Winner: Photographer Timothy Allen won the top prize, the Cutty Sark Award for the Travel Photographer of the Year 2013, for his portfolio which included this black and white image of the mud mosque replastering festival in Mali The replastering of the great mosque in Djenn , Mali Canon 5D II, EF85mm f/1.2L II USM, 1/3200 sec; f/1.4; ISO 200

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Prized: British photographer Mr Allen also took this image depicting a young Layap woman pouring butter tea in her house in Laya, North West Bhutan 2

Off grid: Emma Orbach, who lives in a mud hut at Tir Ysbrydol in West Wales, was photographed by competition-winner Timothy Allen 3

Young talent: Jonathan Rystrøm, 14, from Denmark was also celebrating after he was named Young Travel Photographer of the Year 2013, having stunned judges with his photograph taken in front of the Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia

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Human nature: This photograph of human towers being built at a festival in Catalonia, Spain was taken by David Oliete and was highly commended was competition judges 5

Dramatic: US photographer Justin Mott took home the One Shot, Extraordinary prize for this image taken in Phuket, Thailand 6

Landscape: French photographer Emmanuel Coupe was behind this stunning shot of the Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland 7

Leap of faith: British photographer Cat Vinton was commended for this image of a sea gypsy spear fishing on the Andaman Sea

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Out hunting: Ed Hetherington caught these lionesses on camera as they hunted for food on Chief's Island in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

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Beastly: Mr Hetherington also caught the moment the lionesses pounced on their prey 10

Tender moment: This unusual image of a gorilla was taken in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda by Swiss photographer Gail Von Bergen-Ryan 11

All smiles: British-born photographer Gavin Gough won the a prize for his portfolio with the help of this shot of a boy leaping through the open window of a derelict building in Kolkata, India 12

At rest: This photograph of a eagle hunter and his eagle rest at home in the Alti region of western Mongolian was named runner-up in the Vanishing & Emerging Cultures category 13

Race to the finish: Camels ridden by robotic jockeys race to the finish line to the joy of the watching crowd in this picture taken by Jason Edwards 14

Gotcha: UK-based photographer Peter Downing won a best single image in a portfolio category for this shot of a kingfisher in Worcesteron Facebook

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Moonshine: Tim Taylor took this dramatic photograph of the moon over the French Alps

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Misty eyed: This tender moment between a Japanese macaques mother and baby was captured by Jasper Doest 17

Jason Edwards ("Vanishing & emerging cultures - highly commended") Location: Camel racing, north of Wahiba Sands, Oman

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Sahil Lodha, India ("Vanishing & emerging cultures – single image, special mention")Location: Holi festival, Mathura city, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Roberto Nistri, Italy ("Vanishing & emerging cultures" – single image, special mention)Location: Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings, Allahabad, India. 20

Tom Pepper, UK ("New talent, metropolis" - winner)Location: Manhattan skyline at sunset, New York City, USA 21

Jino Lee, Singapore ("Monochromal" - winner)Location: Fisherman, Dong Jiang River, Hunan, China 22

Nicolas Lotsos, Greece ("One shot, extraordinary" - commended)Location: Leopard on tree, Masai Mara, Kenya.

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Tariq Sawyer, Switzerland ("Vanishing & emerging cultures - single image, special mention)Location: Altai Mountains. Bayan-Olgii Aimag, Mongolia. 24

Jovian Salak, UK (Young travel photographer of the year - runner-up)Location: Bisket Jatra – the Nepali New Year festival - Bhaktapur Nepal 25

Chase Guttman, USA (Young travel photographer of the year - winner)Location: Pillow fight, New York, USA 26

Timothy Allen, UK Location: Dogon Country, Mali. Description: a woman shelters from the rain. 27

Gerard Baeck, Austria ("One shot, extraordinary" - commended)Location: Powell Point, Grand Canyon South Rim, Arizona, USA.

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EAGLE HUNTER, ALTI REGION, MONGOLIAPhoto by Simon Morris 29

NORTHERN LIGHTS, KIRKJUFELL, ICELANDPhoto by James Woodend

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Lioness defends her kill from vultures, hyenas and jackals Masai Mara, KenyaPhoto by Nicolas Lotsos

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LEOPARD CUB AND MOTHER, MASAI MARA, KENYAPhoto by Marco Urso 32

LIONESSES HUNTING, CHIEF’S ISLAND, BOTSWANAPhoto by Ed Hetherington 33

AMAZON RAINFOREST, BRAZILPhoto by David Lazar, Australia 34

35AMAZON RAINFOREST, BRAZILPhoto by David Lazar, Australia

KOLKATA SKATEBOARDING CLUB, KOLKATA, INDIAPhoto by Gavin Gough

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A GRAIN SELLER, JAIPUR, INDIAPhoto by Merissa Quek

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POKOT TRIBE, AMAYA VILLAGE, EAST POKOT, KENYAPhoto by Roberto Nistri

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THE FLATIRON BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY, USA Photo by Tom Pepper 39

MASAI MARA, KENYAPhoto by David Lazar 40

41Timothy Allen, Cutty Sark Award for the Travel Photographer of the Year: a villager looks out of his window, Dogon Country, Mali, Africa

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Marco Urso, special mention in the Monochromal, Single Image category: a bear at Kurile Lake, Kamchatka, Russia

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44Photo by Robbie Shone, UK

2013 Winners

Travel Photographer of the YearCutty Sark Award Timothy Allen - UK

Young Travel Photographer of the Year Jonathan Rystrøm -Denmark

Young Travel Photographer - 15 to 18 yrs Chase Guttman - USA

Young Travel Photographer - 14 yrs & under Patria Prasasya - Indonesia

Porfolio / Monochromal Jino Lee - Singapore

Best single Image in Portfolio / Monochromal Emanuel Coupe - France

Porfolio / Wild Stories Jasper Doest - NetherlandsJohnny Haglund - Norway

Best single Image in Portfolio / Wild Stories Pete Downing - UK

Porfolio / Vanishing & Emerging Cultures Gaving Gough - Thailand

Best Single Image in Portfolio / Vanishing & Emerging Cultures Roberto Nistri - Italy

New Talent Portfolio / Metropolis Tom Pepper - UK

One Shot / Extraordinary Justin Mott - USA

First Shot / En Route Stuart Draper - UKMerissa Quek - Singapore

HD Video / Travel Shorts James Morgan - UK 45

Holding back: Weaver ants with a mango weevil in Uttar Pradesh, India

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