The Travel Photographer of the Year competition showcased winning images from over 20,000 submissions across 160 countries. Athanasios Maloukos won for his photos of Holy Week in Zamora and whirling dervishes in Turkey. Dana Allen received accolades for her black-and-white photo of an elephant in Tanzania. John Edwards won in the Green Planet category with a Buddha reflection in Sukhothai, while Teo Chin Leong's image depicted loneliness in Tokyo. Rahsan Firtina captured everyday life in Hanoi, and Mark Julian Edwards won the People's Choice award for a photo of a boy at a bus station in Sri Lanka. The competition is judged anonymously by a panel of experts.