Awards and Exhibitions
Establishing a reputation as an outdoor and travel photographer is both challenging and rewarding. In a relatively short time, I have earned several UK and international photography awards and nominations across various genres, including travel, seascape, landscape, urban, architecture, as well as fine art, minimalist, abstract, and black and white photography. Judging typically considers a range of factors such as creativity, lighting, composition, timing, technical skill, post-processing, impact, and storytelling ability. I’m thrilled to share some of the milestones I’ve achieved on this journey.
Abstract patterns from a disused mine
Radiance
November 2024 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Nature - Aerial. Series. 
Aerial view and repeatable patterns of a solar farm
Charge Point
November 2024 - Honorable Mention. ND Awards. Special - Drone Photography
High Rise - Abstract Architectural Photography
High Rise
October 2024 - Honorable Mention. Architecture MasterPrize. Exterior Architecture Photography - Residential Exterior
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.
Harp - Long exposure architectural  mono take, Dublin, Republic Of Ireland
Harp
October 2024 - Winner. Architecture MasterPrize. Exterior Architecture Photography - Bridges.
September 2023 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture Bridges.
August 2023 - Honorable MentionPrix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3). Architecture - Bridges.
July 2023 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Architecture.
Strata SE1, London. During Storm Brendan. Costas Kariolis
Thread The Needle
October 2024 - Winner. Architecture MasterPrize. Exterior Architecture Photography - Sustainable Exterior. 
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.
Radiance
September 2024 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Nature-Aerial / Drone. Series.
August 2024 - Honorable Mention. Minimalist Photography Awards. Aerial Photography. Series.  
Get Up & At 'Em
September 2024 - Official Selection. International Photography Awards. USA. Architecture-Cityscapes. 
Zig-Zag
August 2024 - Honorable Mention. Minimalist Photography Awards. Long Exposure.  
July 2024 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Landscape. 
Charging
July 2024 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Architecture. 
Groyne and wind farm long exposure along Norfolk coast. Costas Kariolis
S For Simplicity
July 2024 - Honorable Mention. Monovisions. Landscape. 
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.
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.
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.
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. 
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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