Entries about photography

1. Impression. Photo by krunal.


2. Spring shadows. Photo by margaretm.


3. Fight to win: This wrestling competition takes place on the road in Kolkata every year in a particular day of October. Photo by pp_saha.


4. Foam patterns on lake surface. Photo by Ofelia.


5. Looking down on the Lysefjord from the 604m high Pulpit Rock, near Stavanger, Norway. Photo by Gecko.

6. Ok, there is my bike. Photo by Utrecht.


7. Pletna Boats at the foot of stone steps leading to the island church, Lake Bled, Slovenia. Photo by T-Mac.


8. Sat on the edge of Pulpit Rock, Norweigan Fjords. Photo by Gecko.


9. Looking down upon Bergen, Norway. Photo by Elaine24.


10. Town of Dreams: Namche Bazar, Everest Region, Nepal. Photo by sirishbc.

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Every two months, Travellerspoint holds a photo competition for our members. The photos above are the top ten photos from the Looking Down competition.

Congratulations to krunal, who won the competition with his photo taken in India.

Krunal wins a $50 Amazon voucher, a Globetrotter's Logbook, and an increase of his photo upload limit by 5GB.

margaretm wins a Globetrotter's Logbook as well as a 5GB increase of her photo upload limit on Travellerspoint by coming second.

We have a new competition this month, so click here to find out what the new theme is.

Check out the results of past competitions:

• The Best Travel Photos of 2009
  
• 16 Diverse Photos of Architecture
  
• Weavers, Potters and Miracle Healers:14 Photos of Tradition
  
• Green: 12 Photos from Travellers around the World
  
• 13 Amazing Photos Depicting Decay
  
• 14 Photos that Reveal a Patterned World
  
• 17 Stunning Landscape Photos
  
• 16 Great Photos of Animals
  
• 14 Captivating Photos of Kids by Travellers
  
• Yellow: 13 Brilliant Photos from Canada to Ethiopia
  
• Music: The Universal Language
  
• 10 Photos of Beaches Around the World
  
• Winter:15 Photos by Travellers
  
• 13 Images of Rural Life
  
• 12 Urban Scenes Captured by Travellers
  
• 15 Beautiful Images of People Around the World
  
• 15 Exceptional Photos with a Blue Theme
  
• 10 Images of Sport Around the World
  
• Top 13 Transportation Photos: Your Picks
  
• 13 of the Best Watery Travel Photos
  
• 10 Photos to Whet Your Appetite for Food and Travel
  
• Red: 11 Evocative Photos by Travellers
  

1. Summer field in Spain. Photo by margaretm.

2. A farmer working the rice fields in a small village just outside Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo by damienfoto.

3.Mombasa Railway Station. Photo by Ofelia.

4. Beautiful fall foliage at historic Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by dforster.

5. Winter morning on ranch in Bishop, California, Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range. Photo by dforster.

6. One of the kids. Photo by marni-j.


7. New South Wales Bullock Driver. Photo by dinah1.

8. Water Drop. Photo by owler10.

9. Animal love. Arambol beach, Goa. Photo by arijitraja.

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Every month, Travellerspoint holds a photo competition for our members. Normally, we give you a specific theme, but this time around we went for an all-in challenge to find the best photos of 2009.

So here we present to you the 10 best travel photos of 2009! Congratulations to all the members whose photos made it into the top 10 — there was some stiff competition.

But the biggest congratulations goes to margaretm, who won the competition with her photo of a summer field in Spain.

Margaretm wins a $50 Amazon voucher, a Globetrotter's Logbook, and an increase of her photo upload limit by 5GB.

damienfoto wins a Globetrotter's Logbook as well as a 5GB increase of his photo upload limit on Travellerspoint by coming second.

We have a new competition this month, so head on over to find out what the new theme is.

Check out the results of past competitions:

• 16 Diverse Photos of Architecture
  
• Weavers, Potters and Miracle Healers:14 Photos of Tradition
  
• Green: 12 Photos from Travellers around the World
  
• 13 Amazing Photos Depicting Decay
  
• 14 Photos that Reveal a Patterned World
  
• 17 Stunning Landscape Photos
  
• 16 Great Photos of Animals
  
• 14 Captivating Photos of Kids by Travellers
  
• Yellow: 13 Brilliant Photos from Canada to Ethiopia
  
• Music: The Universal Language
  
• 10 Photos of Beaches Around the World
  
• Winter:15 Photos by Travellers
  
• 13 Images of Rural Life
  
• 12 Urban Scenes Captured by Travellers
  
• 15 Beautiful Images of People Around the World
  
• 15 Exceptional Photos with a Blue Theme
  
• 10 Images of Sport Around the World
  
• Top 13 Transportation Photos: Your Picks
  
• 13 of the Best Watery Travel Photos
  
• 10 Photos to Whet Your Appetite for Food and Travel
  
• Red: 11 Evocative Photos by Travellers
  

1. Quiet prayers in the prayer hall of the Jami (Friday) Mosque, Old Delhi. Photo by dinah1

2.Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur. Photo by Hien

3. Hotel Nordica Spiral Staircase. Photo taken in Reykjavik by BryanG

4. Istanbul 2007 - in Fener. Photo taken in Turkey by Derdia

5. Turning Torso. Malmö, Sweden. Photo by Hien

6. NS Building, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Photo by GregW

7. Parliament Building, Budapest. Photo by david.byne

8. Double Helix Staircase in Ljubljana Castle, Slovenia. Photo by dinah1

9. Stav church. Another angle of the stav church at folks museum in Bygdøy, Oslo. Photo taken in Norway by Sam I Am

10. Den Haag. Photo by jaxstar84

11. Power plant in Soweto, South Africa. Photo by hayden111

12. La Mezquita interior, Cordoba. Photo by david.byne

13.Aizu Budest temple, Japan. Photo by Ardy

14. Dalí Museum, Figueres, Spain. Photo by margaretm

15. Smooth. Photo taken in Peru by Mantrass

16. Arched Walkway in Santa Catlina Monastery, Arequipa, Peru. Photo by dinah1

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Every month, Travellerspoint holds a photo competition for our members with a specific theme. The photos above are the top voted pics from our Architecture Competition.

Congratulations to dinah1,

Dinah wins a $50 Amazon voucher, a Globetrotter's Logbook, and an increase of her photo upload limit by 5GB.

Hien wins a Globetrotter's Logbook as well as a 5GB increase of his photo upload limit on Travellerspoint by coming second.

This year, we're planning to run competitions over a two-month period, with one month for nominations and one month for voting. Unlike last year, we won't have competitions overlap.

Head over to vote for your favourite photos in the Best Photos of 2009 Competition.

Check out the results of past competitions:

• Weavers, Potters and Miracle Healers:14 Photos of Tradition
  
• Green: 12 Photos from Travellers around the World
  
• 13 Amazing Photos Depicting Decay
  
• 14 Photos that Reveal a Patterned World
  
• 17 Stunning Landscape Photos
  
• 16 Great Photos of Animals
  
• 14 Captivating Photos of Kids by Travellers
  
• Yellow: 13 Brilliant Photos from Canada to Ethiopia
  
• Music: The Universal Language
  
• 10 Photos of Beaches Around the World
  
• Winter:15 Photos by Travellers
  
• 13 Images of Rural Life
  
• 12 Urban Scenes Captured by Travellers
  
• 15 Beautiful Images of People Around the World
  
• 15 Exceptional Photos with a Blue Theme
  
• 10 Images of Sport Around the World
  
• Top 13 Transportation Photos: Your Picks
  
• 13 of the Best Watery Travel Photos
  
• 10 Photos to Whet Your Appetite for Food and Travel
  
• Red: 11 Evocative Photos by Travellers
  

1. Golden Temple. Photo taken in India by Ardy

2. Traditional pottery in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Photo by GP.

3. Turkish Weaver. Photo taken in Turkey by robjwood

4. Guards on parade at Trooping the Colour in London. Photo by david.byne

5. Lady in red. Beautiful costumes from Indonesia. Photo by jascho1

6. Om Mani Padme Hum. Photo taken in Kathmandu, Nepal by GP.

7. Pride In The Name Of God. Photo by sirishbc

8. Street Musicians in Tallinn. Photo by Sunniebgi

9. Traditional way of curing fractured and infected hand. Photo by sirishbc


10. Salvador: Medicine Man. This self-proclaimed medicine man has been whipping up remedies in Salvador, Brazil for decades. Photo by triptime

11. Traditional Korean musicians at the Hadong-gun Mountain Dew Tea Cultural Festival, Hadong-gun, South Korea. Photo by joffre

12. Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo, Philippines. Photo by samarian

13. Notting Hill Carnival 2008. Photo by StephenJen

14. Traditional dress at festival Schiaun. Photo by ozrob53

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Every month, Travellerspoint holds a photo competition for our members with a specific theme. The photos above are the top voted pics from our Tradition Competition.

Congratulations to Ardy, whose photo of the child sweeping in an Indian temple won the competition this month.

Ardy wins a $50 Amazon voucher, a Globetrotter's Logbook, and an increase of her photo upload limit by 5GB.

GP. wins a Globetrotter's Logbook as well as a 5GB increase of his photo upload limit on Travellerspoint by coming second.

If you missed out this time, there's always next time. You can now submit photos for our Best Photos of 2009 Competition. Meanwhile, be sure to vote for your favourite photo in the Architecture Photo Competition.

Check out the results of past competitions:

• Green: 12 Photos from Travellers around the World
  
• 13 Amazing Photos Depicting Decay
  
• 14 Photos that Reveal a Patterned World
  
• 17 Stunning Landscape Photos
  
• 16 Great Photos of Animals
  
• 14 Captivating Photos of Kids by Travellers
  
• Yellow: 13 Brilliant Photos from Canada to Ethiopia
  
• Music: The Universal Language
  
• 10 Photos of Beaches Around the World
  
• Winter:15 Photos by Travellers
  
• 13 Images of Rural Life
  
• 12 Urban Scenes Captured by Travellers
  
• 15 Beautiful Images of People Around the World
  
• 15 Exceptional Photos with a Blue Theme
  
• 10 Images of Sport Around the World
  
• Top 13 Transportation Photos: Your Picks
  
• 13 of the Best Watery Travel Photos
  
• 10 Photos to Whet Your Appetite for Food and Travel
  
• Red: 11 Evocative Photos by Travellers
  

1. The thumb nail sized Eastern Dwarf Tree frog on an Aloe Vera stem, Byron Bay. Photo by joffre

2. Coffee smoke through the trees. On a monastic island in Lake Tana near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Photo by kiwilara

3. Neatly planted rows of green tea grown at the famous Boseong plantation, South Korea. Photo by joffre

4. Rainforest foliage. Tongkoko Reserve, North Sulawesi. Photo by baluba

5. Sit down. Photo taken in the United Kingdom by Ardy

6. An ancient Shilla burial mound (ie. Tumuli) in Gyeongju, South Korea. Photo by joffre

7. Near Timbuktu. Photo by LuisDafos

8. Brazilian Parrot. Photo taken in Brazil by hayden111

9. The annual dyeing of the Chicago River for St. Paddy's Day. Photo taken in the USA by edav867

10. Does the cat know the secret behind this green door in Dubrovnik, Croatia? Photo by dinah1

11. The one. Photo taken in the United Kingdom by averynkh

12. Lost in green. A white egrett in the peanut field. Photo taken in Nicaragua by marlis

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Every month, Travellerspoint holds a photo competition for our members with a specific theme. The photos above are the top voted pics from our Green Competition.

Congratulations to joffre, whose photo of the Eastern Dwarf Tree frog won the competition this month. Joffre wins a $50 Amazon voucher, a Globetrotter's Logbook, and an increase of his photo upload limit by 5GB.

kiwilara wins a Globetrotter's Logbook as well as a 5GB increase of his photo upload limit on Travellerspoint by coming second.

If you missed out this time, there's always next time. You can now submit photos for our Architecture Photo Competition.

Meanwhile, be sure to vote for your favourite photo in the Tradition Photo Competition.

Check out the results of past competitions:

• 13 Amazing Photos Depicting Decay
  
• 14 Photos that Reveal a Patterned World
  
• 17 Stunning Landscape Photos
  
• 16 Great Photos of Animals
  
• 14 Captivating Photos of Kids by Travellers
  
• Yellow: 13 Brilliant Photos from Canada to Ethiopia
  
• Music: The Universal Language
  
• 10 Photos of Beaches Around the World
  
• Winter:15 Photos by Travellers
  
• 13 Images of Rural Life
  
• 12 Urban Scenes Captured by Travellers
  
• 15 Beautiful Images of People Around the World
  
• 15 Exceptional Photos with a Blue Theme
  
• 10 Images of Sport Around the World
  
• Top 13 Transportation Photos: Your Picks
  
• 13 of the Best Watery Travel Photos
  
• 10 Photos to Whet Your Appetite for Food and Travel
  
• Red: 11 Evocative Photos by Travellers