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PHOTO CONTEST: Best Shot
First-Place Winner [Chittagong, Bangladesh] Hiding from the ticket inspector, these women perch precariously between train coaches. Many Bangladeshis who travel ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
23 Feb 2010
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PHOTO CONTEST: Cultural Explorers
Winner [Jomsom, Nepal] – While traveling by bus to Jomsom, my friend and I discovered that part of the road was ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
05 Oct 2009
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![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Grand Prize Winner</span><br />
[Kimana, Kenya] – Maasai culture is defined by its strong sense of community and extended family ties. The whole boma, or village, is often involved in helping to raise its children. Here, a father sits outside his home playing with his daughter on a hot, sunny day in Kimana, a small village located near the border of Kenya and Tanzania.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Amy Lee</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/8f1eeB/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Grand Prize Winner</span><br />
[Kimana, Kenya] – Maasai culture is defined by its strong sense of community and extended family ties. The whole boma, or village, is often involved in helping to raise its children. Here, a father sits outside his home playing with his daughter on a hot, sunny day in Kimana, a small village located near the border of Kenya and Tanzania.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Amy Lee</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/8f1eeB/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Edinburgh, Scotland] – During the Fringe festival, which takes place in August, performers from all over the world gather along the Royal Mile to showcase their talents. This performer was walking around passing out fliers for his show later that afternoon. I had just snatched his picture when he turned and peered right into the lens.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Christina Spensley</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/vkWHF9/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Edinburgh, Scotland] – During the Fringe festival, which takes place in August, performers from all over the world gather along the Royal Mile to showcase their talents. This performer was walking around passing out fliers for his show later that afternoon. I had just snatched his picture when he turned and peered right into the lens.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Christina Spensley</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/vkWHF9/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up<br />
</span>[Maud Island, New Zealand] Maud Island, a predator-free sanctuary in the Marlborough Sounds, is home to many of New Zealand's native <em>taonga</em> (treasured) species, including the flightless Takahe and a species of frog found nowhere else, the Pekeke. It is also home to an invention of recreation: the bathtub boat! After a full night of field research studying the island's frogs (frogs are nocturnal), our days are full of exploration and discovery, often aboard this curious sea craft. This is a photograph of my fellow student and field researcher, Janey, climbing aboard the bathtub boat as the jetty lazily stretches out behind her in the midday sun. While it is easy to push the bathtub out to sea, you have to make sure you have your paddles... or else who knows where the current will take you!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Michel Ohmer</em><br />
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![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up<br />
</span>[Maud Island, New Zealand] Maud Island, a predator-free sanctuary in the Marlborough Sounds, is home to many of New Zealand's native <em>taonga</em> (treasured) species, including the flightless Takahe and a species of frog found nowhere else, the Pekeke. It is also home to an invention of recreation: the bathtub boat! After a full night of field research studying the island's frogs (frogs are nocturnal), our days are full of exploration and discovery, often aboard this curious sea craft. This is a photograph of my fellow student and field researcher, Janey, climbing aboard the bathtub boat as the jetty lazily stretches out behind her in the midday sun. While it is easy to push the bathtub out to sea, you have to make sure you have your paddles... or else who knows where the current will take you!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Michel Ohmer</em><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/bLuC8D/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-up</span><br />
[Antofagasta, Chile] – During the festivities of “La Patria,” Chileans in Antofagasta celebrate their independence. During La Patria, the country comes to a standstill as Chileans don traditional garb, dance the cueca (the national dance) and fly the country's flag. Schools encourage children to wear traditional dress, and hold cueca contests for both students and parents. I lived with the two boys in white, who are brothers, ages 9 and 11, and are wearing the more formal version of traditional Chilean dress. The boy on the left, 11 years old, wears the traditional dress of huasos (rural-dwellers). The high level of patriotism in Chile is paralleled by a strong sense of family; sometimes, three or more generations live in one home.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Justin Cox</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3JUq2V/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-up</span><br />
[Antofagasta, Chile] – During the festivities of “La Patria,” Chileans in Antofagasta celebrate their independence. During La Patria, the country comes to a standstill as Chileans don traditional garb, dance the cueca (the national dance) and fly the country's flag. Schools encourage children to wear traditional dress, and hold cueca contests for both students and parents. I lived with the two boys in white, who are brothers, ages 9 and 11, and are wearing the more formal version of traditional Chilean dress. The boy on the left, 11 years old, wears the traditional dress of huasos (rural-dwellers). The high level of patriotism in Chile is paralleled by a strong sense of family; sometimes, three or more generations live in one home.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Justin Cox</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3JUq2V/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Chittagong, Bangladesh] It's 6:30 a.m. at the fish market, and it's packed—filled with men, fish, eels, sweat, yelling, and bargaining. Young men push by with wicker baskets full of fish on their heads, fresh seawater seeping through the cracks onto their faces. Rickshaws ring their bells and old men direct traffic and bark orders. I stop for a second to get my bearings and wonder how I will get out of this mess. I'm engulfed in a group of young boys who are curious to see my next move. Will I buy? Will I walk? Will I take a picture? That's when I see her, curled up inside the rickshaw, pulling away from it all. If only we could ride away together.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Angela Saunders</em><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/p0WBbs/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Chittagong, Bangladesh] It's 6:30 a.m. at the fish market, and it's packed—filled with men, fish, eels, sweat, yelling, and bargaining. Young men push by with wicker baskets full of fish on their heads, fresh seawater seeping through the cracks onto their faces. Rickshaws ring their bells and old men direct traffic and bark orders. I stop for a second to get my bearings and wonder how I will get out of this mess. I'm engulfed in a group of young boys who are curious to see my next move. Will I buy? Will I walk? Will I take a picture? That's when I see her, curled up inside the rickshaw, pulling away from it all. If only we could ride away together.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Angela Saunders</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/p0WBbs/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Gothenburg, Sweden] There are many tiny islands surrounding the city of Gothenburg, and the easiest way to get between them is by ferry. In this photo, a boat travels between Sweden and Denmark. Most Scandiniavans have weekly or monthly passes that can be punched every time they ride. A map shows the routes of the ferries and the stops they make, just like a map for a metro.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Simone Steger</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/qNWHuX/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Gothenburg, Sweden] There are many tiny islands surrounding the city of Gothenburg, and the easiest way to get between them is by ferry. In this photo, a boat travels between Sweden and Denmark. Most Scandiniavans have weekly or monthly passes that can be punched every time they ride. A map shows the routes of the ferries and the stops they make, just like a map for a metro.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Simone Steger</em><br />
<a href="http://glimpse.org/accounts/13248/profile/">view profile</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/qNWHuX/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-Up</span></p>
<p>[Havana, Cuba] A friend from Puerto Rico asked me to track down an acquaintance while I was in Havana. My mission: To find the man with the largest collection of tango music in Cuba and give him my friend’s gift, a collection of CDs by Carlos Gardel. Upon arriving at the address I'd been given, I learned that the collector had died a year earlier. My stepson began visiting Havana’s tango clubs to see if he could learn more about the collector, and eventually met the Cuban music historian Felix Contreras, pictured here. We were invited to his home in Havana, where we talked for hours about Cuban music. Felix told us that the tango collection had been divvied up and sold, a fact that made him very sad.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Julie Collazo</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/sljOnW/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-Up</span></p>
<p>[Havana, Cuba] A friend from Puerto Rico asked me to track down an acquaintance while I was in Havana. My mission: To find the man with the largest collection of tango music in Cuba and give him my friend’s gift, a collection of CDs by Carlos Gardel. Upon arriving at the address I'd been given, I learned that the collector had died a year earlier. My stepson began visiting Havana’s tango clubs to see if he could learn more about the collector, and eventually met the Cuban music historian Felix Contreras, pictured here. We were invited to his home in Havana, where we talked for hours about Cuban music. Felix told us that the tango collection had been divvied up and sold, a fact that made him very sad.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Julie Collazo</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/sljOnW/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-up</span><br />
[Dzodze, Ghana] – The Dzodze village family parades behind its chief toward the village center, where a festival and fundraiser will take place. In Dzodze, a rural area of Ghana, the children of one family are regarded as the children of the entire village. Family is an extremely important institution in Ghana, and unlike in the United States, children continue living with their families much longer, helping to support them. The Ghanaians in this photograph are wearing traditional clothing, which is considered appropriate dress for attending and participating in festivals. The older men carry staffs, a symbol of their age and wisdom.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Giselle Aris</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/DM6567/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-up</span><br />
[Dzodze, Ghana] – The Dzodze village family parades behind its chief toward the village center, where a festival and fundraiser will take place. In Dzodze, a rural area of Ghana, the children of one family are regarded as the children of the entire village. Family is an extremely important institution in Ghana, and unlike in the United States, children continue living with their families much longer, helping to support them. The Ghanaians in this photograph are wearing traditional clothing, which is considered appropriate dress for attending and participating in festivals. The older men carry staffs, a symbol of their age and wisdom.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Giselle Aris</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/DM6567/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-up</span><br />
[Siem Reap, Cambodia] – A family makes its way among the hundreds of floating houses on Tonle Sap. The entire village moves back and forth by several kilometers every year as the lake rises and falls with the seasons. This particular father has just picked up his children from school and is heading back home for the evening. The father paddles in back, relying on his daughter to guide the craft home. <br />
Family structure in Cambodia is almost universally in disarray. Almost every family lost a loved one during the tyranny of the Khmer Rouge, and they must still fear the plague of landmines, as most of the country has not yet been de-mined. Ironically, living on a lake might keep this family safer than living on land, despite the risk of drowning.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Scott Edwards</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/9yEZDA/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Runner-up</span><br />
[Siem Reap, Cambodia] – A family makes its way among the hundreds of floating houses on Tonle Sap. The entire village moves back and forth by several kilometers every year as the lake rises and falls with the seasons. This particular father has just picked up his children from school and is heading back home for the evening. The father paddles in back, relying on his daughter to guide the craft home. <br />
Family structure in Cambodia is almost universally in disarray. Almost every family lost a loved one during the tyranny of the Khmer Rouge, and they must still fear the plague of landmines, as most of the country has not yet been de-mined. Ironically, living on a lake might keep this family safer than living on land, despite the risk of drowning.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Scott Edwards</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/9yEZDA/large.png)
