All of the information about entering the contest and official rules is available here.
Please follow the directions on how to submit your photograph.
- Opens March 21, 2007
- Closes July 1, 2007
- Submit one color photograph that captures the sense of a destination anywhere in the world. The photograph should be compelling enough to make us want to go. And it can be any subject you choose.
- How to Enter: Digital images as jpegs, labeled, or mail-in submissions
- Judging consists of professional photographers from National Geographic, independent photo editors and representatives from InterContinental Hotels & Resorts who will look for the following:
- Extent to which the Photograph captures the essence of a place
- A new perspective on a photographic subject
- Composition
- Clarity and technical quality
- Creativity
- Prizes: Grand prizewinner receives a trip of a lifetime – spend 16 days on a National Geographic Expedition around Australia. See Prize Details.
- Second Prize – Sony SLR digital camera and a two night stay at any InterContinental Hotels & Resorts. See Prize Details.
- Third Prize – National Geographic Deluxe Atlas and a two night stay at any InterContinental Hotels & Resorts. See Prize Details.





