The competition of Photographs and Travel Videos The competition moves on, and we can now announce the 22 images through to the final. We have already explained that We have received about 900 photos, which after a first internal selection We're down to 100. Now in a second round there is 22 great snapshots which we have sent to the jury to select the winners in each category.
Before I start writing like a man possessed, I think it is useful to set out what we expect from a trip and from taking photographs.
I assume we see a journey as more than simply moving from one place to another. I hope you see it as an experience: a chance to enjoy ourselves, feel alive and learn. We travel to see the world as people elsewhere see it, and to try to feel what they feel. Viewed this way, travel is an excellent opportunity to learn in a completely different way: first-hand.
The well-known Texas cinema in Barcelona’s Gràcia neighbourhood is collaborating with Viajes Tuareg. From now on, and for a few months, all cinema audiences will be able to see a great advert for our travel agency before the film at each of its screens.
We have an extensive list of fantastic Trips planned for Easter. Follow the link to explore our suggestions. You will find routes with a clear emphasis on active, trips rich in culture, history, outdoor activities or unspoilt nature.
We've already talked about the trips to Ethiopia in this space before, but we love the country so much that we cannot resist returning to it. This time, we suggest a visual introduction to this beautiful corner of Africa. For this, we have looked beyond our photographic archives but on social media. We want to see the snapshots travellers bring home from the country and share with their friends and followers online. We have searched the instant photo-sharing network Instagram and show you the results below.
Once again, we invite you to take part in the Viajes Tuareg Photography Competition. We know that many of you love travel with the camera at the ready, because you take great photos and we want to reward you. Don’t miss this new chance to share your creations and perhaps win a generous cash prize.
Photography and videos made with drones are fashionable. We have selected some of the best travel and adventure videos filmed with a drone and available online, for you to enjoy as much as we do, or even more. They combine beautiful shots of unique places with intense moments of adventure or action. We are sure you will like them.
What Danny MacAskill does on his mountain bike on the Isle of Skye in Scotland is incredible. To put your mind at ease, our Cycling trips are not in this style.
The city of Istanbul, halfway between Asia and Europe, is full of surprising corners, alleyways, mosques, monuments, markets, squares and bridges. Its major attractions include Hagia Sophia, the Sultan Ahmet or Blue Mosque, the Süleymaniye and Yeni mosques, Galata Tower, the Golden Horn at the entrance to the Bosphorus with its beautiful bridges, the Grand Bazaar and the Basilica Cistern. An eye used to looking through a camera lens finds thousands of evocative moments in the ancient city of Constantinople. Add its people to the scene, the busy citizens of Turkey’s former capital, and the photographic possibilities They seem to multiply endlessly, as quickly as the camera's memory cards fill up and its batteries run down.
A new edition of Viajes Tuareg photo and video competition. One hundred and seventy participants and a total of 790 photos presented.
After the 21 finalist photographs chosen by Viatges Tuareg’s staff, Gervasio Sanchez has chosen the winners of this year’s competition.
Once again, extraordinary images show us the world through travellers’ eyes, with an exceptional standard of quality for a competition of this kind.
If you travelled with us in 2014, you can take part in our ctravel photography course by sending your images to concurso@tuareg.com.
Images taken on a trip booked with Viajes Tuareg during 2014, submitted in digital format (not as prints or slides), with a minimum size of 15 × 20 cm and a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. A maximum of 5 works per participant, none previously published or awarded a prize.
The deadline for submitting photographs is next Sunday.
Here are some of the photos received:
We're moving on with our photo and video contest 2014. If you have travelled with us during 2014, you can take part by sending your images to concurso@tuareg.com
As every year, the images are spectacular. Here are some of the photographs entered in this year’s competition that we are sure you will enjoy.
More and more of us are learning to take photographs as we travel the world, over time and from destination to destination.
This line of photography trips is designed for people who share a passion for photography. People who want to adjust the itinerary to catch the best light, or spend half an hour, if necessary, searching for that impossible shot. These are the companions you’ll find on this kind of trip.
With professional guides and photographers, we aim to take care of every last detail so that your photography trips be an unforgettable travel experience and you return with plenty of great shots.
He’s not in the photographs because he’s the one taking them. We met Luis in Mongolia and we were fascinated by his work and his character: the quintessential photographer.
It was in Sudan, in 1993, where he recreated the photograph that won Kevin Carter the Pulitzer Prize and sparked an interesting debate, which you can follow on this blog The other photo that didn't win the Pulitzer. He is currently working on travel features and 360º panoramic photography.
And we're happy, very happy that he's the one who decides the prizes Photography competition This year. A small luxury with which we want to thank you for your participation.
We remind you that the Facebook Group where to view and comment on the finalist photographs JOIN THE GROUP (Once on the page, simply click the “join the group” button and wait for the administrator to confirm your request.)
We will publish the results shortly.
Juan Carlos Casado is joining us!
There were no places left on the trip to Finland with departures on the 15th and the 23rd. The chance to witness one of the greatest natural spectacles visible from our planet made it well worth the effort to organise another departure.
The trip is over, now it's time to process the experience at home.
The group reached Addis Ababa on the 17th. After a day of rest following the final stage in Tigray and discover the unusual churches in the capital of Ethiopia, they boarded their flight home. Many feelings, including climb Erta Ale, need to be fully digested.
Here is a selection of photos and comments from Juancho Pozuelo , a friend and collaborator of Mirada Viajera, the photographer accompanying us on this trip to Ethiopia.
«We are in Kombolcha, you might say the last trace of urban life before heading into the Danakil. The market for Sembete is very colourful and noisy.”
«More than a photography trips is a personal and photographic experience. It is impossible to imagine a better place to take photographs.»
This is how this journey is defined Juancho Pozuelo, the guide and photographer accompanying this trip.
The group has arrived at the Lake Afrera and, after spending the night in a spectacular setting, they headed towards the Erta Ale volcano.
“After seeing the first traces of lava and spending five hours bouncing along a track, we reached Lake Afrera and its salt mines. Tonight we’re sleeping at the exact spot shown in the photo published on 5 November, taking night photographs and bathing in the extremely salty Lake Afrera.”
Last October, we made a special photo trip to the south of Ethiopia, and rounded it off with a visit to the churches of Lalibela.
