• Djenne Mosque, Djenne, Mali. Image by Larry Louie, Canada.
    Djenne Mosque, Djenne, Mali. Image by Larry Louie, Canada.
  • Boy playing with pet shark, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Image by James Morgan, UK – Encounters Portfolio winner.
    Boy playing with pet shark, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Image by James Morgan, UK – Encounters Portfolio winner.
  • Monks preparing to view a solar eclipse, Bemri mountain, Bhutan. Image by Maja Flink, Sweden – One-Shot Adventures winner.
    Monks preparing to view a solar eclipse, Bemri mountain, Bhutan. Image by Maja Flink, Sweden – One-Shot Adventures winner.
  • Mountaineering expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland, Arctic. Image by Quintin Lake, UK – Amazing Places Portfolio winner.
    Mountaineering expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland, Arctic. Image by Quintin Lake, UK – Amazing Places Portfolio winner.
  • A future world champion boxer? Holguin, Cuba. Image by Guylain Doyle, Canada – Judges’ Special Mention, Encounters.
    A future world champion boxer? Holguin, Cuba. Image by Guylain Doyle, Canada – Judges’ Special Mention, Encounters.
  • Reflection of hot air balloon, Yarra Valley, Australia. Image by Tim Barker, Australia – One Shot-Adventures runner-up.
    Reflection of hot air balloon, Yarra Valley, Australia. Image by Tim Barker, Australia – One Shot-Adventures runner-up.
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Travel Photographer of the Year Awards

1 March 2011

Canadian humanitarian documentary photographer and optometrist, Dr Larry Louie has taken top honours in the 2010 international Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) with stunning, highly atmospheric portfolios of black and white images of Mali and China.

Photographers in over 70 countries submitted thousands of images for this year’s contest. Entrants from 34 countries were shortlisted and photographers from 18 countries scooped individual category awards.

As always, TPOTY offered a great selection of prizes from sponsors Adobe Systems, Genesis Imaging, Intrepid Travel, LEE Filters, Lexar, Photo Iconic, Plastic Sandwich, Wacom, and Young Photographers Alliance for the winners, runner-up, highly commended and commended entrants in each category.

In addition to the title of Travel Photography of the Year, Mr Louie won a GBP1000 cash bursary, an Intrepid Travel trip to Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, Adobe CS5 Design Premium software, a Lexar Professional 400x 32GB CompactFlash card and Lexar Professional Dual-Slot card reader, and a customised leather portfolio from Plastic Sandwich.

Full details of the awards can be found at www.tpoty.com.

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