The international Travel Photographer of the Year competition (TPOTY) is looking for sponsors for the 2008 competition.

Established in 2003, TPOTY is an international competition that celebrates the very best travel photography, plus an online community for everyone who loves travel and loves photography, run by people with a passion for both. It's open to anyone who wants to participate: amateur and professional photographers, adults and children. Travelling photographers from twenty-one different countries have won awards to date, with entries received from fifty-one countries for the 2007 competition.

A key element of TPOTY's success is that it offers outstanding prizes, including unique photographic experiences, fascinating travel opportunities and the latest professional-level photographic equipment and imaging software. For example, Cat Vinton, the overall winner of the 2007 competition, will have the opportunity to photograph the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, as just part of her amazing prize package.

TPOTY offers global exposure through media coverage and a strong online presence. In the international media the TPOTY brand is respected for stunning imagery, inclusivity, high standards and a professional approach. Using the awards and the very best imagery, TPOTY delivers aspirational photography to a massive international audience. In less than five years the TPOTY website, www.tpoty.com, has achieved over three millions hits. In addition to high visitor numbers, the site attracts traffic from 110 countries around the world, with steady growth in key international marketplaces . The TPOTY site can be found at or near the top of Google search rankings for travel photography and many related activities.

With a proven track record over the last five years, TPOTY continues to grow rapidly and extend its reach year on year. The business is structured to appeal to everyone who uses a camera - whether that be purely for fun or as a profession.

In addition to media coverage generated through its PR activities, TPOTY sponsors receive coverage via TPOTY e-newsletters, the competition pages and their own sponsor pages on www.tpoty.com (which link to their websites), news stories and features in the site's community area and at TPOTY exhibitions (the organisation's summer exhibitions at the London Eye have been hugely popular). The TPOTY photographic awards are just one element of a comprehensive portfolio. TPOTY also offers international brand exposure through a range of additional activities including photographic courses and private tuition, international adventures, exhibitions, publishing, consultancy, media activities and online editorial.

Details of the range of sponsorship opportunities offered by TPOTY are available on request.

Contact: Chris Coe

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