- The judges have commended 101 images - and will be publishing an e-book that showcases them all
- Here we present our favourite 20 pictures from this ranking, taken in locations across the globe
- The overall winner is fine-art photographer Forough Yavari, who hails from Brisbane, Australia
The winning and commended images - those ranked in the top 101 - have been revealed and they are truly mesmerising.
Peter Eastway, Chairman of Judges, said: 'Who are the world's leading contemporary portrait photographers? The aim of the International Portrait Photographer of the Year awards is to invite photographers from around the world to present their best work. In turn, we engage six acclaimed portrait photographers – this year David Burnett, Charmaine Heyer, Rocco Ancora, Martina Warenfeldt, Sanjay Jogia and Sarah Ferrara – to assess and deliberate, curating a body of work that is not only representative of the portrait art in 2021, but is inspirational for us all.
