TPOTY 2009 has three Portfolio categories (People of the World, Natural Wonders and Homeland), two single image categories, One Shot and First Shot, the New Talent portfolio category, the Young Travel Photographer of the Year award and the Travel Photographer of the Year award.

Choose the category or categories you are eligible for and wish to enter.

You can enter all the categories that you are eligible for as many times as you like.

Remember, to be considered for the overall title of Travel Photographer of the Year - and that great prize - you need to enter at least two of the three Portfolio categories.

Read the rules and check that your images are eligible

The rules contain vital information on eligibility, and it’s your responsibility to ensure that your images qualify for TPOTY.

Have you made the best selection?

You’ll find useful information on what the judges look for in the Selecting Your Images page.

Pay your entry fee

Entry fees for each category are shown on the Entry Fees page. Entry to Young TPOTY is free of charge.

Complete your entry form

Entering prints - download an Entry Form, fill in and send it to us with your prints.

Entering online - if you are entering online you will fill out an entry form as part of this process so you do not need to download an entry form.

Choose how you’ll submit your images - as prints, or online

Submitting images online? Follow this link to start uploading your photographs.

Submmitting prints? Follow this link for full details on how to present and submit your prints