Twitter Beaches competition: the winning picture

Last month we asked you to send us your best shots of beaches around the world via Twitter. We collated all your entries in our Beaches Photo Competition page and asked you to vote for your favourites to create a shortlist of entries from which our jury would select two runner ups and a winner. We had a fantastic response and received over 600 pictures in less than a week, so thanks to everyone who entered!

Our panel of judges have now reached a verdict on the winner and we wanted to share the news with you. But before we reveal our favourite beach shot, have a look at the runner ups:

Pichilemu, by @galassi

Maldivian villager doing the dishes, by @azaliasuhaimi

And now for the big one… here’s the winner:

Sunset at Lovina, by @yuniyyy. Our judges were swayed by the gorgeous sunset of this North Bali beach… wishing they were there themselves surely!

The two runner ups and winner have been contacted by Twitter and the prizes are being arranged. Thanks once again to everyone who entered, keep an eye on our Twitter account for any future competitions.

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Twitter Landscapes competition: the winner picture

Last month we asked you to send us great pictures for our Landscapes competition on Twitter and the response was overwhelming, with over 300 pictures submitted in the space of two weeks. The winner and runner up pictures will be featured as background images in our Twitter page, so the judging panel have looked at all the pictures in this context and are now ready to announce their verdict.

First let’s look at the runner ups, in no particular order:

1. @boriquena20: “Taken this year at Miami Beach, Florida, United States on a Thursday morning”.

2. @SignosisRed: “View from Metropolitan Government Office which is located in the Shunjuku district of Tokyo”.

3. @eweiss41: “Taken in early January, this photo reflects a colorful winter sunset behind St. Peter’s basilica, taken along the Tiber River in Rome, Italy”.

4. @sophie_webb1: “Dead vlei, in Sossusvlei, Namibia. I took a picture of a single tree to put into perspective how vast the sand dunes are”.

5. @stefanotermanin: “San Quirico d’Orcia, near Siena, in the Tuscany countryside. I woke up at 4.30 a.m. and I sat down in a Chianti vineyard (with my tripod and my camera) in front of the hill that you see in my picture. Then the sun comes out from the fog and the Podere Belvedere appeared”.

All runner ups get a Lonely Planet guide of their choice. Congratulations!

But there was one picture our panel fell in love with, and that is the winner of the competition. Check it out:

The picture was submitted by @michaelperron and credit goes to Michael Perron and Linda Rayner. As well as having the honour of becoming the next background image of our Twitter page, they win a Lonely Planet guide of their choice and the Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Photography. Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone who took part and remember to keep an eye on our Twitter page for any further news, tips and competitions.

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Best Travel Photos of 2012 Twitter Competition: the shortlist

Recently we asked our Twitter followers at @lonelyplanet to share their Best Travel Photos of 2012 with us. We know our followers come from all corners of the world and like to visit the most varied destinations, and this was clearly reflected in the submissions to the contest. We had some truly inspiring entries, ranging from the Himalayan peaks to the backstreet of a South American metropolis. The jury is still deliberating on the winning entry, but we wanted to share the shortlist with you. In no particular order, here are the entries we’ve liked best:

1. @LindaUmar

2.@zettymy

3.@annamstone

4.@mecofee

5.@lucielemon

6.@marniegriffiths

7.@unclewaldy

8.@DiirrtyD

9.@yvielabu

10.@Rayboun

11.@ffiionjones

12.@tomirwin_tw

13.@philwalker79

14.@tonyburnsphotos

15.@notoriouskmb

16.@tanyavich

17.@KassieJG

We will be announcing the winner very soon, so stay tuned to our Twitter account. Good luck!

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Twitter Landscapes competition: the winner picture

Last month we asked you to send us great pictures for our Landscapes competition on Twitter and the response was overwhelming, with over 300 pictures submitted in the space of two weeks. The winner and runner up pictures will be featured as background images in our Twitter page, so the judging panel have looked at all the pictures in this context and are now ready to announce their verdict.

First let’s look at the runner ups, in no particular order:

1. @boriquena20: “Taken this year at Miami Beach, Florida, United States on a Thursday morning”.

2. @SignosisRed: “View from Metropolitan Government Office which is located in the Shunjuku district of Tokyo”.

3. @eweiss41: “Taken in early January, this photo reflects a colorful winter sunset behind St. Peter’s basilica, taken along the Tiber River in Rome, Italy”.

4. @sophie_webb1: “Dead vlei, in Sossusvlei, Namibia. I took a picture of a single tree to put into perspective how vast the sand dunes are”.

5. @stefanotermanin: “San Quirico d’Orcia, near Siena, in the Tuscany countryside. I woke up at 4.30 a.m. and I sat down in a Chianti vineyard (with my tripod and my camera) in front of the hill that you see in my picture. Then the sun comes out from the fog and the Podere Belvedere appeared”.

All runner ups get a Lonely Planet guide of their choice. Congratulations!

But there was one picture our panel fell in love with, and that is the winner of the competition. Check it out:

The picture was submitted by @michaelperron and credit goes to Michael Perron and Linda Rayner. As well as having the honour of becoming the next background image of our Twitter page, they win a Lonely Planet guide of their choice and the Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Photography. Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone who took part and remember to keep an eye on our Twitter page for any further news, tips and competitions.

View the original article here

Best Travel Photos of 2012 Twitter Competition: the shortlist

Recently we asked our Twitter followers at @lonelyplanet to share their Best Travel Photos of 2012 with us. We know our followers come from all corners of the world and like to visit the most varied destinations, and this was clearly reflected in the submissions to the contest. We had some truly inspiring entries, ranging from the Himalayan peaks to the backstreet of a South American metropolis. The jury is still deliberating on the winning entry, but we wanted to share the shortlist with you. In no particular order, here are the entries we’ve liked best:

1. @LindaUmar

2.@zettymy

3.@annamstone

4.@mecofee

5.@lucielemon

6.@marniegriffiths

7.@unclewaldy

8.@DiirrtyD

9.@yvielabu

10.@Rayboun

11.@ffiionjones

12.@tomirwin_tw

13.@philwalker79

14.@tonyburnsphotos

15.@notoriouskmb

16.@tanyavich

17.@KassieJG

We will be announcing the winner very soon, so stay tuned to our Twitter account. Good luck!

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Twitter Landscapes competition: the winner picture

Last month we asked you to send us great pictures for our Landscapes competition on Twitter and the response was overwhelming, with over 300 pictures submitted in the space of two weeks. The winner and runner up pictures will be featured as background images in our Twitter page, so the judging panel have looked at all the pictures in this context and are now ready to announce their verdict.

First let’s look at the runner ups, in no particular order:

1. @boriquena20: “Taken this year at Miami Beach, Florida, United States on a Thursday morning”.

2. @SignosisRed: “View from Metropolitan Government Office which is located in the Shunjuku district of Tokyo”.

3. @eweiss41: “Taken in early January, this photo reflects a colorful winter sunset behind St. Peter’s basilica, taken along the Tiber River in Rome, Italy”.

4. @sophie_webb1: “Dead vlei, in Sossusvlei, Namibia. I took a picture of a single tree to put into perspective how vast the sand dunes are”.

5. @stefanotermanin: “San Quirico d’Orcia, near Siena, in the Tuscany countryside. I woke up at 4.30 a.m. and I sat down in a Chianti vineyard (with my tripod and my camera) in front of the hill that you see in my picture. Then the sun comes out from the fog and the Podere Belvedere appeared”.

All runner ups get a Lonely Planet guide of their choice. Congratulations!

But there was one picture our panel fell in love with, and that is the winner of the competition. Check it out:

The picture was submitted by @michaelperron and credit goes to Michael Perron and Linda Rayner. As well as having the honour of becoming the next background image of our Twitter page, they win a Lonely Planet guide of their choice and the Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Photography. Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone who took part and remember to keep an eye on our Twitter page for any further news, tips and competitions.

View the original article here