Landrover is inviting photographers to go 'Wild' with it's sponsorship of the 2006 International Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) competition. Entrants are advised to try to catch the judges' eye with a portfolio containing 'wild' travel images that encapsulate the excitement and adventure of wildlife, dramatic landscapes or climates and extreme sports.
The UK's leading 4x4 manufacturer has supported the competition for the last three years. It is open to amateur and professional photographers alike and which regularly attracts over 10,000 images from photographers in more than 40 countries. TPOTY has 4 portfolio categories and one single image competition, and there is a special category set-aside for those budding photographers under 17 years old.
The successful photographer will win an adventure for two to explore both the wildlife and citylife of Brazil, organised by Audley Travel and courtesy of Land Rover. In addition they'll be able to edit the images with Adobe's Photoshop CS2 software and share those images withthe world from a custom built website from Iridius.
The total prize package is worth over £50,000, with other category prizes including trips to India, The Bahamas, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Mozambique, plus professional-level photographic equipment from Adobe, Fujifilm, Hasselblad, Hewlett Packard and Mamiya.
2nd place winner in the ‘Wild’ category will get a Wacom Intuos3 A5 Wide pen tablet and an HP Photosmart Pro B9180 printer, while the Highly Commended entrant will receive a Lee Filters Starter Kit and Fujifilm Multijet Inkjet Paper and the Commended entrant will win a copy of the new TPOTY book, Journey Two, in hardback, plus Fujifilm Multijet Inkjet Paper.
Entries for TPOTY 2006 are now open, and close on September 9, 2006. Full information and entry forms are available from
www.tpoty.com or by sending a stamped addressed envelope to 23A The Business Centre, Earl Soham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 7SA.
