Editor's Note: The deadline for photo submissions has been extended to Nov. 18, 2022.
After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TravelAge West has once again begun accepting entries for its annual Reader Photo Contest. Travel advisor readers are invited to submit their best original travel photography. Winners will receive cash prizes and have their photos published in an upcoming issue of TravelAge West.
"These days, the savviest travel advisors know that capturing high-quality imagery during fam trips is a crucial marketing tool,” said Mindy Poder, Executive Editor at TravelAge West. “But we recognize that taking excellent photographs is a cultivated skill that that requires work, dedication and talent — and we want to honor that.”
Editors at the magazine will consider photograph quality — composition, lighting and other aesthetic elements — as well as the subject matter and the originality of the photograph.
These days, the savviest travel advisors know that capturing high-quality imagery during fam trips is a crucial marketing tool. But we recognize that taking excellent photographs is a cultivated skill that that requires work, dedication and talent — and we want to honor that.
The winning photograph will receive a $200 American Express gift card and will be featured on an upcoming cover of TravelAge West. Second and third place contestants will each receive $100 American Express gift cards and will be featured in an upcoming issue of TravelAge West. Honorable Mention winners will be published in the special issue, as well.
All submissions will be considered for inclusion in TravelAge West’s print, online and social media content.
Rules
- Participants must be travel advisors.
- Send the highest-resolution photograph possible.
- All entries must include a caption with the name of the destination and subjects photographed, as well as background information and any other relevant details.
Our 2019 second-place winning photo shows a nun bowed in prayer in Yangon, Myanmar
Credit: 2019 Marcia Dillon
- Participants must include contact information (name, address, phone number and email address), their agency name and their professional title.
- Only digital images will be accepted.
- Travel agents may submit up to five photographs total, but each photo submitted must include a caption and be entered in a separate email.
Submission Information and Deadline
To submit a photo, readers must email photos to [email protected] by Friday, Nov. 18. Write “Photo Contest” in the subject line of the email.
TravelAge West reserves the right to use submitted photos in all formats, including print content, online content, social media content, house advertisements and marketing materials. Entry in the contest does not prohibit the photographer from using submitted photographs for his or her own private and commercial purposes.
