7th Annual Photo Contest Winners and Finalists
See the winning photos from our 2009 contest
Newsstand salesman
Budapest, Hungary • Photographed February 2009
Meszaros remembers when people would line up at newsstands, and for him this photograph, sadly, is a sign of the times. “Nowadays,” he says, “electronic media is more important and interest in print media is falling. The news agent has enough free time to read what he is offering. Twenty years ago, this was unthinkable.” Csaba Meszaros
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Hidden frog
Mendocino, California • Photographed September 2009
King was experimenting with a new camera in a local Mendocino County garden when a frog paused for a moment on the leaves of a nearby plant. She snapped; it hopped. “I’ve gone halfway around the world looking for new experiences,” she says. “This photo will always remind me of the beauty in my own backyard.” Laurie McAndish King
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The nomads of Tagong
Kham, Tibet • Photographed June 2009
“I spent two days with the nomads of Tagong in Sichuan Province, China,” Liao recalls. “There was no running water, and we ate wild greens and fungi gathered from the fields. It was the most amazing experience I’ve ever had, and this photograph reminds me of how simple and happy life can be.” Conway Liao
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Young monks from Myanmar
Bagan, Myanmar • Photographed April 2007
Winn traveled north from his home in Yangon to the countryside of old Bagan to capture this image of young Buddhist monks in the Shwesandaw Temple. “I found them lighting candles and praying,” Winn says. “You can see monks everywhere in Myanmar.” Kyaw Kyaw Winn
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Yulong river
China • Photographed October 2007
“The Karst hills of the Guangzi Province in China filled my head with wonder,” says Medina. “I stood there lost in the atmosphere, looking upon a primitive landscape with uncommon beauty while quiet words repeated endlessly in my mind: we are just passing travelers on this old earth.” Bernardo Medina
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Sheep
Salto, Uruguay • Photographed September 2008
Bordagaray was coming home from a photography excursion in Salto, Uruguay, when he spotted a sheep on a hill. “I stopped my car,” he recalls, “grabbed my camera and silently moved toward it, trying not to scare it.” The animal stood in the sunset light long enough for him to take this image, to which he added clouds and contrast. Martin Alejandro Bordagaray
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A group of young Mennonite women at the scenic overlook
Smoky Mountains National Park • Photographed June 2009
Even though she owns a more sophisticated camera, Vanderlaan had only a point-and-shoot model on hand when she came upon this scene. Fortunately. “If I had to attach a camera lens or manually focus a more complex camera,” she says, “I would have missed this shot completely.” Debra Vanderlaan
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