Short Description
The Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) awards is one of the most prestigious international competitions dedicated to travel photography, celebrating stunning imagery that captures the spirit of people, places, cultures, and environments around the world.
Eligibility
Entry is open to anyone except those directly involved in the running of the competition judging. Any photographer, amateur and professional, aged 19 years and over, from any country, can enter the four Portfolio categories and the four Single Image ‘One Shot’ categories. The Rising Talent Award is open to amateur, semi-pro and professionals who have turned pro within the last 2 years only. Young Travel Photographer of the Year is for photographers aged 18 years and under. There are two age categories – aged 14 years and under, and aged 15 to 18 years.
Submission Requirements
- UPLOADED images should be in jpeg file format at resolution 72dpi.
- The maximum file size for uploaded images is 3 MB at 72dpi (this will be lower than the original image size and resolution) and no bigger than 2000px along the longest side. If the image is bigger the system may attempt to upload it, but it will not then show in your entry. If you have this issue with an upload, please check the dimensions of the file you are trying to upload – some files can be within our 3MB limit at 72dpi but be larger than 2000 pixels along the longest size, and this can cause upload issues.
- All images must be saved in sRGB or Adobe RGB colour modes.
- For all categories ORIGINAL high res images (if shortlisted) should be ideally high enough resolution to be printed at at least 45cm x 30cm (a minimum of 5000 pixels along longest length) at 300dpi. If your original image is much smaller than this please check with us first.
- Scanned images – if you have shot your images on film or transparency and then scanned them, you can still upload them for any category.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards Categories
- OVERALL WINNER – Travel Photographer of the Year
- Young Travel Photographer of the Year
- Travel Image of the Year
- Adventures & Experiences
- Culture, Heritage & Beliefs
- Landscape, Weather & Climate
- Wildlife, Sealife, Birdlife
- RISING TALENT AWARD
- Green Planet
- Slow Travel
- Travel in Monochrome
- Travel Portraits
- Shooting Travel
- Our World
Entry Fee
- Young Travel Photographer of the Year – FREE
- Four-image portfolio – £25 per entry
- 2 x Four-image portfolios – £35 when entered at the same time
- Rising Talent Award – £25
- One Shot – £12 per entry
- TPOTY Pass – available only until 31st July with unlimited entries in any eligible categories – £95
- ‘Two Plus Four’ 12-image combination of 4 One Shot entries and 2 four-image portfolios entered at the same time – £55
- ‘Ten Image Combination‘ of between six and 10 One Shot images – £55
- Eligibility for the award of Travel Photographer of the Year 2025 is automatic for any entrant aged 19 and above who submits 2 or more portfolios in any combination of portfolio categories.
- Video category (up to 1 min) Shooting Travel – £15
- Video category (up to 2 min) Our World – £25
Location
United Kingdom
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 13 October 2025
Website Link: https://www.tpoty.com/tpoty-2025-awards/rules/
