 2025 opens for entries in May. When it does we will list the new categories and prizes here. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the 2024 winners.
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Overall winner & the Travel Photographer of the Year 2025 – This is the big one! The overall winner and Travel Photographer of the Year 2025 will be the photographer who submits the best two portfolios across the portfolio categories.
Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2025 –
Awards will be given in the 14 and Under and 15-18 age groups, and one overall winner will be chosen. All travel is an adventure, an experience, whether it is an exciting holiday or just a local day out. Great images are just as likely to come from familiar surroundings or close to home, as from long distance travel. Show us a collection of four travel images, in colour or black and white, which you are most proud of!
PORTFOLIO CATEGORIES
New Themes for 2025
Come back in May for all the details
RISING TALENT AWARD
Do you want to make a career in photography? Would you like a helping hand to do this and to build that career? This year TPOTY is launching a new category to help aspiring photographers to develop their talent and make the big step into full time photography.
In this category we’re looking for talent. We’re looking for photographers who want to get better and have the drive and enthusiasm to learn and develop, but need support and guidance to become the best they can be. If you’ve dreamt of a life in photography then this is your opportunity to start following that dream.It’s a category for amateur photographers, semi-pros and people who have started a career in photography within the last two years only.
Come back in May for all the details
ONE SHOT CATEGORIES
New Themes for 2025
Come back in May for all the details
YOUR VOTE – PEOPLE’S CHOICE
The People’s Choice award. Our judges will choose a selection of images from the 2025 finalists, and these will be displayed on our website in December for public vote. The winner receives a selection of books, cards and prints from TPOTY plus membership of Eye for the Light.
HEADER IMAGE: Ngar Shun Victor Wong, Hong Kong
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