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KiranRidley(UK)
W i n n e r,TA P S A
Forthefirsttimethisyear,TravelPOTYjoined
forceswithformeroverallwinnerTimothy
Allentopresenta placeontheTimothyAllen
PhotographyScholarshipAward(TAPSA)toone
TPOTYentrant.KiranRidleytookhometheprize
forhistenimagesdocumentingdemocracy
protestorsin HongKongin thesummerof 2019.
Thisparticularimagefromtheportfolioshowsa
protesterholdinga whiteflower,theCantonese
symbolof death.Shewalksamonganestimated
twomillionpeople.Thescholarshipprizerunsin
conjunctionwithXposurePhotographyFestival and
theSharjahGovernmentMediaBureau.
Canon EOS 1-D X Mark II, 30mm, 1/400sec at f/3.2, ISO 250
BenjaminShaul,USA
OverallWinner,SmartShotiTravelledcategory
Takenin Oranjestad,Aruba,thisvibrantimagewasshotona SamsungGalaxyS10+.
Benjaminis anAmericanphotographerwitha passion for travelling the world – his
goalis totraveltoat leastonenewcountrya year.
Samsung Galaxy S10+, 1.8mm, 1/1100sec at f/2.2, ISO 50
JamesLindsay,UK
HighlyCommended,
OneShot,StreetLifecategory
A manpushesa loadedhandcartof sail-fish
throughSassoonDock,oneof thelargestfish
marketsin India.Thedockswerefoundedin 1875,
andcurrentlyaround1,500trawlersoperatefrom
herebringingin around 20 tonnesof fisheachday.
Behindarethebrightlycolouredicetrucksthat
ensurethefishreachMumbai’shomes and
restaurantsfresh.
Sony Alpha 7, 32mm, 1/250sec at f/7.1, ISO 100
DavidAlpert,UK
Runner-up,
SingleShot,
Oceans,Seas,Rivers
&Lakescategory
DavidAlpert’simage
wastakenin the
AegeanSeain Greece.‘My
sonandtwoof hisfriends
decidedtodoa bitof free
diving.I setthema taskand
enjoyedtheyouthfulbanter
astheysetabouttryingto
co-ordinatetheirefforts.It
wasamazingthegoodtime
wehaddoingsomethingso
simple– nogadgets,
electronicsorhigh-value
spend.Justfun.’
CanonEOS5DMarkIII,15mmfisheye,
1/1600sec at f/8, ISO 1600
© DAVID ALPERT / TPOT Y
© KIRAN RIDLEY / TPOT Y
© BENJAMIN SHAUL / TPOT Y
© JAMES LINDSAY / TPOT Y
