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Trevor Cole

About Trevor Cole

I am an international travel photographer and photo tour leader, based in Donegal, Ireland. Born in Derry, I went on to teach geography at international schools in Singapore, Togo, Italy, Ethiopia and Brazil – always travelling extensively with my camera.​

 

This naturally brought two of my life’s passions together as a geographer-photographer.

My photography focuses predominantly on culture and landscapes; images which reflect a spatial and temporal journey through life, while striving to reflect the need to live in a more sustainable world. By seeking the moment and light in various contexts, we can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

I lead photo tours locally in Ireland, but also in Scotland, Iceland, Ethiopia, Namibia, Chad, South Sudan, Eritrea, India and beyond. With a focus on small groups, the aim is to provide culturally sensitive immersion, photographic guidance and the opportunity for the photographic travel experience of a lifetime.

My approach is based on an alternative vision of tomorrow – capturing unforgettable moments through photography that empower us to reflect upon the world around us, and truly be the change that we want to see in that world.

AWARDS

European Photography Awards – Photographer of the year and winner, Pastoral Peoples & Cultures, 2024

International Photography Awards (IPA) – honourable mentions 2022, 2023, 2024 and bronze award 2024

 

Travel Photographer of the year, winner for People and Culture, 2019 

Monochrome Awards – Professional Photographer of the year, 2019

Wilderness Safari photographer of the year, winner 2019

Refocus Awards, gold in travel and silver in photojournalism and honourable mention in people categories, 2023

Refocus Awards, (black & white) silver, bronze and honourable mentions in people category

(colour) gold and honourable mention, 2024

Publications

1x Magazine
Frames Magazine, April 2021
Lens Magazine
National Geographic

All About Photo
The Times
Forbes Magazine
The Guardian
54 Magazine
The Telegraph
Eye for the Light
Dodho
Africa Geographic

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