The 2012 international Travel Photographer of the Year awards have opened for entries.

The 2012 international Travel Photographer of the Year awards have opened for entries.
 

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 One of the winning images from last year’s TPOTY competition. (Photographer: Franco Banfi.)
 The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers from all countries and of all ages. The portfolio categories challenge photographers to submit sets of four images that fit the category theme. The overall winner ““ the recipient of the Cutty Sark Award – is chosen from these categories. Featuring a category for HD video (for the first time ever), and prizes that include trips to Kenya, the Greek Islands and Morocco’s Essaouira Music Festival, plus the very latest Fujifilm cameras and a paid commission for Condø© Nast Traveller magazine, there are more reasons than ever to enter the international Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY).

 Images can be submitted as prints or uploaded online, and HD video entries submitted on DVD by post. Entries close on September 17th. Entry fees start at £10 and Young TPOTY is free to enter.  Full details of how to enter can be found on www.tpoty.com. Entries close on 17 September.