An airline losing your luggage is a surefire way to ruin the start of a holiday. You don't want to have to be buying emergency clothes when you should be sipping cocktails on the beach instead.
30.01.2025 - 14:17 / euronews.com / Joanna Bailey
Taking photos is a popular travel pastime, as we seek to capture moments and scenes so we can enjoy them long after the holiday is over. The collective enthusiasm for travel photography is breeding a wealth of talent, creating mesmerising images that highlight the beauty and diversity of our planet.
According to research by Virgin Media O2, most of us spend an inordinate amount of time pointing the camera at ourselves. They found that, on average, holidaying people take around 14 selfies a day, with one in ten admitting to getting into risky predicaments for the perfect holiday snap.
Nevertheless, travel serves to inspire photographers, both professional and amateur. Thanks to the endeavours of talented creatives, we can enjoy a window into the world, experiencing exotic destinations and seeing life from a new angle with their unique blend of timing and composition.
The best of the best are revealed in the winning images for the 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year awards. This year, there really are some stunners in the crop.
For the second year in a row, talented American photographer Piper Mackay has scooped the top prize for her incredibly unusual photographs, which she shoots in infrared.
“So many images seen today are over-saturated, over-processed and even AI-generated,” says Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) founder Chris Coe. “A ‘less is more’ approach is often far more effective.”
“Piper Mackay’s distinctive winning images illustrate this ‘less is more’ ideal well,” Chris continues. “The use of black and white, with a camera converted to shoot infrared (IR), allows us to absorb the details and atmosphere which good monochrome conveys so well”.
Mackay, posting on her blog, said the win had left her ‘speechless,’ commenting, “After more than 20 years of photographing across the African continent and focusing on infrared photography for the past decade, this honour means a great deal to me, especially because it represents both my wildlife and tribal images”.
TPOTY not only recognises established professional travel photographers but also serves as a springboard for younger creatives trying to break into the industry.
Aged 14, Raymond Zhang has been taking photographs of his surroundings since he was just 10 years old. Inspired by the plight of birds in Shanghai whose habitats were being destroyed for development, he began using his camera to raise awareness and send a deeper message.
His winning images for Young Travel Photographer of the Year focus on a group of workers at a coal mine in Hami City, Xinjiang province, China.
The people he photographed have worked at the mine for many years, with some as long as four decades. But with the mine facing closure, their future was uncertain. Zhang
An airline losing your luggage is a surefire way to ruin the start of a holiday. You don't want to have to be buying emergency clothes when you should be sipping cocktails on the beach instead.
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