Awards, Accomplishments and Recognition
We’re Robin and Arlene Karpan – travel writers, photographers, bloggers, book authors, and publishers, with several years of experience in the business. Each year we connect with readers and viewers through a combination of print and online media. Our travel stories and/or photos have been published in well over 100 publications around the world, plus our material has been used by a wide variety of tourism organizations and businesses.
While we cover a wide array of travel experiences, our main specialties are nature, wildlife, ecotourism, outdoor adventure, and photography. Attention to quality in our photography is our main strength and key to our success. Our work is intended to inspire travel to the destinations we cover, and to provide readers with concrete information they can use. Readers trust our advice because of our extensive experience and honest approach.
Awards, Accomplishments, and Recognition
We are fortunate that our work has been well accepted by the public, and has received awards and other recognition. Some examples include:
Received in 2024
- First Place for Best Photo series – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention for Best Landscape or Evocation of Place Photo – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention for Best Tourism for Positive Change Story – TMAC Awards
- Commended Award in Wildlife in its Space, WildArt Photographer of the Year (UK)
Received in 2023
- Winner of the Nat’Image Prize in the Festival de L’oiseau et de la Nature, an international nature photography competition in France.
- First Place for Best Photo Series – TMAC Awards
- Second Place for People’s Choice Photo of the Year – TMAC Awards
- Third Place for Best Landscape Photo – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention for Best Travel Book – TMAC Awards, The Great Saskatchewan Bucket List
- Second Place for Best People Photo – SATW Canadian Chapter Awards
- Bronze Award for Best Nature Photo – SATW Bill Muster Award
Received in 2022
- Silver Award in the Animal Category – SATW Bill Muster Photo Awards
- First Place for Best Nature Photo – TMAC Awards
- Second Place for Best Nature Photo – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention for Best Nature Photo – TMAC Awards
- Second Place for Best Illustrated Feature – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention for Best Travel Blog or Column – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention for Best People Photo – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention for People’s Choice Photo Award – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention for the Best Landscape or Evocation of Place Photo – TMAC Awards
- Highly Commended Award – WildArt Photographer of the Year – UK
- Finalist in various international photo awards including Siena Awards (Drone Photo category) in Italy, Montier Festival Photo Awards in France, and Nature TTL Photographer of the Year.
Received in 2021
- First Place for Best People Photo in the SATW Canadian Chapter Awards
- Honourable Mention in the Paisajes Naturales (Natural Landscapes) category in FotoNoja 2021, an international nature photography competition in Spain.
- Second Place in the Spirit of Canada category -TMAC Awards
- Second Place in the Best Illustrated Feature category – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention in the Best Nature Photo category – TMAC Awards
- First Place – StormHour Photo of the Month for September
- Finalist in the Feria Internacional de Turismo Ornitologico (FIO) international photo competition, Spain.
Received in 2020
- First Place – Best Landscape or Evocation of Place Photo – TMAC Awards
- First Place – Best coverage of Host Destination – TMAC Awards
- Second Place – Best Outdoors, Wildlife or Environmental Feature – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention – People’s Choice Photo Award – TMAC Awards
- Third Place – Best Adventure, Sport or Recreation Feature – TMAC Awards
Received in 2019
- First Place – People’s Choice Photo Award – TMAC Awards
- Second Place – Best Landscape or Evocation of Place Photo – TMAC Awards
- Third Place – Best Landscape or Evocation of Place Photo – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention – Best People Photo – TMAC Awards
- Honourable Mention – Best Adventure, Sport or Recreation Feature – TMAC Awards
- Shortlist – Outdoor Photographer of the Year – International photography competition in the UK
- Finalist – Siena International Photography Awards, Italy
- Winner of the Travel Media Award in the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence – our 10th win in these awards.
Received in previous years – Various wins or recognition in the TMAC Awards, NATJA Awards, WildlifePhoto.com competition, Siena International Photography Award, Outdoor Photographer of the Year, Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence, among others.
