• © Michele Palazzo, Italy. Winner, Cities: Architecture &
Spaces.
Flatiron Building, Manhattan, New
York, USA. "While walking through the Jonas snowstorm that swept across the East Coast, I captured this shot of the
Flatiron Building against a backdrop of swirling snow."
    © Michele Palazzo, Italy. Winner, Cities: Architecture & Spaces. Flatiron Building, Manhattan, New York, USA. "While walking through the Jonas snowstorm that swept across the East Coast, I captured this shot of the Flatiron Building against a backdrop of swirling snow."
  • © Dominic Byrne, Ireland. Highly Commended, Cities:
Architecture & Spaces.
Astana, Kazakhstan. An image of an interesting art installation composed in a way to give a War of the Worlds feel to a nearby
modern tower.
    © Dominic Byrne, Ireland. Highly Commended, Cities: Architecture & Spaces. Astana, Kazakhstan. An image of an interesting art installation composed in a way to give a War of the Worlds feel to a nearby modern tower.
  • © Joel Santos, Portugal. Winner, Travel Photographer of the
Year 2016. 
Lake Bosumtwi, Ashanti, Ghana. The Ashanti people fish from the traditional wooden padua.
    © Joel Santos, Portugal. Winner, Travel Photographer of the Year 2016. Lake Bosumtwi, Ashanti, Ghana. The Ashanti people fish from the traditional wooden padua.
  • © Joel Santos, Portugal. Winner, Travel Photographer of the
Year 2016. 
Salt Desert, Danakil Depression, Afar,
Ethiopia.
This unique aerial photo shows the salt
miners guiding a dromedary and donkey
caravan through this desert's unique salt
patterns.
    © Joel Santos, Portugal. Winner, Travel Photographer of the Year 2016. Salt Desert, Danakil Depression, Afar, Ethiopia. This unique aerial photo shows the salt miners guiding a dromedary and donkey caravan through this desert's unique salt patterns.
  • © Ruiyuan Chen, China. Winner, Mankind portfolio.
Daliang Mountains, Sichaun province, China. Portraits of the ethnic Yi people, who live in great poverty.
    © Ruiyuan Chen, China. Winner, Mankind portfolio. Daliang Mountains, Sichaun province, China. Portraits of the ethnic Yi people, who live in great poverty.
  • © Jeremy Woodhouse, UK. Winner – Best Single Image in a
Mankind Portfolio.
Coltesti, Romania. This elderly woman was cutting grass
from a small plot to feed her livestock.
    © Jeremy Woodhouse, UK. Winner – Best Single Image in a Mankind Portfolio. Coltesti, Romania. This elderly woman was cutting grass from a small plot to feed her livestock.
  • © Magdaléna Straková, Czech
Republic. Special Mention, Wildlife & Nature.
Prague Zoo, Prague, Czech Republic This flamingo was photographed early in the morning in January, when few
people visit.
    © Magdaléna Straková, Czech Republic. Special Mention, Wildlife & Nature. Prague Zoo, Prague, Czech Republic This flamingo was photographed early in the morning in January, when few people visit.
  • © Marco Urso, Italy. Special Mention, Wildlife & Nature
Kamchatka, Russia. The young cubs like to play. This one
was having fun with a small stick. After biting it, he relaxed for a few seconds, looking like a little fisherman.
    © Marco Urso, Italy. Special Mention, Wildlife & Nature Kamchatka, Russia. The young cubs like to play. This one was having fun with a small stick. After biting it, he relaxed for a few seconds, looking like a little fisherman.
  • © Kyle Adler, USA. Joint Runner-up, Wildlife & Nature. 
This alligator lay out in the middle of the waterway seeking what little sunshine was offered on a cloudy December day as we sailed by.
    © Kyle Adler, USA. Joint Runner-up, Wildlife & Nature. This alligator lay out in the middle of the waterway seeking what little sunshine was offered on a cloudy December day as we sailed by.
  • © Craig Easton, UK. 
Winner, Land, Sea, Sky portfolio.
West Kirby, Wirral, UK. A lone Buddhist monk walks around
the boundary wall of the West Kirby Marine Lake.
    © Craig Easton, UK. Winner, Land, Sea, Sky portfolio. West Kirby, Wirral, UK. A lone Buddhist monk walks around the boundary wall of the West Kirby Marine Lake.
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From fiery lava flows to a magical, snow-swirled New York street scene that echoes an Impressionist painting, and from the imperious gaze of an elusive, endangered Iberian lynx to wonderfully minimalist images of West Kirby, England, the winning images in the 2016 international Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) have been recently been revealed.

© Joel Santos, Portugal. Winner, Travel Photographer of the
Year 2016. 
Salt Desert, Danakil Depression, Afar,
Ethiopia.
This unique aerial photo shows the salt
miners guiding a dromedary and donkey
caravan through this desert's unique salt
patterns.
© Joel Santos, Portugal. Winner, Travel Photographer of the Year 2016.
Salt Desert, Danakil Depression, Afar, Ethiopia. This unique aerial photo shows the salt miners guiding a dromedary and donkey caravan through this desert's unique salt patterns.

Joel Santos became the first-ever Portuguese overall winner in the award’s 14-year history, beating photographers from 123 countries to take the title of Travel Photographer of the Year 2016, along with the £4,000 first prize. His winning entry featured a delicate and intimate portfolio depicting traditional fishing in Ghana and – in another first for TPOTY – an aerial portfolio captured using a drone, giving a bird’s eye view of one of the hottest places in the world, Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.

© Craig Easton, UK. 
Winner, Land, Sea, Sky portfolio.
West Kirby, Wirral, UK. A lone Buddhist monk walks around
the boundary wall of the West Kirby Marine Lake.
© Craig Easton, UK. Winner, Land, Sea, Sky portfolio.
West Kirby, Wirral, UK. A lone Buddhist monk walks around the boundary wall of the West Kirby Marine Lake.

In the portfolio categories, former overall TPOTY winner Craig Easton won ‘Land, Sea, Sky’, with two German photographers – Sandra Bartocha and Stephan Fürnrohr– each being awarded ‘Best Single Image’ in the category. China’s Ruiyuan Chen took first place in ‘Mankind’, with Jeremy Woodhouse (UK) winning the award for Best Single Image, and Beniamino Pisati (Italy) won ‘Journeys & Adventures’, with Lluís Salvadó (Spain) winning Best Single Image.

© Jeremy Woodhouse, UK. Winner – Best Single Image in a
Mankind Portfolio.
Coltesti, Romania. This elderly woman was cutting grass
from a small plot to feed her livestock.
© Jeremy Woodhouse, UK. Winner – Best Single Image in a Mankind Portfolio.
Coltesti, Romania. This elderly woman was cutting grass from
a small plot to feed her livestock.

In the single image categories, ‘Shaped by Light’ was won by Chinese photographer Biran Zhao, Michele Palazzo (Italy) won ‘Cities – Architecture & Spaces’ and Luke Massey (UK) won ‘Wildlife & Nature’.

A number of Australian photographers were also recognised in the contest, including Ben McRae, who received a Special Mention in the Land, Sea, Sky category, and Jason Edwards who also received a Special Mention in the Journeys & Adventures category.

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