The 2010 international Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) are open to amateur and professional photographers from across the globe, TPOTY 2010 sees new categories, new sponsors and new judges, a great range of photographic and travel prizes, and a special focus on young and emerging talent.

The 2010 categories have been designed to challenge entrants’ creativity and to offer something for all levels of photographic experience.

TPOTY 2010 will be judged by a panel of imaging experts including travel and wildlife photographer Steve Bloom; the Director of Photography for Conde Nast Traveller; the Picture Editor of Independent on Sunday and Foto8: the Head of Photography for American International University; the Editors of British Journal of Photography, Practical Photography and Fotomagazin (Germany); the former head of the AA Photo Library; the head of Axiom Photographic Agency; the Art Buyer for interactive marketing agency Dare Digital; travel photographer and publisher Juliet Coombe; photographer and TV cameraman Jeremy Hoare; landscape and panoramic photographer Nick Meers; wildlife photographer Chris Weston, digital imaging expert Terry Steeley of Iridius and TPOTY founder, travel photographer Chris Coe.