Our 2009 photo contest winners were picked from a pool of 20 semi-finalists, and judged by our friend and National Geographic Traveler photographer Bob Krist, Here is what he had to say about his top picks.
1st place, boy riding camel at sunset in Pushkar, India (Annie Katz )
“This is a wonderful moment, and very carefully composed. Notice that the low angle the photographer chose fully silhouettes the camel and rider against the sky. The moment is captured perfectly, and the position of the camel and rider is just right. The setting sun behind this great silhouette just adds that extra sense of 'moment' to an already strong photograph.”
2nd place, women on a wall in India (Susan I. Cohen)
“Another great job of 'seeing'. The repeating patterns of the women sitting in a row, plus the great light and color, makes this a very strong graphic and story-telling picture. It's carefully composed—there are no distracting backgrounds. The photographer has done an excellent job of eliminating all extraneous elements, and distilling the composition to a powerful, simple graphic.”
3rd place, two boys watch a ceremony in Bhutan (Scott Carroll)
“A wonderful ‘storytelling’ shot. The photographer looked beyond the obvious shot (that of the ceremony, whatever it was) and looked around the 'edges' of the event to see how it was affecting the onlookers. Beautiful light, two very different expressions, and subjects who are totally into the moment. A great moment and a careful composition.”
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Enter our 2010 client photo contest. We are travelers, we must explore. And we love to capture images of the places we’ve been. We bet you have some amazing images from your Asia Transpacific Journeys travels. Upload your finest photo at to be part of this online photo album, and perhaps even win our contest.Entries are due September 30, 2010.
Enter our client photo contest.
See all of the 2009 photo contest entries.
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