The Guardian organizes the Guardian Readers’ Travel Photography Competition, a special competition valorizing the magazine’s readers. From Petra to La Havana, the readers of The Guardian sent their cliches about travelling. Here, the selection of the winners.
“The Allgäu Alps in Germany” / Photographe : Jon Williams / The Guardian
“Herders gather their camels at the end of the day on the fairgrounds of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India” / Photographe : Chaitanya Deshpande / The Guardian
“Black Hmong people take a break in the Muong Hoa valley, in the far north of Vietnam” / Photographe : Nick Board / The Guardian
“Bathampton, Somerset. We woke early to find that the mist and frost had covered everything outside and it looked magical; there was bright sunlight that gave everything a mercury-like glow” / Photographe : Rita Long / The Guardian
“This was taken in a village near Borana nature reserve in Kenya. We were invited by one of the Masai Mara villagers to observe one of their rehearsals before a coming of age ceremony. Jumping is part of the tribal tradition; the man who jumps the highest gets to choose the bride he would like to marry” / Photographer : Dani Bower / The Guardian
“A worker enjoys a well-earned lunch break from doing the laundry at Dhobi Khana, Fort Kochi, Kerala, India. It was early afternoon and the place wasn’t particularly busy” / Photographer : George Kerridge / The Guardian
“Stilt walkers in the streets of Havana, Cuba” / Photographer : Eddie Smith / The Guardian
“I took this picture in eastern Norway, at Røros. In the mid-distance you can see my young son riding in a reindeer sleigh with my Norwegian friend’s two kids” / Photographer : Louise Richardson / The Guardian
“This was taken one morning just after sunrise in Petra. I was on a guided walk through the city. Having just seen the spectacular Treasury, I walked past these cave-like structures and spotted a lady posing for a photo for her husband” / Photographer : Roslin Zuha / The Guardian
Winner. “I took this picture of a woman in traditional clothing in Cartagena, Colombia” / Photographer : Stanislav Shmelev / The Guardian
“Wandering along London’s South Bank at dusk in mid-winter, I was drawn to this scene by the colours and symmetry” / Photographer : Alison Savvides / The Guardian
