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Find a fraction of the world’s beauty and wonder in our pick of images by finalists in this year’s Travel Photographer of the Year awards. See more at tpoty.com, including information about the exhibition of works at London’s Coal Drops Yard from 7 April–12 May 2020
TAMIL NADU, INDIA PHOTOGRAPH BY RAMA KAUSHALYAN ‘This photograph portrays a man starting to dress up as the Hindu god Ravana, the ten-headed king of the demons, for the festival of Mahashivratri in the ancient port city of Kulasekharapatnam. The city was built for the purpose of collecting taxes from the pearl and salt industries and houses a famous Hindu temple, the Sri Mutharamman Temple.’ Category: Commended, Young Travel Photographer of the year, aged 15–18