2011 Virtuoso Member Photography Contest

Prizes

Grand Prize: 7 Night Four Seasons Tour of Thailand, with Japan Airlines

+ 3 other prizes

View entries

Welcome to the 4th Annual Virtuoso Member Photography Contest. Think Orchestrating Dreams as you round up your best photos from your most exceptional worldwide travels and get ready to impress the judges for your chance to win! Four lucky Virtuoso travel advisors will be recognized at the 2011 Travel Mart where they'll take home fabulous prizes from Virtuoso Preferred Suppliers.

Contest details and how to enter:

1. REGISTER AND SUBMIT PHOTOS

• Review the "Requirements" tab for technical specifications
• Create username/password by clicking the “Register” button at top of this page
• Once you've registered, you'll receive an email verifying your registration
• Click the link in your email, log in, and select "ENTER NOW"
• Browse for your image, wait for it to upload, then select "CONTINUE"
• Enter the title of your image
• Provide a brief description of your photo
• Review the Contest Rules, then check the box in agreement, and select CONTINUE
• Complete ALL fields on the "Contest Survey" form
• SUBMIT the form, and you're ready to upload your next photo
• Add another photo to your entry by clicking ENTER NOW at the top of the page

2. ENTER UP TO FIVE IMAGES
Remember, you can enter a total of FIVE photos anytime during this year's contest, simply by logging into your account. Upload a couple of photos now, and a few later --- the choice is yours. Your five photos can be in any combination of the three categories. Just be sure to get all of your photos submitted BEFORE the CONTEST DEADLINE: June 30, 2011

Also, keep in mind the following technical requirements. Photos must be:

• Original
• Color or black & white
• Digital format - high resolution (300 dpi or higher)
• In .jpg format
• No larger than 4MB
• Reflective of this year's contest theme, Orchestrating Dreams
• Befitting of one of the three competition categories:

PEOPLE – Cultures, Events and Celebrations
PLACES - Landscapes, Landmarks, and Architecture
NATURE - Plants, Wildlife and Natural Wonders

3. JUDGING CRITERIA
Judges will be looking for composition, creativity, and how well your photo reflects the theme of this year's competition, Orchestrating Dreams. Winning images will be those that best capture simple pleasures, timeless beauty, a sense of awakening and purpose, people and places that have the power to alter perception, life's celebrations, great adventures, and the fulfillment of your travel dreams.

4. WIN FABULOUS PRIZES
Virtuoso will reveal and recognize winners as part of the 2011 Travel Mart event, August 14 through August 18, 2011 at Bellagio in Las Vegas. There will be one GRAND PRIZE, as well as one FIRST, SECOND and THIRD PRIZE.

5. NEED HELP?
Email us at memberphotocontest@virtuoso.com for assistance submitting photos, details about the contest, or questions.

Need some inspiration? To view galleries of past winners, click here.

Photos must be:

• Original
• Color or black & white
• Digital format - high resolution (300 dpi or higher)
• In .jpg format
• No larger than 4MB
• Reflective of this year's contest theme, Orchestrating Dreams
• Befitting of one of the three competition categories:

PEOPLE – Cultures, Events and Celebrations
PLACES - Landscapes, Landmarks, and Architecture
NATURE - Plants, Wildlife and Natural Wonders