Portrait of Indian Wrestling by Belgian Photojournalist Alain Schroeder bags Travel Photographer 2017

One of the premier travel photography awards TPOTY has announced the winners of the 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year. The contest has received 20,000 photographs from across 129 countries. The Panel of Judges include award winning photographer Eamonn McCabe, Travel Editor of Vanity Fair, Michelle Jana Chan, and picture editor Cheryl Brophy-Chan. The TPOTY included Portfolio, One Shot , Smart Shot,New Talent, Young Travel Photographer and Overall - The Travel Photographer of the Year 2017 categories.

The 2017 Overall Award was won by Belgian Photojournalist Alain Schroeder for his portraits of Kusti wrestling in India and rituals associated with death in Indonesia.

The Young Travel Photographer of the Year award was won by colorado based 12 year old Morgan Wolfers for her aspen tree photographs.

Travel photographer of the year by alain Travel photographer of the year by morgan Travel photographer of the year by josiah Travel photographer of the year by axel

Travel photographer of the year by maddie

To view the winning images visit : www.tpoty.com/winners