Awards and Exhibitions
Building a reputation as an outdoor and travel photographer is as challenging as it is rewarding. In a short space of time, I have won and picked up several UK & International photography awards and nominations across a number of genres covering travel, seascape, landscape through to urban and architecture as well as fine art, minimalist and black & white. Judging is typically based on a range of factors including but not limited to creativity, lighting, composition, timing, technical merit, post-processing, impact and one’s story-telling ability. I am delighted to share with you some of my successes on my journey so far.
![High Rise - Abstract Architectural Photography](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/57441b79-0d98-4eab-82dc-b1dc046f1580_rw_1200.jpg?h=dae9743ce567f620566573c469a5d55f)
High Rise
March 2024 - Honorable Mention. BnW Minimalist Photography Prize. England, U.K. Black and White Minimalism.
September 2023 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Abstract.
August 2023 - Honorable Mention. Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Fine Art - Landscape.
October 2022 - Commended. The Sunday Times Landscape Photographer Of The Year. England, U.K. Urban Life.
![BnW Lone Tree, Buttermere, Lake District. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/ae30e57a-19aa-4af7-b180-1d9005251397_rw_1920.jpg?h=c0861d67c6be25bf3b3c4d26a3d518d2)
Beaut In Buttermere
September 2023 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Nature - Trees.
November 2022 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Nature - Trees
![An old barn in black and white minimalist and isolated surroundings](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/2a205003-9f48-4a14-a6ea-525154417e48_rw_1920.jpg?h=2378e58fcbf95462cedabfddbe15593c)
Succumb
September 2023 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art - Minimal / Minimalism.
![London Got Me In A Spin - London Eye](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/1c48356d-9fd4-4939-89bc-87fb3ab3081b_rw_1920.jpg?h=5c4d2cd774a95d7d1672da858af5a58d)
London Got Me In A Spin
September 2023 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Special - Night Photography.
August 2023 - Honorable Mention. Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Architecture - Cityscape.
October 2022 - Commended. The Sunday Times Landscape Photographer Of The Year. England, U.K. Urban Life.
![Harp - Long exposure architectural mono take, Dublin, Republic Of Ireland](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/2ae64134-176c-44ca-bf36-8fe7ad27d847_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0c5b19ccf614dcc2ac9ca4ef0dffe2b)
Harp
September 2023 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture Bridges.
August 2023 - Honorable Mention. Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Architecture - Bridges.
July 2023 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Architecture.
![The Big Reveal - Fine Art Seascape](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/a50de556-248c-44d4-8dfc-1b801d35bd6a_rw_1920.jpg?h=ee57b40580db7b18fd5a99ecbf4df3cf)
The Big Reveal
August 2023 - Honorable Mention. Minimalist Photography Awards. Germany. Fine Art.
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Nature - Seascapes / Waterscapes.
![Moody Golden State Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/61529969-e9ec-4f4e-9527-1280959557ad_rw_1920.jpg?h=abfdd34419117aa86bd0e47d48de2725)
Suspension (Double Bridge)
August 2023 - Honorable Mention. Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Architecture - Bridges
November 2022 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Special - Panoramic
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Bridges.
![Anti-Aircraft Defence System, Thames Estuary, England, U.K](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/327099ab-d64a-46ff-bd31-cbbfe58adb87_rw_1920.jpg?h=98cc2a4be5626c54f824e409ecade3d7)
AT-AT [1/3)
![Black and white Anti-Aircraft Defence System, Thames Estuary, England, U.K](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/52cd4ca8-8833-4555-8b74-d1e5468dea72_rw_1920.jpg?h=23536c06d539baaea49a2e947fa1675c)
AT-AT [2/3)
April 2023 - Nominee. 9th Fine Art Photography Awards. Architecture - Amateur. [Series]
![Anti-Aircraft Defence System, Black and white, Thames Estuary, England, U.K](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/32fffc53-91ab-4a09-adc2-3aa070ce6761_rw_1920.jpg?h=ba0dbed08572a9c3b1743c481633aa43)
AT-AT [3/3)
![SUP Boarders, Monterey, California., USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/f6250543-1ba7-480d-baee-12baa9c8e784_rw_1920.jpg?h=eaea767a66e1911f194559916ffe7fba)
Unison
July 2023 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Travel.
April 2023 - Nominee. 9th Fine Art Photography Awards. Travel - Amateur.
November 2022 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Fine Art - Landscape
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art-Minimal / Minimalism.
![Until Tomorrow. Faroe Islands. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/d1083aab-4d98-45d6-87f2-89b97e01cfac_rw_1920.jpg?h=5d89cfb0c031349e54c4f11243f001c1)
Until Tomorrow
July 2023 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Travel.
April 2022 - Nominee. 8th Fine Art Photography Awards. Travel - Amateur.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/fd58519a-e8d3-4b06-a4b1-d3f57d9c3fac_rw_1920.jpg?h=adc5421e512bd30bc0468675bb7e7732)
Watchout
April 2023 - Nominee. 9th Fine Art Photography Awards. Seascape - Amateur.
![BnW Fisherman Huts, Norfolk, England.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/7e56fbb4-ef66-4246-849a-df4383bba9f3_rw_1920.jpg?h=540fc96cd5bee8103c62b5b6f5a9a60d)
Fisherman's Huts
November 2022 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Fine Art - Landscape
![Black and white coastguard cottage during sunset, Suffolk. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/49143961-40b2-4af9-bbf1-0d3c293bebf4_rw_1920.jpg?h=0660db1e421115d61c80bbfb04af5219)
Lead Me Home
November 2022 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Nature - Seascapes / Waterscapes
August 2022 - Honorable Mention. Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Fine Art - Landscape.
August 2021 - Honorable Mention. Minimalist Photography Awards. Germany. Fine Art.
March 2021 - Gallery Exhibition. PhotoPlace Gallery. USA. Quiet Landscape.
February 2021 - Best 50 Black and White Minimalist Photographers. Black and White Minimalist Magazine. England, U.K. Black and White Minimalism.
October 2020 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art - Landscape.
![Theia. Minimalist Seascape](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/c8012e11-61f6-4266-907a-7e65d1c14e2f_rw_1920.jpg?h=4bfecad62ab6686ccbb66e722df62fc4)
Theia
October 2022 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography Awards. Italy. The Beauty Of Nature - Seascapes / Waterscapes.
October 2021 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Nature - Landscape.
![Fun On The Ridge - Adventure Photography](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/691a7ff9-742e-4c85-bfc3-8506d9b8510a_rw_1920.jpg?h=914bbb513067bd5242fe970ea92a5758)
Fun On The Ridge
October 2022 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography Awards. Italy. Journeys & Adventures.
![Ridge Delight. Hiking Adventure](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/154cbb13-3115-4e55-a2b5-76ae7dff558e_rw_1200.jpg?h=f65a7eec01e66ad113b0909b85f830c3)
Ridge Delight
October 2022 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography Awards. Italy. Journeys & Adventures.
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Special - Travel / Wanderlust.
![Abstracted. Street Photography](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/5db1d04b-2852-4f28-b775-71b092089158_rw_1920.jpg?h=f37ac6e795abe143d24b6fa9837d8e51)
Abstracted
October 2022 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography Awards. Italy. Street Photography.
![Flock of birds fly across Crummock Water, Lake District. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/7de992c5-faa0-46f6-8aab-6cbd9fc9ede0_rw_1920.jpg?h=717447ce8a324b202161eb5a781cc9e3)
Flock
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Nature - Landscape.
August 2022 - Winner - Bronze. Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Nature - Landscape.
October 2021 - Shortlisted. The Sunday Times Landscape Photographer Of The Year. England, U.K. Classic.
October 2021 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography Awards. Italy. The Beauty Of Nature.
February 2021 - Winner - Bronze. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Fine Art - Landscape.
![Take Me To Church. St Pauls Cathedral](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/46e764f8-9e8e-4aca-aec1-d459fba58cbe_rw_1920.jpg?h=2b053e39de7cc2da1bf61cabbbca9d87)
Take Me To Church
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Bridges.
![Moonshine. Beach Huts](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/e1251d4a-e98f-4e0c-8775-0b4998205489_rw_1920.jpg?h=bceddd17f66871aebcc77eadaf9fc2e3)
Moonshine
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Special - Travel / Wanderlust.
![Groyne and wind farm long exposure along Norfolk coast. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/9dbb949f-4192-4eec-b23a-f1d7bd92d21b_rw_1920.jpg?h=c7148d88f60fe03aba5cb79bbfedd1c9)
S For Simplicity
August 2022 - Honorable Mention. Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Fine Art - Landscape.
March 2022 - Gallery Exhibition. Clampart, New York, USA. Single Image Winner. Feature Shoot. Australia.
December 2021 - Bronze Winner. Budapest International Foto Awards. Hungary. Fine Art - Landscape.
October 2021 - Single Image Winner. Feature Shoot. Australia. Street & Gallery exhibition, Los Angeles, USA. The World Through Your Lens.
April 2021 - Nominee. 7th Fine Art Photography Awards. Seascape - Amateur.
October 2021 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography Awards. Italy. The Beauty Of Nature.
February 2021 - Winner - Gold. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Fine Art - Landscape.
August 2020 - Gallery Exhibition. PhotoPlace Gallery. USA. Landscape.
August 2020 - Honorable Mention. Minimalist Photography Awards. Germany. Long Exposure.
![Ice rider glides across frozen lake and landscape, Finland. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/b91bf897-00cb-4965-8011-97fc49a6c465_rw_1920.jpg?h=4fd6c2eb6ae398c896fc7f69003ad214)
Ice Rider
August 2022 - Honorable Mention. Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Fine Art - Landscape.
July 2022 - Honorable Mention. Minimalist Photography Awards. Germany. Landscape.
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Fine Art - Landscape.April 2021 - Nominee. 7th Fine Art Photography Awards. Travel - Amateur.
February 2021 - Honorable Mention. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Fine Art - Landscape.
April 2019 - Permanent Gallery Exhibition Online. PhotoPlace Gallery. USA. Trees In The Slow Lane.
![Holkham Beach, Norfolk. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/7e612713-2a89-4733-b17f-6ffa0414cdaf_rw_1920.jpg?h=368c8646f2dca95d35451eb452466cad)
The Greens & Blues Of Holkham
May 2022 - The Power Of Color Photography. The Independent Photographer. Germany.
April 2020 - Editors Pick. The Independent Photographer. Germany. Landscape Photography Award.
![Strata SE1, London. During Storm Brendan. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/138f91c8-8339-4a98-8336-7ac9c5855768_rw_1200.jpg?h=7a46af059a843d9d68bffd6412bf5b05)
Thread The Needle
April 2022 - Nominee. 8th Fine Art Photography Awards. Cityscape - Amateur.
October 2021 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography Awards. Italy. Architecture & Urban Spaces.
May 2020 - Shortlisted. The Sunday Times Landscape Photographer Of The Year. England, U.K. Landscapes At Night.
![Mist rolling in at Ashness Pier, Derwentwater, Lake District. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/eeba7a1c-c89b-446f-9ad5-9ff6cd0c9bf7_rw_1920.jpg?h=85174bb9282c6098b4a0a3d891afba95)
Here Comes The Rain
April 2022 - Nominee. 8th Fine Art Photography Awards. Fine Art - Amateur.
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Fine Art - Landscape.
January 2021 - Winner. Lakeland Photography Prize 2020. England, U.K. Lake District.
![Long Exposure Seascape. Suffolk, England. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/c7c2a4d8-4153-4301-8e39-7c09b7fc6a9d_rw_1200.jpg?h=b14028dde7a5a17b0d9b7a481b827ab0)
Ephemeral
April 2022 - Nominee. 8th Fine Art Photography Awards. Seascape - Amateur.
February 2021 - Honorable Mention. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Nature - Landscapes.
![Fog & frost roll in along the Suffolk Coast. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/6cc39378-ed70-4fbf-afd4-72b2d6506755_rw_1920.jpg?h=1292dc3a8a271ad63c5bf94d2f76cf71)
Cool Utopia
December 2021 - Official Selection. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Fine Art - Landscape.
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Fine Art - Landscape.
October 2021 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art - Minimal / Minimalism.
![Long exposure by St Paul's cathedral, London. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/4282fd1e-8937-4c34-ac6e-c9916a7beaba_rw_1920.jpg?h=2cf7a339e15b4840cfba8ca25fad150d)
Buzzing Through
December 2021 - Official Selection. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Architecture - Building.
October 2021 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Buildings.
![Concrete Oasis, Italy. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/2b9eebf4-77dd-46d1-934a-ecd77a4e4d7d_rw_1920.jpg?h=b0216067e316a9f33eb707b4bdc7123c)
Concrete Oasis
December 2021 - Bronze Winner. Budapest International Foto Awards. Hungary. Architecture - Industrial.
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Special - Long Exposure.
April 2021 - Nominee. 7th Fine Art Photography Awards. Open - Amateur.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/a848601a-47d8-4df1-8b51-d2bef1f8bdf5_rw_1920.jpg?h=43bdd0f8c58c426cc60ac1642114b97b)
Warming
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Nature - Trees.
![Twilight Zone. Lighthouse out at sea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/74180e94-ba72-4c9d-9e7b-fde1e879b6c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=826ed40acd66948c33baa62b1fe77e4e)
Twilight Zone
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Nature - Seascapes / Waterscapes.
![Suffolk coastal cottage during winter sunrise. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/5b90f7c1-d784-41dd-8577-cd2dd5ad2150_rw_1920.jpg?h=f5a96395bb047f5f205ec323268fcdae)
Raspberry Swirl
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Nature - Seascapes / Waterscapes.
October 2021 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Nature - Landscape.
![Mono sea stack with a burst of light, Cyprus. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/110ba78d-4b9f-4e28-96ea-60b386a485cc_rw_1920.jpg?h=36c5334fdcf73beb6edf1026a85e0b42)
Theia
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Special - Long Exposure.
![HMS Belfast & surrounding developing cityscape, London. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/0b83ef2e-5e29-4669-8e5f-561917e58125_rw_1920.jpg?h=604cb9a534d9dca200a164f61e3f83fb)
Docked In Time
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Architecture - Cityscapes.
![Heather & ferns overlooking Blea Tarn, Lake District. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/9dcd1b5a-209a-4228-9d7d-f725cfd9548a_rw_1920.jpg?h=0ec48f8da843376eca50bd9ede6684d3)
Blea Tarn Heather & Ferns
November 2021 - Shortlisted. Lakeland Photography Prize 2021. England, U.K. Lake District.
![Harwich Lighthouse at high tide. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/f349ce0c-8001-4205-943d-c69fcfd7953a_rw_1920.jpg?h=43d2695688640781f2d3f332d2ddd82e)
Space Invader
October 2021 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Buildings.
February 2021 - Honorable Mention. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Architecture - Building.
![Mesmerized at Ashness Pier, Derwentwater, Lake District. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/a31e6ce1-471f-45f7-a603-cd1d988d8c18_rw_3840.jpg?h=7f1ad49439a1a1d5b3d5b775c346c8a6)
Mesmerized
March 2021 - Online Gallery Exhibition. PhotoPlace Gallery. USA. Quiet Landscape.
![The Tree, Buttermere, Lake District. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/59ae38e6-f21b-41ac-8f18-4fcd5bc67977_rw_1920.jpg?h=6080724414cb2ddfd2fcda1b7f51a884)
Hi!
October 2021 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography Awards. Italy. The Beauty Of Nature.
![Wasdale, Lake District. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/dc5c0b1b-9cd2-4de7-9855-68510a01b1b0_rw_1920.jpg?h=84edbfbe5201e4f0501e93ac8e718080)
Misty Sunrise
October 2020 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art - Landscape.
![Waterloo Station, London At Night. Costas Kariolis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/bd6b2c17-c21e-4fcd-8a62-1f1d4872756a/af14abf1-ff3b-488b-88cb-cf0c44a5f6b2_rw_1920.jpg?h=5b961bf88e100b411c1663cff3a6f7a8)
Carver
May 2020 - Shortlisted. The Sunday Times Landscape Photographer Of The Year. England, U.K. Lines In The Landscape.