After fours years of being a finalist, I am unbelievably proud to say that I have had one of my photos awarded! The photo of glow worms was taken in a cave near Waitomo in New Zealand and has been given a highly commended award in the Wildlife and Nature category of Travel Photographer of the Year!
Glow worms in Waitomo Caves, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
With thousands upon thousands of entries from well over 100 countries around the world, I can’t begin to describe how happy I am about this! I have been a finalist 3 times too, so to go one step further is really exciting…and one step closer to one of my career goals of being the overall winner of Travel Photographer of the Year competition!
It was also an honour to have 8 other photos reach the finalist stage of the Travel Photographer of the Year competition too; 3 other single photos in the wildlife and nature category, 1 image in architecture and spaces, and 1 portfolio of images in the Journeys and Adventure category.
Green Panther Chameleon, endemic to Madagascar – Finalist in Wildlife and Nature category
Swans at Llanmynech on the border of England and Wales – Finalist in Wildlife and Nature category
Mashpi Cloud Forest, Ecuador – Finalist in Nature and Wildlife category
Jogging on Brighton Beach – Finalist in Architecture and Spaces category
Ski touring in Cairngorms National Park (Image 1) – Finalist in Journeys and Adventure category
Ski touring in Cairngorms National Park (Image 2) – Finalist in Journeys and Adventure category
Ski touring in Cairngorms National Park (Image 3) – Finalist in Journeys and Adventure category
Ski touring in Cairngorms National Park (Image 4) – Finalist in Journeys and Adventure category
I have also written an article about some of my photos from previous years that have been finalists in Travel Photographer of the Year, so if you fancy checking out a few more then you can see some of them here.