Of the hundreds of fantastic entries we received, these photos excelled at capturing the truly amazing experiences that students and group leaders have on our tours. The winners of the contests will be receiving Amazon.com gift cards courtesy of Explorica for a job well done.
Check out the winners from our student contest as well.
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Fancy yourself a bit of a shutterbug? Think you could fill your Amazon.com shopping cart with $500 worth of books, movies, video games, electronics and more? Then submit your photos of your 2011 tour to Explorica's Teacher Photo Contest.
Just pick up to 7 of your best shots from your tour, submit them online, and you may just be well on your way to $500 worth of free stuff.
photo contest details
The Prize Patrol
7 entries of experiential images will be chosen and displayed on our website.
- 1st place- $500 to Amazon.com
- 2nd place- $300 to Amazon.com
- 3rd place- $150 to Amazon.com
- 4 Honorable Mentions- $75 each to Amazon.com
Contest Rules
The Explorica Teacher Photo Contest is open to spring 2011 Explorica teachers who have led a tour between February 1, 2011 and May 15, 2011. All photos submitted must be the original work of the Explorica teacher submitting them.
We will accept submissions for the spring 2011 contest until June 12, 2011. Winners will be announced on June 24, 2011 on our website.
View the complete rules for the Teacher Photo Contest.
Explorica teacher Photo Contest Official Rules
What We're Looking For
Overall Requirements
If your eyes are really on that Amazon.com prize, follow these few quick suggestions to maximize your winning potential:
- The higher the resolution the better. Shoot for 300 dpi or greater by using at least a 3-megapixel camera set to a resolution of 2048x1080 or better.
- Only color images will be accepted.
Experiential Photos
- A photo that goes beyond a posed snapshot in front of a monument
- A candid photo which shows you and your group experiencing something unique to the culture you’re visiting
- A photo of an authentic activity or situation shared by your group during your Explorica tour.
Examples
View entries from last year's contest.
If you have any questions, please email online@explorica.com.
How to Submit Your Entry
It's really pretty easy, but we've broken it down into five quick steps:
- Upload your photos to Flickr.com. Don't have a Flickr account? No worries. You can easily create one at Flickr.com.
- Join the Explorica Spring 2011 US Teacher Photo Contest group. It's as easy as going to http://www.flickr.com/groups/explorica-spring-2011-us-teacher-photo-contest/, then clicking Join This Group. Welcome to the club!
- Then, submit photos to the Explorica Spring 2011 US Teacher Photo Contest group by clicking "Send to Group" on each photo's page. Now, everybody can check out your photos.
- Label your photo with the following elements:
A descriptive title
- Bad example: Image_50395
- Good example: “Watching an authentic Spanish bullfight - Explorica”
Tags that include “Explorica”, your location and the activity
- Bad example: “Washington D.C., museum”
- Good example: “National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., The Wright Brothers, Explorica 2011 Tour”
A compelling caption
- Bad example: “Sightseeing.”
- Good Example: “Basking in the Mediterranean sun as we explored the beach towns of the Côte d’Azur.”
5. Finally (whew!), email us your high-resolution copies of your submissions at online@explorica.com, including the following information:
- Your full name and Tour ID
- Your school
- The name of your trip
Also, we'd love it if you'd either zip or stuff your photos. If you experience file-size trouble, try using YouSendIt.com, a free site that enables you to send files larger than your email server may allow.
Special Note: Future Explorica materials may include photographs or videos submitted to the contest. By entering the contest you consent to the use of your photographs and videos as well as photographic and video likenesses.