2009 Photo Contest for 2010 Calendar, results

2009 Photo Contest for 2010 Calendar

is over!

Enter the Next Photo Calendar Contest here

2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008's Photo Contests were very popular. The winning photos go into the HU Calendar, (2009 available here), and the calendars have proved to be very popular too! Photos from previous years will continue to be available in 2009 calendars in case you really like the photos from a particular year.

The contest is now an annual event, where you can showcase your best photos, and they can help inspire others to get on the road too. The new design for the website is coming along nicely, and we have a lot of new stuff in the works - one of them will be using the photos - they will appear randomly in the web pages, so everyone will get to enjoy almost ALL the photos submitted, not just the winners!

You can get your inspirational 2010 HU Motorcycle Travellers Calendar, with these photos in it, here now!

Dades Gorge, Morocco - waiting for the traffic to pass so it's safe to ride!

Grand Prize winner: Stefan Cedergren, Sweden, for his photo of the narrow and winding roads of Dades Gorge in Morocco.

The other winners are:

by Thierry Wilhelm, Switzerland. Camping on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, on RTW-tour.

Thierry Wilhelm, Switzerland. Camping on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, on RTW-tour.

by Izabela Frycz, Poland, of Kamil Gamanski Riding towards Hushe in Pakistan, on our RTW 2008, Africa Twin.

Izabela Frycz, Poland, of Kamil Gamanski Riding towards Hushe in Pakistan, on our RTW 2008, Africa Twin.

by Michael Taake, Germany. Near Sary-Tash, Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan.

Michael Taake, Germany. Near Sary-Tash, Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan.

by Dennis Vloet, Netherlands. Frits Engelaer discusses greener methods of transportation in southern Angola, on Nijmegen-Cape Town tour, Yamaha XT600E.

by Dennis Vloet, Netherlands. Frits Engelaer discusses greener methods of transportation in southern Angola, on Nijmegen-Cape Town tour, Yamaha XT600E.

by Carrie Larose, of Brent Larose, somewhere in Guyana jungle, on two BMW F650GS's through 24 countries.

Carrie Larose, of Brent Larose, somewhere in Guyana jungle, on two BMW F650GS's through 24 countries.

by George Guille, Channel Islands, of Veysel Bayam picking up hitch hikers in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia.

George Guille, Channel Islands, of Veysel Bayam picking up hitch hikers in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia.

by Tetsuyasu Sato, Japan. Strange rocks in Bolivia, on my RTW tour, Africa Twin.

Tetsuyasu Sato, Japan. Strange rocks in Bolivia, on my RTW tour, Africa Twin.

by Mark Hammond, USA. Geoff Shingleton, UK pauses on a war-ravaged bridge west of Mindouli, Republic of Congo, Morocco to Cape Town ride, Yamaha XT600.

Mark Hammond, USA. Geoff Shingleton, UK pauses on a war-ravaged bridge west of Mindouli, Republic of Congo, Morocco to Cape Town ride, Yamaha XT600.

by Gil Briones, Brazil, of Raphael Karan, on the road in Ghana, on 5 Continents Project, Honda Transalp.

Gil Briones, Brazil, of Raphael Karan, on the road in Ghana, on 5 Continents Project, Honda Transalp.

by Todd Lawson, Canada. Christina Tottle of Motos Against Malaria lets the great camel roadblock walk. Northern Kenya.

Todd Lawson, Canada. Christina Tottle of Motos Against Malaria lets the great camel roadblock walk. Northern Kenya.

by Pablo Alvarez, Spain. Miguel and John, riding  near Sarchu Manali Leh road, Ladakh, India on Rakatanga Tour, Royal Enfield.

Pablo Alvarez, Spain. Miguel and John, riding near Sarchu Manali Leh road, Ladakh, India on Rakatanga Tour, Royal Enfield.

by Stephen Bray, Ireland. Polar winds freeze Argentina's San Juan Province, BMW F650.

Stephen Bray, Ireland. Polar winds freeze Argentina's San Juan Province, BMW F650.

Prizes

The best 13 photos will be used in the calendar, and those photographers will share equally in half the proceeds. Winners will also get a free 2010 calendar, and 1 year Gold Member status on the HUBB.

Details:

  • Send up to 6 photos, in high resolution jpg or tif format using the form below.
  • Photos must clearly portray MOTORCYCLE Travel. The whole bike doesn't need to be in the picture, but it must be obvious that it's a motorcycle trip.
  • Copyright remains with the photographer, but Horizons Unlimited (HU) requires the right to:
    • publish the photos on the Horizons Unlimited website as we see fit,
    • in Horizons Unlimited DVD's, and
    • in the Horizons Unlimited Travellers Calendar. If used in the Calendar, you will receive a portion of the proceeds.
    • You will always get credit for your photo wherever it's used.
  • For the contest entry, you can send any file size from 800x600 up. We PREFER full 2300x1800+ pics ready to use.
  • BUT to be a winner, so we can publish the calendar, you must have available at least 2300x1800 (2272 x 1731 will BARELY do) pixel or greater files, at a high jpg quality. Either dimension - or both can be larger! PLEASE don't send a photo in if you don't have this resolution!

  • Photos will be printed at 8.5 x 11 inches (A4/letter).

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