The Travel Photography Award puts the lens on conservation and sustainability

It was this shot of Najin, one of the world’s last two northern white rhinos, and her keeper, Zachary Mutai, that topped Slovenian photographer Matjaz Krivić’s 2022 Travel Photographer of the Year award.

Taken by the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, it shows the effects of the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands, which serves as a “powerful reminder of the power of nature,” according to the announcement. .

Nearly 20,000 images were submitted for this year’s awards by amateur and professional photographers in 154 countries.

Now, the winning photographs are on display in a free outdoor exhibition in Bristol, England starting in May.

Other winners include two contrasting polar bears in Svalbard by Israeli photographer Roy Galitz, who won Monochrome Portfolio Art.

One shows bears in love in the rain, while another shows a mother holding her two cubs, who died a few days after the picture was taken.

Czech photographer Jaroslav Hora won the Desert to Rainforests category for his helicopter-shot images of the abstract curves of Namibia’s Namib Desert.

Czech artist Magdalena Strakova took first prize in the Cultures category for her monochrome portfolio depicting the dying tradition of horse fishermen searching for shrimp at low tide in Ostduinkerke, Belgium.

The awards are judged by a panel of international professional photographers and experts in the field, who are independent of the identity or nationality of the submitted photographers.

“Our latest winners form an impressive collection of images,” said Chris Coe, founder of Travel Photographer of the Year. Camera.

“Conservation and sustainability permeate the collection and illustrate the role photography plays in raising awareness of issues facing our planet.”

“This competition is special to me as I have been with him since the beginning in 2003 when I was awarded the Jury’s Favorite,” said overall winner Krivich. Now, 20 years later, I have received their highest award, which makes me very proud and means a lot to me.

Krivik’s prize includes the new Fujifilm X100V camera, £1,000 ($1,230) in funding, a personalized leather portfolio book, Radiant Photo imaging software, and membership to the Royal Photographic Society and Tonic magazine.

Updated: January 31, 2023, 12:17 pm