From the swivellin' chair...

Last month we challenged you to nominate your best travel photos on the theme of "water". The results are in and the winner is this beautiful shot taken in Canada by paperix72.

Paperix72 will receive a $50 Amazon voucher from Travellerspoint, a copy of One People: Many Journeys from Lonely Planet and an upgraded photo bandwidth allowance of 200MB/month.

The runner-up was a shot of two canal boats in Venice, Italy, taken by sweneyb

Sweneyb will receive an upgraded monthly bandwidth allowance of 200MB and a mini version of One People: Many Journeys from Lonely Planet.

Other serious contenders for the top spots were the following.

Upturned Iceberg (by dinah1). Taken in Antarctica

Moeraki boulders sunrise (by Breezy13). Taken in New Zealand

First Morning sunrise Abel Tasman (also by Breezy13). Taken in New Zealand

Venice (by kiwilara). Taken in Italy

Tranquility (by Mavr8k). Taken in Scotland

Autumn Leaves (also by Mavr8k). Taken in Canada

Silence (by marlis). Taken in Antarctica

A Bird Shower (by shoggix).

In the heart of the Iceberg.. (by miromar). Taken in Antarctica

Bathing in the Great Mother (by Daver141).

Saint Louis (by LuisDafos).

Thanks to everyone who entered their shots into this competition. The rest of the shortlisted entries can be seen here

Our new competition, on the theme of transport, is now open for entries as well. Why not give it a go? Transport Photo Competition