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If ever a building were to sum up our brave new iso world, it might be the River House near Bajina Bašta in Serbia. This wooden structure is perched on a rock smack bang in the middle of the Drina River. And the only way to get back to the riverbanks? That’ll be the flimsy little kayak you can see tucked in at the side.
This breathtaking photograph of the house by Irene Becker was among the commended entries in the ‘Solitude’ category of the ‘Travel Photographer of the Year 2020’ competition, which recognises brilliant photography new and old from roaming snappers all over the world. It’s an apt category for a year in which we’ve all felt a little stranded.
And yet the majority of the categories remained as normal – a reminder that soon, touch wood, we’ll all be able to roam free across borders and explore the world beyond our homes again. Until then, here are all the winners from this year’s competition.
Yamal Peninsula, Russia by Vladimir Alekseev: overall winner
Lahore, Pakistan by Indigo Larmour: young photographer of the year
Kuramathi, Maldives by Marco Steiner: winner, ‘Nature, Sealife, Wildlife’
Douma, Syria by Mouneb Taim: winner, ‘People of the World’
Kannur, India by Jordi Cohen: winner, ‘Travel Folio’
Fidenza, Italy by Pier Luigi Dodi: winner, ‘Close to Home’
Bengaluru, Bangladesh by Peter Walmsley: winner, ‘Colours of Life’
Taiwan by David Newton: winner, ‘Islands’
Botolan, Philippines by Mark Anthony Agtay: winner, ‘Solitude’
Dhaka, Bangladesh by Azim Khan Ronnie: winner, ‘iPhone/Tablet’
Murtosa, Portugal by Jorge Bacelar: winner, ‘People’s Choice’
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