YHA Photo Competition Winners

MUSEÉ D'ORSAY, Paris
by Lisa Geddes

Backpacker Essentials magazine was recently inundated with over 2,000 entries in its Annual Photo Competition. Every continent was covered in a vast range of shots.

The Eiffel Tower won the 'most photographed from every possible angle' award; cute kids and animals made the judges go 'awwww' and breathtaking scenic shots had them packing their bags.

See some of the winning shots below, including the winner and runners up in the Digital category.

SAPA, Vietnam
by Brett St Pierre

SLEEPING WOMAN,Ho Chi Minh
by Jim Oakley

This was taken in San Louis Obispo, California.

This alleyway is well known by the local who, every time they walk down it stick a piece of chewing gum to the wall. People even stick dimes and quarters on the gum. It's really tempting to try and pull a coin off the gum, but no thank you, argh..... just a thought!

CHEWING GUM, Alleyway
by Carmel Rose/Ian Keirsey

6:30am: WAITING FOR THE BUS
by Lisa Piantadosi

All these shots and the runners up appear in the Winter (June-September) 2003 edition of Backpacker Essentials magazine - free to all Australian YHA members. www.backpackeressentials.com.au

Digital Winner & Runners Up

This year was the first time the competition included a category for shots taken on digital cameras.

Here is the winning shot and the runners up.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE, London
by Fiona Haines

1) INDIA
by Kate O'Brien

2) AUCKLAND LANTERN FESTIVAL
by Alexandra Allerde

3) BATHS IN SEVILLE
by Clare Hanna

4) SUNRISE
by Naomi Lang

Visit the 2004 Competition | Visit the 2005 Competition