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Travel Photographer Of The Year: 16 Spectacular Winning Images

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Photo: DANNY YEN SIN WONG, MALAYSIA /i/www.tpoty.com

The Travel Photographer of The Year Awards winners have been chosen and they're a stunning selection celebrating the beauty of our planet and all its inhabitants.

From 20,000 entries by amateur and professional photographers of all ages from 142 countries, the jury selected more than 150 images “in a vibrant, fascinating and evocative collection of world-class contemporary travel photography shot on everything from high-end professional cameras to mobile phones” as the winners for 2018.

"Run by  photographers for photographers," according to the organizers, the international Travel Photographer of the Year was founded in 2003 and has become one of the world’s leading travel photography awards. It accepts entries from amateur, semi-pro and professional photographers.

The top prize and title of Travel Photographer of the Year 2018 (TPOTY) was taken by Stefano Pensotti, a semi-professional photographer from Italy, with eight superb images showcasing life around the globe. The Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2018 was awarded to 14-year-old American Isabella Smith for her colorful portfolio of photographs taken in Chefchaouen, Morocco.

Across the various categories, the winning photographers have won cash, professional cameras and lenses, trips and membership in U.K’s Royal Photographic Society, among other prizes.

The winning images from this year’s awards will be exhibited in Spring 2019 at a free-to-view outdoor exhibition at London Bridge City, opposite the Tower of London and at TPOTY exhibitions internationally.

Below is a selection of some of the competition highlights, and here you can see the complete galleries.

Photo: STEFANO PENSOTTI, ITALY /www.tpoty.com

Photo: ROBIN YONG, MALAYSIA/AUSTRALIA/www.tpoty.com

Photo: MARINKA MASSÉUS, NETHERLANDS /www.tpoty.com

Photo: VLADIMIR ALEKSEEV, RUSSIA /www.tpoty.com

Photo: MATJAZ KRIVIC, SLOVENIA /www.tpoty.com

Photo: MATJAZ KRIVIC, SLOVENIAwww.tpoty.com

Photo: HE JIAN, CHINA/www.tpoty.com

Phot: PHILIP LEE HARVEY, UK/www.tpoty.com

Photo: FLORENT MAMELLE,, FRANCE/www.tpoty.com

Photo: MAGDALÉNA STRAKOVÁ, CZECH REPUBLIC/www.tpoty.com

Photo: ISABELLA SMITH (AGE 14), USA /www.tpoty.com

Photo: FARDIN OYAN (AGE 16), BANGLADESH/www.tpoty.com

Photo: JICHANG LIU, CHINA/www.tpoty.com

Photo: JAVIER HERRANZ CASELLAS, SPAIN /www.tpoty.com

Photo: FUYANG ZHOU, CHINA/www.tpoty.com