Travel Roulette #32: LOVE – The Winner

Posted on 18. Dec, 2011 by in Photography

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We hosted last week’s Travel Photo roulette and had chosen LOVE as the theme. With new submissions coming in every day, it became increasingly difficult to choose a winner. First of all – thanks to everyone who took part in this week’s roulette, we loved how diverse the entries and the interpretation of the love theme were! You can see all the submissions here.

It was definitely tough, but we finally decided on our top five photos and a winner!

First, the four runners up:

5. Heather from Travellers Playground contributed this loving family of monkeys: Family love, Gibraltar Nature Reserve. –>We loved this photo instantly – monkeys are so similar to humans, and it is surprising just how much you can relate to the warmth of the family. Plus, it’s just so adorable!

4. We really liked the submission from Cailin of Cailin Travels: A veteran and his wife hold hands as they walk away from a Remembrance Day memorial in Cardiff, Wales. –>We had some very touching and meaningful entries depicting love not in the usual sense (like Amanda’s of New Zealand after the earthquake, Heather’s of a prison wall in Cambodia). This picture stood out as you can imagine how long this couple has been together, and just how much they may have endured together as well.

new-york-nikon-fm 0083. Allison Suter did a fantastic job capturing the love of this couple: I LOVE this love image from a recent trip to NYC! –> We had quite a few entries of loved-up couples kissin’ and canoodlin’. We particularly loved this one from Alison – the way the couple is so happy and smiling despite the rain.

Polynesian Wedding, Easter Island2. This photo was submitted by Cam and Nicole from Traveling Canucks: We met a friendly American couple in Hanga Roa who were eloping on Easter Island. They invited us to check out the traditional Polynesian ceremony, hosted at sunset in front of the mysterious moai statue. Now THAT is a fantastic backdrop for a wedding! –> Cam and Nicole are right – what a backdrop for a wedding! We love the entire experience – the traditional Polynesian ceremony, the moai statue, the sunset and the effort and creativity of this couple to make sure their wedding was unique. We imagine there to be a lotta love between them!

And now… our favorite photo…The winner is…

1. Raymond from Man On The Lam submitted these adorable llamas: So it’s love then is it? Nothing says love like llama love. This was taken at Machu Picchu 2 years ago… –>We love, love, love this entry! We definitely had some cuuuuute fluffy entries but this one just takes the cake. Anyone who knows us know we are huge animal lovers, and this quiet moment between these two is just so innocent and pure, we just had to choose it!

Congratulations to Raymond from Man On The Lam! You’ll get to host Travel Roulette #33 – we can’t wait to see what the next theme will be!

 

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27 Responses to “Travel Roulette #32: LOVE – The Winner”

  1. Cam

    18. Dec, 2011

    Awesome! Thanks for the #2, we’ll take it! ;-)

    Congrats Raymond, that’s such a cute photo
    Cam recently posted..Photo Essay: Sightseeing in London, England

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    • Dani

      19. Dec, 2011

      It’s a great picture, guys! You were so lucky to be there for that. What a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

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  2. Fidel @IHarTravel

    19. Dec, 2011

    Congratulations Raymond! That is a beautiful and well-deserving of the honor photograph.
    Fidel @IHarTravel recently posted..Sunsets That Make You Say, “Ahhhhh”

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  3. Raymond @ Man On The Lam

    19. Dec, 2011

    Yikes! This is awesome!! Thanks Jess and Dani for choosing my pic! I am humbled and so glad you liked it so much.

    Now I better bone up on how to host this thing…wish me luck!!
    Raymond @ Man On The Lam recently posted..That’s Entertrainment: The Reign of Travel by Train

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    • Dani

      19. Dec, 2011

      Congrats again :) Have fun hosting the next round!! We’ll probably submit a photo and try to win again :D

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  4. Bret @ Green Global Travel

    19. Dec, 2011

    LLAMA LOVE! Love it! We’ll definitely try to come up with something for the next round…

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    • Dani

      19. Dec, 2011

      Thanks Bret – I can already see myself taking photos of llamas non-stop when we get to South America :)

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  5. Bohemian Trails

    19. Dec, 2011

    Wow! Such a variety of choices but all so captivating – I love the winning shot!
    Bohemian Trails recently posted..Tourism Boards Galore

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  6. Jade - OurOyster.com

    19. Dec, 2011

    Awww so cute! Definitely deserved to win! I wonder what Ray will chose… hopefully we can enter something :)
    Jade – OurOyster.com recently posted..Sightsee Melbourne For FREE

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  7. Roving Jay

    19. Dec, 2011

    Congrats ManontheLlama… I mean Lam..
    Roving Jay recently posted..Soho Days and Oxford Street Stroll

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  8. Erin

    19. Dec, 2011

    Llamas are one of the best things about South America and this photo is particularly cute!
    Erin recently posted..72 Random Observations About Japan

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    • jess

      21. Dec, 2011

      Erin, I can already see myself standing around for hours while Dani takes thousands of pictures of Llamas when we finally get there.

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  9. Nomadic Samuel

    20. Dec, 2011

    Llamas sure are cute. Congrats Raymond!
    Nomadic Samuel recently posted..Smiles of Bangladesh | Photo Essay

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  10. Stephanie - The Travel Chica

    21. Dec, 2011

    So difficult to choose! These are all great.

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    • jess

      21. Dec, 2011

      So true! It was a tough choice, but these adorable little animals just completely won us over.

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  11. cheryl

    24. Dec, 2011

    Darn! While I’m sad not to have won ;) , you did pick one heck of shot. It’s just sooo darn cute. I love it …
    cheryl recently posted..The ABCs Of Travel: cherylhoward.com Edition.

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    • Dani

      24. Dec, 2011

      It was so hard to make a decision, Cheryl – you’ll know what we mean once you get to host the roulette ;-)

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