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
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 MentionPrix 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
Beaut In Buttermere
September 2023 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Nature - Trees.
November 2022 - Honorable MentionND Awards. Nature - Trees
An old barn in black and white minimalist and isolated surroundings
Succumb
September 2023 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art - Minimal / Minimalism.
London Got Me In A Spin - London Eye
London Got Me In A Spin
September 2023 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Special - Night Photography.
August 2023 - Honorable MentionPrix 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
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
The Big Reveal
August 2023 - Honorable MentionMinimalist Photography AwardsGermany. ​​​​​​​Fine Art.
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ​​​​​​​ND AwardsNature - Seascapes / Waterscapes.
Moody Golden State Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
Suspension (Double Bridge)
August 2023 - Honorable MentionPrix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3)Architecture - Bridges
November 2022 - Honorable MentionND Awards. Special - Panoramic
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Bridges.
Anti-Aircraft Defence System, Thames Estuary, England, U.K
AT-AT [1/3)
Black and white Anti-Aircraft Defence System, Thames Estuary, England, U.K
AT-AT [2/3)
August 2023 - Honorable MentionPrix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3)Architecture - Historic
July 2023 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Architecture [Series].
April 2023 - Nominee. 9th Fine Art Photography Awards. Architecture - Amateur. [Series]
Anti-Aircraft Defence System, Black and white, Thames Estuary, England, U.K
AT-AT [3/3)
SUP Boarders, Monterey, California., USA
Unison
July 2023 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Travel.
April 2023 - Nominee. 9th Fine Art Photography Awards. Travel - Amateur.
November 2022 - Honorable MentionND Awards. Fine Art - Landscape
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art-Minimal / Minimalism.
Until Tomorrow. Faroe Islands. Costas Kariolis
Until Tomorrow
July 2023 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Travel.
April 2022 - Nominee. 8th Fine Art Photography Awards. Travel - Amateur.
Watchout
April 2023 - Nominee. 9th Fine Art Photography Awards. Seascape - Amateur.
BnW Fisherman Huts, Norfolk, England.
Fisherman's Huts
November 2022 - Honorable MentionND Awards. Fine Art - Landscape
Black and white coastguard cottage during sunset, Suffolk. Costas Kariolis
Lead Me Home
November 2022 - Honorable MentionND Awards. Nature - Seascapes / Waterscapes
August 2022 - Honorable MentionPrix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3)Fine Art - Landscape.
August 2021 - Honorable MentionMinimalist Photography AwardsGermany. ​​​​​​​Fine Art.
March 2021 - Gallery ExhibitionPhotoPlace Gallery. USA. Quiet Landscape.
February 2021 - Best 50 Black and White Minimalist PhotographersBlack and White Minimalist Magazine. England, U.K. Black and White Minimalism.
October 2020 - Honorable MentionInternational Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art - Landscape.
Theia. Minimalist Seascape
Theia
October 2022 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography AwardsItaly. The Beauty Of Nature - Seascapes / Waterscapes.
October 2021 - Honorable Mention. ​​​​​​​International Photography Awards. USA. Nature - Landscape.
Fun On The Ridge - Adventure Photography
Fun On The Ridge
October 2022 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography AwardsItaly. Journeys & Adventures.
Ridge Delight. Hiking Adventure
Ridge Delight
October 2022 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography AwardsItaly. Journeys & Adventures.
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Special - Travel / Wanderlust.
Abstracted. Street Photography
Abstracted
October 2022 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography AwardsItaly. Street Photography.
Flock of birds fly across Crummock Water,  Lake District. Costas Kariolis
Flock
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Nature - Landscape.
August 2022 - Winner - BronzePrix 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 AwardsItaly. The Beauty Of Nature.
February 2021 - Winner - BronzeTokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Fine Art - Landscape.
Take Me To Church. St Pauls Cathedral
Take Me To Church
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Bridges.

Moonshine. Beach Huts
Moonshine
September 2022 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Special - Travel / Wanderlust.
Groyne and wind farm long exposure along Norfolk coast. Costas Kariolis
S For Simplicity
August 2022 - Honorable MentionPrix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3)Fine Art - Landscape.
March 2022 - Gallery ExhibitionClampart, 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 - ShortlistedSiena International Photography AwardsItaly. The Beauty Of Nature.
February 2021 - Winner - Gold. Tokyo International Foto Awards. JapanFine Art - Landscape.
August 2020 - Gallery Exhibition. PhotoPlace Gallery. USALandscape.
August 2020 - Honorable Mention​​​​​​​Minimalist Photography AwardsGermany. Long Exposure.
Ice rider glides across frozen lake and landscape, Finland. Costas Kariolis
Ice Rider
August 2022 - Honorable MentionPrix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3)Fine Art - Landscape.
July 2022 - Honorable Mention. ​​​​​​​Minimalist Photography Awards. Germany. Landscape.
November 2021 - Honorable MentionND Awards. Fine Art - Landscape.
April 2021 - Nominee7th Fine Art Photography Awards. Travel - Amateur.
February 2021 - Honorable Mention. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Fine Art - Landscape.
April 2019 - Permanent Gallery Exhibition OnlinePhotoPlace Gallery. USA. ​​​​​​​Trees In The Slow Lane.
Holkham Beach, Norfolk. Costas Kariolis
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
Thread The Needle
April 2022 - Nominee. 8th Fine Art Photography Awards. Cityscape - Amateur.
October ​​​​​​​2021 - Shortlisted. Siena International Photography AwardsItalyArchitecture & 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
Here Comes The Rain
April 2022 - Nominee. 8th Fine Art Photography Awards. Fine Art - Amateur. 
November 2021 - Honorable MentionND AwardsFine Art - Landscape.
January 2021 - WinnerLakeland Photography Prize 2020. England, U.K. Lake District.
Long Exposure Seascape. Suffolk, England. Costas Kariolis
Ephemeral
April 2022 - Nominee. 8th Fine Art Photography Awards. Seascape - Amateur.
February 2021 - Honorable MentionTokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Nature - Landscapes.
Fog & frost roll in along the Suffolk Coast. Costas Kariolis
Cool Utopia
December 2021 - Official Selection. Tokyo International Foto Awards. JapanFine Art - Landscape.
November 2021 - Honorable MentionND 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
Buzzing Through
December 2021 - Official Selection. Tokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Architecture - Building.
October 2021 - Honorable MentionInternational Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Buildings.
Concrete Oasis, Italy. Costas Kariolis
Concrete Oasis
December 2021 - Bronze Winner. Budapest International Foto Awards. Hungary. Architecture - Industrial.
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Special - Long Exposure.
April 2021 - Nominee7th Fine Art Photography Awards. Open - Amateur.
Warming
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Nature - Trees.
Twilight Zone. Lighthouse out at sea
Twilight Zone
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ​​​​​​​ND AwardsNature - Seascapes / Waterscapes.
Suffolk coastal cottage during winter sunrise. Costas Kariolis
Raspberry Swirl
November 2021 - Honorable MentionND AwardsNature - Seascapes / Waterscapes.
October 2021 - Honorable Mention. ​​​​​​​International Photography Awards. USA. Nature - Landscape.
Mono sea stack with a burst of light, Cyprus. Costas Kariolis
Theia
November 2021 - Honorable Mention. ​​​​​​​ND Awards.  Special - Long Exposure.
HMS Belfast & surrounding developing cityscape, London. Costas Kariolis
Docked In Time
November 2021 - Honorable Mention​​​​​​​ND AwardsArchitecture - Cityscapes.
Heather & ferns overlooking Blea Tarn, Lake District. Costas Kariolis
Blea Tarn Heather & Ferns​​​​​​​
November 2021 - ShortlistedLakeland Photography Prize 2021. England, U.K. Lake District.
Harwich Lighthouse at high tide. Costas Kariolis
Space Invader
October 2021 - Honorable MentionInternational Photography Awards. USA. Architecture - Buildings.
February 2021 - Honorable MentionTokyo International Foto Awards. Japan. Architecture - Building.
Mesmerized at Ashness Pier, Derwentwater, Lake District. Costas Kariolis
Mesmerized
March 2021 - Online Gallery Exhibition. ​​​​​​​PhotoPlace Gallery. USA. Quiet Landscape.
The Tree, Buttermere, Lake District. Costas Kariolis
Hi!
October 2021 - Shortlisted. ​​​​​​​Siena International Photography AwardsItaly. The Beauty Of Nature.
Wasdale, Lake District. Costas Kariolis
Misty Sunrise
October 2020 - Honorable Mention. International Photography Awards. USA. Fine Art - Landscape.
Waterloo Station, London At Night. Costas Kariolis
Carver
May 2020 - Shortlisted. ​​​​​​​The Sunday Times Landscape Photographer Of The Year. England, U.K. Lines In The Landscape​​​​​​​.
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