Winner, Best Single Image in Amazing Places: Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia. The photo was shot just after a sunset on the roof of a palace at Shugruf village in the Haraz Mountains of Yemen. It is an aerial view of the mist from the valley below rising towards the village. The light was amazing by it self - no extra lighting was used. The sun has just set (see the top right corner of the image) and mist has started to rise from the valley below. A minute after the photo was taken the village was in the thick cloud.

Winner, Young TPOTY age 14 and under: Chase Guttman, USA (age 13). Atop Lake Atitlán in Guatemala lies a valley of waterfalls and volcanoes crawling with squealing monkeys and colourful birds. This image was taken using a tripod to hoist my camera to tree level. As the birds became curious, they inched their way towards my lens just as my self timer went off.

Runner-up, New Talent: Kim Walker, USA. Ura Temple, Bumthang Valley, central Bhutan. We were invited to participate in a private ceremony, and asked to arrive before sunrise. As we sat on the cold wood-planked floor in our socks and winter coats, we watched the young monks chant from Tibetan texts, play cymbols, horns, and drums during a Buddhist ceremony. One by one we approached the altar where the Lama bestowed a special protection from misfortune blessing on each of us. As we were blessed, rays from the rising sun illuminated the dark temple interior.