Great news, ragazzi!

I am shortlisted in 3 (three, I could not believe it!) different categories of the Travel Photographer of the Year 2017 competition and I feel so happy and honoured about it.

Since all judging has to take place anonymously, including the forthcoming final phase, I cannot reveal what images of mine are shortlisted. For now, all I can tell you is what categories I am in for the final round of judging: 

Click here to see all the 2017 Finalists

Results announcement is currently scheduled for 16th December 2017 and I will keep you posted.

Just a final thought. Of course I would love to win but, believe me, having my images picked among thousands of other pictures already made my day, month and year, photographically speaking.

If this competition was tennis - and I am a pretty good player, by the way - I would 100% focus on the next game and give it all in the finals. Furthermore, if it was tennis, a loss in the final would certainly be disappointing. 
However, this is photography. I already gave all I could at the time I took the now shortlisted pictures and edited them. There is nothing more I can do now and, for this reason, I will still be very pleased of my current achievement even if none of my photographs turns out to be a winner.

Cheers,
Enrico