I was so delighted to find out I won Round 50 of Travel Photo Roulette hosted by two of my favorite (now newly engaged) travel bloggers at GQ Trippin. It was my first submission to the contest, so I am so thankful to have won amid a group of such talented people!
So without further ado, I am pleased to announce the next round of travel photo roulette...
FRIENDSHIP
We just had our American Thanksgiving, and one of the things I was most thankful for were my unbelievably, amazing friends. I have met so many lovely people all over the world, and I cherish all those friendships. The theme is pretty self explanatory, so I can't wait to see what you all come up with!
Here are some of my examples, appropriately including my own friends...
Jaco with a local dog in Namibia (pretty sure the dog just wanted his food though!).
Rosa making friends with a local man in a small town in Africa
Vanessa making friends with a local on the Xi'an City Wall. She ended up flying the young girls kite around the wall.
The Contest will run from November 25th to December 2nd, 2012.
For those new to the process, Travel Photo Roulette is a rotating event open to bloggers and photographers, and people generally interested in good work. See the rules below.
Contest Overview
The contest rotates through travel and/or photography blogs as such, the winner of the previous round of Travel Photo Roulette hosts the subsequent round on their own blog. The new host then chooses the next theme, a generic keyword or phrase and players submit their interpretations of the theme over course of the week of the contest.At the end of the week, the hosting blogger chooses their favorite photo from the submissions and displays it as the week’s winning entry. They then include direction to the new host for the next round. Readers can attempt to lobby the author toward a certain photo via comments – the author can accept or ignore any lobby as they see fit. The game is repeated with the winner hosting the following week’s game and choosing a phrase for new photo submissions.
Guidelines
- One submission per Blog (so sites that have 2+ authors only get one entry).
- Post processing is permitted, but photo altering (ie. photoshopping) is not.
- Abstract submissions welcomed as long as it fits within the interpretation of the chosen phrase. Remember, the hosting blogger chooses the winner, so if they cannot understand the submission, you might not win!
- Please try and keep your images medium-sized and web-optimized (around 600px).
- If you win, keep these in mind when choosing a new theme: * Keep phrases general so that all bloggers can participate. Specific items like “Eiffel Tower” should be avoided but rather made open-ended like “monuments.” For variety, it is okay to say focused things such as “monuments at night” which most of us have pictures of. Phrases can be generic ‘signs’, or abstract ‘religion’. *Abstract thoughts are appreciated, but keep it within the realm that all readers will understand. No “Kafka-esque”, or “Overlooking Creation”. Use something that is able to be interpreted by all.
- After 1 year, phrases can be reused, however new photos must be submitted.
- No obscene pictures or phrases allowed. Suggestive phrases and photography can be accepted, but please keep it within reason.
- Keep the ideas and photos fresh!
- Pictures from your entire portfolio are fair to submit. You do not have to take the photo within the week of the contest period to submit it.
- Most importantly, ALL PHOTOS MUST BE YOUR OWN.
- One last rule, since this is a competition for bloggers, we need you to be a blogger to be declared a winner. Sorry!
How to submit your photos
To enter in the Photo Roulette competition simply leave a comment below with a link to the image (whether Flickr, Picasa or your own site) and we will upload it to this post. Don’t forget to provide a brief description or caption for the photo so the viewers can get a little background as to what’s happening.Check back here throughout the week to see all the entries as they come in and feel free to comment on them. The contest runs for 7 days from today, with the submission date being November 25th - December 2nd, 2012 (Sunday thru Sunday). The winner will be announced in a few days after the deadline, and they will host round 52.
Past Photo Roulette Winners and Hosts
The following is a list of the previously played rounds of the game and the hosting blogger for each. This list also doubles as a winner’s table as each topic host won the preceding round! Click the host’s link to go directly to that entry to see some stunning photographs from the chosen term/phrase!1. Nov 4–10, 2010 – Living the Dream – “Animals”
2. Nov 17–24, 2010 – Skinny Backpacker - “Road Signs”
3. Nov 29–Dec 6, 2010 – Dream a Little Dream - “Street Art”
4. Dec 8–15, 2010 – Flashpacker HQ – “Festival”
5. Dec 17–24, 2010 – Over Yonderlust – “Landmarks”
6. Dec 26–Jan 2, 2011 – Don’t Ever Look Back – “Beaches”
7. Jan 5–12, 2011 – ThePlanetD – “Portraits”
8. Jan 15–22, 2011 – Travel with a Mate – “Motion”
9. Jan 26–Feb 3, 2011 – Johnny Vagabond – “Water”
10. Feb 8–15, 2011 – Ken Kaminesky – “Urban”
11. Feb 21–27, 2011 – Travels of Adam - “Friday Night”
12. Mar 7–13, 2011 – Itchy Feet Chronicles – “The Journey”
13. Mar 19– 25, 2011 – Brendan’s Adventures – “Changing Seasons”
14. Apr 4–10, 2011 - Shutterfeet – “Storytelling”
15. Apr 13–21, 2011 - 10 Times One - “Piousness”
16. Apr 26–May 4, 2011 – Beached Eskimo – “Learning”
17. May 21–27, 2011 – Travel Junkies – “Architecture”
18. Jun 1–7, 2011 – Destination World – “Transportation”
19. Jun 8–15, 2011 – Living the Dream – “Paradise”
20. Jun 21-28, 2011 - Vagabond Quest - “Clothes”
21. Jul 4-11, 2011 – The Unframed World – “Symmetry”
22. Jul 16-25, 2011 – Beached Eskimo – “Home"
23. Jul 31 – Aug 7, 2011 – BackPackerBanter – “Inspiration”
24. Aug 14 – 21, 2011 – WanderingTrader - “Darkness”
25. Aug 28 – Sep 4, 2011 – Finding the Universe – “Tranquillity”
26. Sep 12 – 19, 2011 – Fearful Adventurer – “Food”
27. Sep 23 – 30, 2011 – Adventures of a GoodMan – “City”
28. Oct 06 – 13, 2011 – Globe-Trekking.com - “Reflections”
29. Oct 17 – 24, 2011 – Scene With A Hart - ”Framing”
30. Nov 9 – 16, 2011 – Vagabond Quest - “Silhouettes”
31. Nov 26 – Dec 3, 2011 – Hecktic Travels – “Music”
32. Dec 11 – Dec 18, 2011 – Globetrotter Girls – “Love”
33. Dec 25 – Jan 1, 2012– Man on the lam – “Humor”
34. Jan 8 – Jan 15, 2012 – My Walkabout – “Winter”
35. Jan 15 – Jan 22, 2012 – The Art of Slow Travel – “Blue”
36. Feb 6 – Feb 13, 2012 – Ten times One – “Depth of the Field”
38. March 7 – March 14, 2012 – Nomadbiba – “Sunshine”
39. March 24 – 31, 2012 – Travel With Kat – “Local Character”
40. April 10 – 16, 2012 – The Travel Bunny – “Street Scene”
41. April 23 – April 30, 2012 – Adventure Crow – “Spirit of the Country”
42. May 7 – 14, 2012 – Food Travel Bliss – “Evening”
43. May 17 – May 24, 2012 – Matt Gibson – “Adventure”
44. May 30th – June 6, 2012 – Flashpacker HQ – “Once In A Lifetime”
45. July 23rd – July 30, 2012 – Skinny Backpacker – “Surreal”
46. August 10 – August 17, 2012 – 2away – “Smile”
47. Aug 27 – Sept 2, 2012 – Bridges and Balloons – “Excellent Splendour of the Universe”
48. Sept 8 – Sept 15, 2012 – The GypsyNester – “What the ?!”
49. Oct 22 – Oct 29, 2012 – Runaway Juno – “Sweet”
50. Nov 12 - Nov 19, 2012 – GQ Trippin – "Play"
The more the merrier: Please share this article on Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and G+ and elsewhere to get more people involved. We look forward to your entries!
Submit your entry in the comment section below. Images will be posted as they come in.
Good Luck!
Submissions
Entry #1 by Jaime from Breakaway Backpacker
I met them on Elephantine Island (near Aswan, Egypt) & watch them play around for a while and then joined them & talked to one of their grandparents. He let me know they are best friends from the village & were off from school for the holidays.
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Entry #2 Jeremy from Living The Dream
"Panda friends are my favorite kind of friends. They eat together, they play together, and they sleep together. There would be more, but that is just about all Pandas do in Chengdu, China"
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Entry #3 Daniël from globe-trekking
While traveling in the town of Hasankeyf in eastern Turkey, I got off a minibus and immediately became the tourist attraction, instead of seeing the sights of this town on the Tigris River. Everyone wanted to have their picture taken with me (I'm second from left), including this group of guys. Here's to making new friends in far flung places.
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Entry #4 Veronica from Gypsynester
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Entry #5 Rachel from Andalucia Explorer
Entry #6 Andrew from A.D. Wheeler Photography
"Prairie Dog Kisses" Shot this at Zoo America in Hershey, PA. Stood there shooting these two who originally looked as though they were in a WWF match. Come to find out, they were just two, so in love... :-)
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Entry #7 Aggy from Dream Explore Wander
Found this two friends on my knee during a hot Summer day in Nantes, France. I'd like to think they were friends in love
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Entry #8 Megan from Meganotravels
This photo was taken a few years ago on Memorial Day in Washington, DC.
These two veterans were standing in front of the Vietnam Memorial
wall--one consoling the other.
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Entry #9 Jade from Our Oyster
I had this bonding moment with a Kangaroo at the Lone Pine sanctuary in
Australia - although I think his love for me was more due to my feeding
him the majority of the food I had bought!
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Entry #10 Greg from Adventures of a Goodman
We weren't the only ones to arise before dawn at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. I was amazed at how many Sikhs were just sitting together at the edge of the Amrit Sarovar (Pool of Nectar), gazing out at the majestic sign.
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This round of photo roulette is officially over! Stay tuned on Wednesday to see the winner! Thanks to all of you who submitted!
