Travel photo roulette #120 – The winner is…

The Travel Roulette #120 Winner – Rachel Heller

Congratulations, Rachel for this shot that captures the mind-bending cultural contrast of a traditional kimono on a young woman capturing her travels on her cell phone.

Rachel is the founder of Rachel’s Ruminations

Runners Up:

Carole from Travels with Carole. Getting Lei’d in Fiji, taken in Lawai Village, Fiji

Vicki at Make time to see the world sent in this: Temple Meets Technology from Vientiane, Laos

Thank you to everyone who participated and make sure that you send in your pictures by the deadline for next month’s contest.

Winner Travel Roulette #119 – Elaine J. Masters

One bright day the message came in, “You won!!”

I’d entered a picture into the Travel Photo Roulette contest and there it was. My blog’s picture on the theme of BLUE had been chosen. Wonderful! Who doesn’t love to win a contest?

Now, as winner, it falls to me to pick the next contest theme and host the contest. I hope you’ll scrub through your travel pictures and find one that is your perfect reflection of this month’s theme:

Travel Photo Roulette #120: Cultural Contrast

A few examples (none prize worthy) to spike your imagination

HOW TO ENTER TRAVEL PHOTO ROULETTE #120

To enter the Travel Photo competition simply leave a comment below with a (publicly accessible) link to your image (whether Flickr, Picasa, Smugmug, etc. or your own site) along with a brief description or caption for the photo. You must have a travel/photography blog to enter. Be sure to send the blog link as well as the picture link. Send the country and place. Descriptions aren’t necessary. The explanation should be in the shot.

The TPR #120 contest runs from today, Friday, January 15th – until midnight PST on Monday, January 25th.

Check back here throughout the submission period to see all the entries as they come in, and feel free to comment on them.

When the submission period ends. I’ll then have the (no doubt super tough) task of choosing my favorite, and will announce the lucky winner of TPR #120 here.

TRAVEL PHOTO ROULETTE CONTEST OVERVIEW

The contest rotates through travel/photography blogs, so 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 bloggers submit their interpretations of the theme over the course of the contest.

At the end of the submission period, the hosting blogger chooses their favorite photo from the submissions, displays it as that round’s winning entry, and then passes the TPR baton on to the winner for the next round. Readers can attempt to sway the host blogger into picking a certain photo via comments, but the host ultimately freely chooses their favorite. The game is repeated with the winner hosting the following month’s game and choosing a theme for new photo submissions.

Feel free to share this post on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media so more people can join the contest. And do be sure to use the hashtag #PhotoRoulette

TRAVEL PHOTO ROULETTE CONTEST GUIDELINES

• One submission per blog, so sites that have 2+ authors only get one entry.
• Post processing is permitted, but photo altering is not (e.g., using Photoshop to remove elements.)
• An abstract submission is welcome as long as it fits within the interpretation of the chosen theme. Remember, the hosting blogger chooses the winner, so if they can’t understand the submission, you might not win!
• Please try and keep your images medium-sized and web-optimized.
• 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’s okay to say focused things such as “monuments at night” which most of us have pictures of. Phrases can be generic (e.g. “signs”), or abstract (e.g. “religion”).
• 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 duration of the contest period to submit it.
• Most importantly, all photographs must be your own.
• One last rule, since this is a competition for travel and photography bloggers, you must have a travel/photography blog to enter. Sorry!

I’m such a sucker for great pictures and so look forward to seeing your entries. You can see more of mine on my Instagram feed @tripwellgal. I’m obsessed with Insta!

Oh and… share, Share, SHARE this post using #PhotoRoulette

See all previous winners at the end of this post.

I hope you enjoyed this and will take the challenge. Share with your friends, #PhotoRoulette and pin this!

Check out these other fine blog linkups: Photo Friday

Previous Travel Photo Roulette Winners:

1. Nov 2010 Living the Dream: Animals
2. Nov 2010 Skinny Backpacker: Road Signs
3. Nov 2010 Dream a Little Dream: Street Art
4. Dec 2010 Flashpacker HQ: Festival
5. Dec 2010 Over Yonderlust: Landmarks
6. Dec 2010 Don’t Ever Look Back: Beaches
7. Jan 2011 ThePlanetD: Portraits
8. Jan 2011 Travel with a Mate: Motion
9. Jan 2011 Johnny Vagabond Water
10. Feb 2011 Ken Kaminesky: Urban
11. Feb 2011 Travels of Adam: Friday Night
12. Mar 2011 Itchy Feet Chronicles: The Journey
13. Mar 2011 Brendan’s Adventures Changing Seasons
14. Apr 2011 Shutterfeet: Storytelling
15. Apr 2011 10 Times One: Piousness
16. Apr 2011 Beached Eskimo: Learning
17. May 2011 Travel Junkies: Architecture
18. Jun 2011 Destination World: Transportation
19. Jun 2011 Living the Dream: Paradise
20. Jun 2011 Vagabond Quest: Clothes
21. Jul 2011 The Unframed World: Symmetry
22. Jul 2011 Beached Eskimo: Home
23. Jul 2011 BackPackerBanter: Inspiration
24. Aug 2011 WanderingTrader: Darkness
25. Aug 2011 Finding the Universe: Tranquillity
26. Sep 2011 Fearful Adventurer: Food
27. Sep 2011 Adventures of a GoodMan: City
28. Oct 2011 Globe-Trekking.com: Reflection
29. Oct 2011 Scene With A Hart: Framing
30. Nov 2011 Vagabond Quest: Silhouettes
31. Nov 2011 Hecktic Travels: Music
32. Dec 2011 Globetrotter Girls: Love
33. Dec 2011 Man on the lam: Humor
34. Jan 2012 My Walkabout: Winter
35. Jan 2012 The Art of Slow Travel: Blue
36. Feb 2012 Ten times One: Depth of the Field
37. ?
38. Mar 2012 Nomadbiba: Sunshine
39. Mar 2012 Travel With Kat: Local Character
40. Apr 2012 The Travel Bunny: Street Scene
41. Apr 2012 Adventure Crow Spirit of the Country
42. May 2012 Food Travel Bliss: Evening
43. May 2012 Matt Gibson Adventure
44. May 2012 Flashpacker HQ: Once In A Lifetime
45. Jul 2012 Skinny Backpacker: Surreal
46. Aug 2012 2away: Smile
47. Aug 2012 Bridges and Balloons: Excellent Splendour of the Universe
48. Sep 2012 The GypsyNester: What the ?!
49. Oct 2012 Runaway Juno: Sweet
50. Nov 2012 GQ Trippin: Play
51. Nov 2012 Life’s Little Victories: Friendship
52. Dec 2012 Breakaway Backpacker: Face
53. Jan 2013 Fly, Icarus, Fly: Serendipity
54. Feb 2013 Travel Transmissions: Lost in Thought
55. Feb 2013 Wanderlusters: The Natural World
56. Mar 2013 Travel Junkies: Patterns
57. Apr 2013 Living the Dream: Your First Time
58. May 2013 Getting Stamped: The Sun Goes Down
59. Jun 2013 The GypsyNester: Cheesy Tourist Diversions
60. Jun 2013 Boomeresque: Revolution
61. Jul 2013 Breakaway Backpacker: Colorful
62. Aug 2013 Around This World: Mountains
63. Aug 2013 Passports and Pamplemousse Hands at Work
64. Sep 2013 TurtlesTravel Dance
65. Sep 2013 Keep calm and travel The Sea
66. Sep 2013 Travel Photo Discovery: The Market
67. Oct 2013 Am I Nearly There Yet?: Travel Fails
68. Oct 2013 The GypsyNester: Weird Regional Foods
69. Nov 2013 Sophie’s World: Trees
70. Nov 2013 SHOuTography: Party
71. Dec 2013 Adventures of a Goodman: Ruin
72. Dec 2013 Have Blog Will Travel: Light
73. Jan 2014 This World Rocks: Crowds
74. Jan 2014 Travel Past 50: Competition
75. Feb 2014 The Working Traveller: Working
76. Mar 2014 Travels with Carole: Umbrellas
77. Apr 2014 Independent Travel Help Quirky
78. Apr 2014 Quit Job Travel World Statues
79. May 2014 Nomad is Beautiful People Sleeping
80. May 2014 Backpack Me: Mouthwatering
81. Jun 2014 20 Years Hence: The Face of A Nation
82. Jul 2014 Two for the Road: Into the Wild
83. Jul 2014 TurtlesTravel: Summer!
84. Aug 2014 Adventures Around Asia: Candid
85. Aug 2014 Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Hiking
86. Sept 2014 Till The Money Runs Out: Transport
87. Sept 2014 The Crowded Planet: Wild World
88. Sept 2014 ZigZag On Earth: The 4 Elements
89. Oct 2014 Travel Addicts: Heritage
90. Oct 2014 Living the Dream: Your Grand Adventure
91. Oct 2014 Getting Stamped: Inspire
92. Nov 2014 Flashpacker HQ: Viewpoint
93. Jan 2015 Adventures of a GoodMan: WOW!
94. Jan 2015 ZigZag On Earth: Roads and Tracks
95. Feb 2015 Where’s The Gos?: Street Art
96. Mar 2015 Ice Cream and Perma Frost: Frozen
97. Mar 2015 Journey Jottings: Detail
98. April 2015 House Sitting Travel: What’s your Angle?
99. April 2015 JetWayz: Spiritual Beauty
100. April 2015 The Trading Travelers: Celebrate
101. May 2015 Street Food World Tour: Epic
102. May 2015 Next Stop Who Knows: Landscape
103. May 2015 We Travel Together: Wildlife
104. May 2015 Vagabond Way: Festival
105. June 2015 Travel Addicts: Landmarks
106. June 2015 TravelnLass: Wrinkles
107. July 2015 Anita’s Feast: Food Markets
108. July 2015 Dare2Go: Dry
109. August 2015 Travel Past 50: Home
110. August 2015 Barefoot Nomad: Door
111. September 2015 House Sitting Travel: Shapes
112. September 2015 Berkeley and Beyond: Cemeteries
113. October 2015 Dare2Go: Reflections
114. October 2015 Journey Jottings: Thirst Quenching
115. November 2015 Not A Ballerina: Home Away From Home
116. November 2015 Nibble, Sip, Wander: Holiday
117. December 2015 Travel with Kat: Light
118. December 2015 Let Me Be Free: Traditions
119. December 2015 TravelnLass: Blue
120. January 2016 Trip Wellness: Cultural Contrast