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THROUGH THEIR EYES 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

TORRES DEL PAINE, CHILE PHOTOGRAPH BY AMIT ESHEL ‘Lessons in behaviour: Rupestre is a wild puma looking for prey from a high advantage position in the Torres del Paine in Patagonia; her four playful kittens are close by, learning by imitation.’ Category: Highly Commended, Endangered Planet portfolio

WEST HIGHLANDS, SCOTLAND PHOTOGRAPH BY GEOFF SHOULTS ‘This mountain is Buachaille Etive Beag, in the West Highlands of Scotland. We had gone up to Scotland on a January a f ernoon armed with skis, crampons, axes and all the paraphernalia required for winter in the mountains but it was more like June than January. The person in the image is my wife, though it wasn’t a posed shot, I just happened to turn around at the right time…’ Category: Winner, Best Single Image in an Art of Travel portfolio

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

XINJIANG, CHINA PHOTOGRAPH BY QUANHOU LU ‘The earthy tones of the river and the starkness of the landscape give an almost industrial feel to what is actually a rural episode, as the flock of sheep makes its way over the bridge and onwards towards pastures new. There must be a shepherd there somewhere, but the only human visible is heading in the opposite direction. Are these animals o f on an adventure of their own?’ Category: Winner, Best Single Image in a Thrills & Adventures portfolio

MUNDARI, SOUTH SUDAN PHOTOGRAPH BY TREVOR COLE ‘The symbiotic bond between the Mundari tribesmen of South Sudan and their animals is reflected in the tribal bond itself. The camaraderie, smoke, fires and dust create a special scene to witness.’ Category: Winner, People & Cultures portfolio

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

PALAU PHOTOGRAPH BY ERIN DONALSON ‘This is a giant clam of the Pacific island nation of Palau. The clams come in an array of colours, can weigh more than 440lb, measure 120cm and live to over 100 years.’ Category: Special Mention, Endangered Planet

FADA N’GOURMA, BURKINA FASO PHOTOGRAPH BY KATY GOMEZ CATALINA ‘I was attracted to the beauty of this young shepherd. Behind each portrait there is a story, a fleeting but intense connection, a wink of complicity, an emotion, small gestures that become great moments and reflect the universality of feelings. Behind every face hides a life, sometimes as uncomfortable as it is worthy.’ Category: Overall Winner, Travel Photographer of the Year, 2019