From portraits, to empty stages

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and stormy seas these are the winners

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of this year's International Photography

Awards (IPA's). Open to professional, am-

ateur and student photographers around

the world, the competition received more

than 13,000 entries across 13 categories.

Julia Fullerton-Batten - a professional

photographer from the UK- won the Fine

Art category with her picture Looking Out

From Within, 2020. She reflected the tone

in many of the pictures in her description.

She said: "Covid-19 came. Life changed.I

felt numb, couldn't stand around helpless.

I decided to document the new daily

existence of millions." Winners of the pro-

fessional categories will be entered into

the IPA's Photographer of the Year com-

petition, with the chance to win $10,000

(£7,750). Non-professional and student

winners will now be up for the $5,000

Discovery of the Year award. Tap the link

in our bio to read about the influences

behind all the pictures. (International

Photography Awards)