December 17, 2013

Travel Photographer of the Year 2013 – in pictures

The annual Travel Photographer of the Year competition has produced another fantastic set of images. Scroll through to see this year's winners

TPOTY: Dogon Country, Mali, Africa — Timothy Allen, Cutty Sark Award for the Travel Photographer of the Year: a villager looks out of his window, Dogon Country, Mali, Africa Photograph: Timothy Allen/TPOTY

TPOTY: Japanese macaque, Nagano Prefecture, Japan — Jasper Doest, joint winner of the Wild Stories category: Japanese Macaque in Jigokudani Yaen Kōen, known as the Snow Monkey Park – a hot springs where wild monkeys come to bathe in Nagano Prefecture, Japan Photograph: Jasper Doest/TPOTY

TPOTY: Lionesses hunting, chief's island, Okavango Delta, Botswana — Ed Hetherington, runner-up in the Wild Stories category: lionesses hunting in the Okavango Delta, Botswana Photograph: Ed Hetherington/TPOTY

TPOTY: elephant and swimmer, Phuket, Thailand — Justin Mott, winner in the One Shot, Extraordinary category: elephant and swimmer, taken in a private home on Phuket, Thailand Photograph: Justin Mott/TPOTY

TPOTY: Bear, Kurile Lake, Kamchatka, Russia — Marco Urso, special mention in the Monochromal, Single Image category: a bear at Kurile Lake, Kamchatka, Russia Photograph: Marco Urso/TPOTY

TPOTY: Human towers, Catalonia, Spain — David Oliete, runner-up in the One Shot, Extraordinary category: human towers ('castells' in Catalan) are built traditionally during festivities and competitions in Catalonia, Spain Photograph: David Oliete/TPOTY

TPOTY: Fisherman, Dong Jiang River, Hunan, China — Jino Lee, winner of the Monochromal category: fisherman, Dong Jiang river, Hunan, China Photograph: Jino Lee/TPOTY

TPOTY: In front of the Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik, Croatia — Jonathan Rystrøm, overall winner of Young Photographer of the Year 2013: in front of the Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik, Croatia Photograph: Jonathan Rystrøm/TPOTY

TPOTY: Gullfoss waterfall, Iceland — Emmanuel Coupe, runner-up in the Monochromal category: Gullfoss waterfall, Iceland Photograph: Emmanuel Coupe/TPOTY

TPOTY: Shipwreck, Salamina, Greece — Lotsos Nicolas, special mention in Monochromal, Single Image category: shipwreck in Salamina, Greece Photograph: Lotsos Nicolas/TPOTY

TPOTY: Kingfisher, Worcestershire, UK — Peter Downing, winner of best single image in the Wild Stories category: kingfisher, Worcestershire, UK Photograph: Peter Downing /TPOTY

TPOTY: Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India — Roberto Nistri, winner of best single image in Vanishing and Emerging Cultures category: Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings, in Allahabad, India Photograph: Roberto Nistri/TPOTY

TPOTY: Local skateboarder, Kolkata Skateboarding, India — Gavin Gough, winner of the Vanishing and Emerging Cultures category: a young member of the local skateboarding community posing in Kolkata, India Photograph: Gavin Gough/TPOTY

TPOTY: A grain seller, Jaipur, India — Merissa Quek, winner of the First Shot (beginners') category, with an 'en route' theme: a grain seller, Jaipur, India Photograph: Merissa Quek,/TPOTY

TPOTY: New York skyline — Tom Pepper, winner in New Talent category: New York City skyline Photograph: Tom Pepper/TPOTY

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