Vietnamese photographer Ly Hoang Long got Special Mention award in the “Best Single Image in a Portfolio” category at the Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) 2015 photo contest for his “Bamboo Fishing Basket” photo.

The winner of this year’s contest is Dutch photographer Marsel van Oosten with his two photo collections featuring cypress trees in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana in the U.S., and large pelicans.

The Travel Photographer of the Year awards were founded by professional photographer Chris Coe and his wife and business partner, Karen, in 2003 with an aim to show that travel photography is much more than holiday snaps and pretty postcards.

Travel photography encompasses a range of genres and subjects, from landscape to food, from architecture to people and from reportage to wildlife, and travel photographers must be able to take many differing types of images and work in vastly diverse light, according to organizers.

TPOTY has quickly grown into one of the world’s most prestigious photography awards with entries from nearly 100 countries each year.

It features three Portfolio categories, three One Shot categories, Smart Shot category, New Talent category, HD Video category, Travel Shorts, Young Travel Photographer of the Year award (with two different age groups), and the award for the overall winner - the Travel Photographer of the Year.