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Travel Photographer of the Year

Travel Press Awards 2009
Presented
at the Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton, London, November 2009

Awarded for portfolio of five photographs, published in Travel Trade Gazette, fah Thai (in-flight magazine for Bangkok Airways) and The Travel & Leisure Magazine

Award citation:

"Travel Photographer of the Year: Peter Ellegard – From feluccas on the Nile to reed flute caves in Guilin China, Peter’s photography caught the hearts and imagination of the judges with his quite stunning pictures being full of evocative imagery, and both striking and arresting images."

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Click here to read online press release about the Travel Press Awards and here for Word file

Peter Ellegard receiving the award from Laurence Hunt, Lowcost Travel Group director

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Best Photographic Travel Feature

Visit USA Travel Association Travel Media Awards 2008

Award given for feature called The Unsung State (about the South Carolina blues scene and the state's music heritage), published in RCI Magazine, May 2007

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Photograph of the Year Award 2006

British Guild of Travel Writers Members' Awards 2006
Presented at The Savoy, London, November 2006

Woman climbing steps at Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, Longsheng, near Guilin, Guangxi province, China, published in Cloud 9 Magazine (Birmingham Airport magazine), Spring 2006

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Photograph of the Year Award 2005

British Guild of Travel Writers Members' Awards 2005
Presented at The Savoy, London, November 2005

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Award citation: "The judges decided this photograph to be the overall winner as it captures the moment and gives a real feeling of being there. The judges were particularly impressed by its tonal quality, colour balance and presentation, feeling this should be the standard to which the Guild should aspire."