Stuart Dunn, Dog sledding, Svalbard, Norway
Finalists of the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition 2018 announced
National Geographic Traveller (UK) has confirmed the finalists of its Photography Competition 2018, in association with Billingham.
Launched in 2011, the prestigious annual competition seeks the UK’s best new travel photography talent across six categories: Action; Nature; People; Urban; Portfolio; and Video. The overall winner will be sent on a photographic commission for National Geographic Traveller — this year’s destinations include the Carpathian Mountains and Qatar. Selected entrants will also be included as part of a global press and media campaign, and featured on the National Geographic Traveller website.
Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK), said: “It goes without saying that the standard and quality of the entries this year more than live up to people’s expectations of National Geographic. From dramatic landscapes and astonishing wildlife to abstract street shots and local life, the shortlist reflects the very best in travel photography.”
The winners will be announced on 28 February via the website. There’ll also be a public exhibition of the shortlisted and winning images from 20-27 February, open daily from 10am to12pm and 2pm to 4pm at wallacespace Covent Garden, 2 Dryden Street, London WC2E 9NA. natgeotraveller.co.uk/events
The judging panel consists of Andy Skillen, an award-winning wildlife photographer; Ben Hawkins, group editor at Practical Photography magazine; Teagan Cunniffe, a travel photographer previously published in National Geographic Traveller; Neil Freeman, a photographer and training manager at Nikon; and Chris Hudson, National Geographic Traveller’s art director.
The finalists:
Action
Anaïs Voski, Farmer spreading fertiliser on his rice crop, northern Ghana Jonny Williams, Red Arrows at the 2016 Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, England Stuart Dunn, Dog sledding, Svalbard, Norway
Nature
Jasmine Van Hoeylandt, Cormorant colony, Lake Kariba, Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe Paul Wynn, Baboons, Chobe River, Kasane, Botswana Renato Granieri, King penguins, South Georgia
People
James Abell, People on a tram, Lisbon, Portugal Simon Morris, Hunter with his golden eagle, western Mongolia Trevor Craske, Songkran Festival, Silom, Bangkok, Thailand
Urban
Francis Cox, Cafe, Beijing, China John White, Dog at cafe window, Lower Manhattan, New York Michael Scott, Montane Mansion, Hong Kong
Portfolio
Chris Kirby, Daily life, Soweto, South Africa Daniel Burton, Earth, Wind, Fire and Water Elizabeth Bennett, Chandrashila, Himalayas
Video
Mark Bradley, Wild Scotland Robert Evans, Skiing in Söll, Austria Timur Tugalev, Lost in Cuba
To view the shortlist, visit: natgeotraveller.co.uk/photo-competition-2018
