From wild horses wandering in the Utah desert to images of a tribe of pygmies in Uganda: these are the most impressive images that won the awards of this competition ...
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1 of 23 | Main winner of the Best Travel Photographer 2019 awards: Katy Gómez Catalina, from Spain, was named the main winner of the competition due to her impressive images, such as this photograph of members of the Batwa pygmy tribe in Lake Mutanda, Uganda. Swipe to see the rest of this year's winners. Warning: there are explicit images that some readers may find disturbing. (Credit: Katy Gomez Catalina / www.tpoty.com) Look at the gallery →
2 of 23 | Main winner of the Best Travel Photographer awards 2019: this image of the Louvre Museum in Paris during a rainy day was also taken by Gómez Catalina. "It was raining and people formed a perfect line to enter the Louvre Museum," he said. "The only dynamic note of the scene was a boy who ran across," he added. (Credit: Katy Gomez Catalina / www.tpoty.com)
3 of 23 | Main winner in the category for young photographers: Indigo Larmour, from Ireland and with just 11 years, won the prize in this category. The image of a man drinking chai tea in Kolkata, India, is one of the many he took while traveling with his family. (Credit: Indigo Larmour / www.tpoty.com)
4 of 23 | Winner, category The art of traveling: Paul Sansome, professional travel and fine arts photographer, who has established himself in southern England and Vietnam, triumphed in this category. His portfolio presented a multiple exposure image of Agra, in India, taken for 10 minutes. (Credit: Paul Sansome / www.tpoty.com)
5 of 23 | Recognition, category The art of traveling: Trevor Cole, from Ireland, presented a portfolio that included this image of Wodaabe nomads in Massenya, Chad. (Credit: Trevor Cole / www.tpoty.com)
6 of 23 | Winner, best individual image in the category The art of traveling: this photograph of a lonely person walking in Highlands, Scotland, taken by Geoff Shoults, of Great Britain, stood out in the category. (Credit: Geoff Shoults / www.tpoty.com)
7 of 23 | Special mention, category The art of traveling: the image of Tran Tuan Viet, in which a worker collects incense packages in Hanoi, Vietnam, also received praise. (Credit: Tran Tuan Viet / www.tpoty.com)
8 of 23 | Winner, Planet in danger category: Alain Schroeder, a Belgian graphic reporter, was the winner of this category. His portfolio included several images of orangutans that were being treated at the SOCP quarantine center in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. (Credit: Alain Schroeder / www.tpoty.com)
9 of 23 | Second place, Planet in danger category: the images that the French photographer Florian Ledoux presented to the contest included this photograph of a polar bear jumping among pieces of ice in Nunavut, Canada. (Credit: Florian Ledoux / www.tpoty.com)
10 of 23 | Recognition, category Planet in danger: British photographer Will Burrard-Lucas achieved impressive images of elephants in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, for which he was praised. (Credit: Will Burrard-Lucas / www.tpoty.com)
11 of 23 | Winner, best individual image in the Endangered Planet category: Jason Edwards, from Australia, took this award with his photograph of the charred remains of a tortured African elephant in northern Botswana. (Credit: Jason Edwards / www.tpoty.com)
12 of 23 | Winner, People and Cultures category: Photographer Trevor Cole, from Ireland, captured this fascinating image in Mundari, Terekeka County, South Sudan. (Credit: Trevor Cole / www.tpoty.com)
13 of 23 | Recognition, category People and cultures: Zhiyuan Liao's portfolio of images from China was praised in this category. (Credit: Zhiyuan Liao / www.tpoty.com)
14 of 23 | Winner, best individual image in the category People and cultures: Debdatta Chakraborty, from India, took this picture during the country's Chhath festival. (Credit: Debdatta Chakraborty / www.tpoty.com)
15 of 23 | Winner, Emotions and Adventures category: Brian Clopp took these images while living among the wild horses of Onaqui, under the harsh desert conditions in Utah. (Credit: Brian Clopp / www.tpoty.com)
16 of 23 | Recognition, category Emotions and adventures: Marco Grassi's portfolio presented this image taken on top of one of the highest peaks of the island of Senja in Norway. (Credit: Marco Grassi / www.tpoty.com)
17 of 23 | Winner, best individual image in the Emotions and adventures category: the picture taken by Quanhou Lu to animals moving between grazing lands in China triumphed in this category. (Credit: Quanhou Lu / www.tpoty.com)
18 of 23 | Winner, category From dusk to dawn: wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas was one of two winners in this category. (Credit: Will Burrard-Lucas / www.tpoty.com)
19 of 23 | Winner, category From dusk to dawn: amateur photographer Sumi Duha shares the title with Burrard-Lucas for this wonderful image taken in Cuba. (Credit: Sumi Duha / www.tpoty.com)
20 of 23 | Second place, category From dusk to dawn: Yevhen Samuchenko, from Ukraine, was a finalist in this category thanks to this photograph of Lake Gosaikunda in the Himalayas, Nepal. (Credit: Yevhen Samuchenko / www.tpoty.com) Winner, Oceans, seas, rivers, lakes category: Ignacio Palacios took the image of the National Park dos Lençóis Maranhenses, in Brazil, from a plane. (Credit: Ignacio Palacios / www.tpoty.com)
21 of 23 | Winner, Oceans, seas, rivers, lakes category: Ignacio Palacios took the image of the National Park dos Lençóis Maranhenses, in Brazil, from a plane. (Credit: Ignacio Palacios / www.tpoty.com)
22 of 23 | Winner, Street Life category: the image of Robin Yong, travel photographer, of a man and a woman in Old Havana, Cuba, also won the People's Choice award, which was voted online. (Credit: Robin Yong / www.tpoty.com)
23 of 23 | Winner, SmartShot iTravelled category, taken with a cell phone or tablet: Benjamin Shaul captured these flamingos on his beach in Oranjestad, Aruba. (Credit: Benjamin Shaul / www.tpoty.com) (CNN) - Flamingos gathered on an Aruba beach, wild horses wandering in Utah and orangutans receiving treatment in a quarantine center in Indonesia are part of the winning images in the Best Travel Photographer of the Year 2019 awards.
With an international jury of image experts, including the Pulitzer Essdras M. Suarez prize winner, the annual competition receives proposals from amateur, semi-professional and professional photographers from over 140 countries.
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It is divided into multiple categories, including four sections of portfolios: The art of traveling, Planet in danger, People and cultures and Emotions and adventures.
Katy Gómez Catalina, from Spain, was named the main winner of the competition due to a magnificent portfolio with images of the Batwa pygmy tribe on Lake Mutanda, Uganda, as well as by an intriguing photograph of the Louvre Museum in Paris for a day rainy.
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Main winner of the Best Travel Photographer awards 2019: this image of the Louvre Museum in Paris during a rainy day was taken by Gómez Catalina. "It was raining and people formed a perfect line to enter the Louvre Museum," he said. (Credit: Katy Gomez Catalina / www.tpoty.com)
“I observe the world, not only to witness what I see, but (…) to express a personal perspective, a point of view, an interpretation and not just a representation,” says Katy Gómez Catalina.
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"The camera has become an inseparable companion, I cannot see the world if it is not through the eyes of a camera," he added.
Alain Schroeder, a Belgian graphic reporter, took home the Planet in Danger award with his orangutan images, while wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and amateur photographer Sumi Duha were the two winners in the Nightfall category at dawn.
Main winner in the category for young photographers: Indigo Larmour, just 11 years old, won the prize in this category. The image of a man drinking chai tea in Kolkata, India, is one of the many he took while traveling with his family. (Credit: Indigo Larmour / www.tpoty.com)
The Best Travel Photographer of the Year awards also include a special award for young photographers: Indigo Larmour, from Ireland and with just 11 years old, was the main winner of this category.
"Being a child means that I usually see everyday activities from a different perspective," said Larmour. “When I grow up, I would love to be a photographer and highlight environmental problems and tell stories of people I know through photos,” he added.
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Robin Yong, award-winning travel and commercial photographer, won with his image of a man and a woman in the streets of Old Havana, in Cuba, the prize in the category of Street Life and in the Election of the public, which was voted online.
Other categories included an award for images taken with a cell phone or tablet, awarded to American photographer Benjamin Shaul for his image of flamingos in Aruba, which he captured with an iPhone. A new category was also released for documentary photos of travel-related topics: TAPSA, by Kiran Ridley, won the award.
Winner, SmartShot iTravelled category, taken with a cell phone or tablet: Benjamin Shaul captured these flamingos on his beach in Oranjestad, Aruba. (Credit: Benjamin Shaul / www.tpoty.com)
The awards included Fujifilm XT-3 cameras, a sailing expedition in Norway and a 10-day trip to Sharjah and the Xposure of Photography festival.
The competition is open to anyone over 19, except for those who are directly involved in the execution of the competition or belong to the panel of judges. The Young Photographer of the Year category is aimed at people 18 years of age or younger. All applications are sent online on the website www.tpoty.com.
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