Exhibitions
TPOTY at the Royal Geographical Society in London
One of the joys of doing well in TPOTY is having your images displayed at the TPOTY exhibitions and being seen by thousands, sometimes millions, of people.
The home of the Travel Photographer of the Year exhibitions is the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). The Society's gallery is situated close to Hyde Park on the corner of Kensington Gore and Exhibition Road, and adjacent to the Royal Albert Hall, in the heart of London's museum area.
Next exhibition - 22nd June to 19th August 2012
2012 is TPOTY's 10th years so in addition to showing all the best images from the 2011 awards, along with the historical of travel photography from the Royal Geographical Society's amazing archive, we're planning additional exhibits to celebrate.
The 2011 exhibition received over 16,000 visitors. In 2012 the exhibition will be extended to eight weeks and run both before and during the London Olympic Games. This area is a cultural centre and is being pedestrianised in preparation for the high visitors numbers expected in London during 2012.
And there's more… at the beginning of October this year we're staging TPOTY Live! - three days of photography talks and workshops at the Society, giving you the chance to learn from some of the world's leading photographers, writers and travellers. Click here to learn more.
TPOTY 2010 winner, Larry Louie (Canada) at the exhibition opening
Click here to see exhibition opening & 2011 launch video
2011 Exhibition Visitors Book
"The exhibition I was waiting to see all my life! Truly inspiring, and the technical info on each photo was very useful for an apprentice photographer like me." AD, UK
"The exhibition filled me with a great sense of inspiration. These pictures are really breathtaking, mesmerising and moving. And with these images you gave people the chance of seeing thought-provoking things and reaching, in this way,unexpected corners of the world and life." VC, Italy
"I'm now determined to wander the distant reaches of the planet all my life!" EC, New Zealand
"This exhibition is inspiring me to go back to photography as an artform - Stunning!" MP, Canada
"The images of the past made me long to live when there were less people on the planet and the best of the new made me feel the simple joy of the human and natural world today." OS, UK
"Amazingly inspiring perspectives on life from all corners of the world and all levels of photography. Thank you! I am moved." LH, Sweden
"This is really amazing. I found this exhibition completely randomly and have totally forgotten that I am in London. Thank you for taking me travelling."CdS, France
"I found it totally inspirational. Being a photographer myself, food for the creative juices. Did not know anybody could enter this. Thank you very much." JM, UK
"Brilliant exhibition! Some were profound, many simply gorgeous, several utterly heart-stopping. Bravo - especially to the young and amateur photographers who show such promise." EP, USA
Exhibition extends onto the courtyard outside the Pavilion.
When to visit TPOTY at the Royal Geographic Society:
Exhibition runs:
22nd June to 19th August 2012
Opening Times
The 2012 exhibition opens to the public on daily (including weekends and public holidays) from 22nd June until the 19th August. Admission is FREE. The exhibition is open from 9.30am-5pm (Monday to Friday) and from 10am-5pm (Saturday & Sunday). We will be announcing special evening events and judges' tours of the exhibition nearer the time.
Exhibition inside the Royal Geographical Society's Pavilion
Getting there:
Address:
1 Kensington Gore,
London,
SW7 2AR,
England.
Contact:
Email:
Email: Media enquiries
Telephone:
Telephone: + 44 (0) 1728 669185
(office hours Monday-Friday 09.00 to 17.00 hrs UK time)
Website:
Future Exhibitions
In partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), the TPOTY exhibitions will start to tour internationally from 2012 onwards. Details of these exhibitions will be published on this website once venues and dates are confirmed.
Past Exhibitions
TPOTY 2009 winners were displayed at Adventure Travel Live in London, where they attracted large crowds and good press previews.
TPOTY 2008 winners were displayed at Focus on Imaging and the Daily Telegraph Cruise Show in London.
TPOTY 2007 winning images were displayed at London's Exposure Gallery throughout February 2008.
Travel Photographer of the Year exhibited at the British Airways London Eye on London's South Bank during the summers of 2005 and 2006.
