From breathtaking landscapes to heartwarming portraits and thought-provoking stories, the winning images in the 2023 Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) awards showcase the beauty and diversity of our planet through the eyes of talented photographers from around the globe.
Overall Winner and Young Photographers
AndreJa Ravnak from Slovenia takes home the top prize, following in the footsteps of her compatriot Matjaz Krivic who won the title in 2022. Ravnak’s winning portfolio features serene images of hop growing in Slovenia and rolling fields in Italy and Czechia.
AndreJa Ravnak, Slovenia
AndreJa Ravnak, Slovenia
AndreJa Ravnak, Slovenia
AndreJa Ravnak, Slovenia
AndreJa Ravnak, Slovenia
AndreJa Ravnak, Slovenia
AndreJa Ravnak, Slovenia
The Young TPOTY awards celebrate the potential stars of the future, and this year all three young category winners hail from the United States. 14-year-old Caden Shepard Choi is named Young Travel Photographer of the Year for her black and white story about Navajo wool production and weaving.
Lilly Zhang (17) wins the 15-18 years category with her delicate landscapes from Marsh Creek State Park in Pennsylvania, and Zayan Durrani (14) triumphs in the 14 years and under category with his volcanic eruption shots from Iceland.
Portfolio Category Winners
French photographer Armand Sarlangue wins the Landscape & Environment category with his atmospheric series of Icelandic highlands. Martin Broen‘s striking black and white images of Mobula ray migration in Mexico take top honors in Nature, Wildlife & Conservation, while his thought-provoking photo of a discarded glass bottle transformed into a “crystal palace” for a fish wins Best Single Image. Greek photographer Athanasios Maloukos‘ portfolio of shamans performing rituals on Siberia’s Lake Baikal wins the People and Cultures category, and Jack Lawson (UK) receives Best Single Image for his photo of Nigeria’s amputee football team training on the beach.
Jack Lawson, UK
Alain Schroeder (Belgium) is the winner of the Visual Stories category for his series on athletes in their 80s and 90s competing in the USAFT Masters Indoor Athletics Championships.
F.Dilek Yurdakul (Turkey) wins Best Single Image for her portrait of a young Kalash schoolgirl in Pakistan.
F.Dilek Yurdakul, Turkey
MPB One Shot and People’s Choice Awards
New sponsor MPB brings three “One Shot” categories requiring photographers to capture a specific theme in a single image. Ignacio Palacios (Australia/Spain) wins “A Quieter Life” with his serene photo of a lone walker on an Argentine sand dune. Josien van Geffen (Netherlands) takes “Above, Eye Level, Below” with her unusual perspective of a suspension bridge in Austria. Andrea Peruzzi (Italy) claims “Leisure & Adventure” with his joyous image of a Bedouin jumping over a gorge in Jordan.
The People’s Choice award, decided by public vote, goes to 15-year-old Rohan Neel Shah (Kenya) for his image of a bewildered wildebeest amidst the Great Migration.
A Prestigious Competition
The TPOTY awards are judged anonymously by a panel of 16 international imaging experts. This year’s new judges include New York photographer’s agent Frank Meo, wildlife photographer Jason Edwards, and editorial photographer and Royal Photographic Society President Simon Hill. Finalists must provide RAW image files to verify the authenticity of their entries.
Visit www.tpoty.com for more information about the awards.
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