I’m buried. Literally. Under a mountain of fantastic photo contest entries. They’ve taken over my office. Send help! And chocolate. I’m kidding! It’s so much more fun to get the day’s mail when envelopes from as far away as Alaska arrive containing images from Bora Bora to Iceland to Lizard Island. I love sharing in all your wonderful trips by looking at all the great photos. Keep them coming!
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Photo Contest Entries - Keep them coming!
November 20th, 2009 by Lori | No Comments | Filed in Photo Talk![[del.icio.us]](http://blog.islands.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/delicious.png)
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Best Blurb Books Contest Winners
November 19th, 2009 by Lori | No Comments | Filed in Photo Talk
Judging the Best Blurb Books Contest was a blast. After voting narrowed the travel books down to the top 15, I had the pleasure of selecting the Grand Prize Winner and the Runner Up. It was difficult to choose but J.C. Ecrement and O. Remualdo’s book Sadhus of Benares took home the grand prize. Not only were the black and white portraits of Sadhus in the Holy city of Varanasi stunning, but the book itself was well designed. Coming in a close second was Mediterranean Images by Susan Holmes.
The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little
November 6th, 2009 by Lori | 2 Comments | Filed in Hawaii, Photo Talk
Image by Clark Little
It’s no secret that we here at ISLANDS are big fans of water and some of us have been known to catch a wave or two. So when I met Clark Little at the Maui Photo Festival I was intrigued by the images he was creating. Clark grew up surfing Oahu’s North shore and now spends his days bobbing in the waves creating stunning shorebreak images like the one pictured above. His first book, The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little, will be released November 15. Clark recently sent me a sneak peek and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy.
ISLANDS Wallpaper for November 2009
October 30th, 2009 by Lori | 3 Comments | Filed in Europe, Photo Talk
Best Blurb Books Contest - have you voted?
October 28th, 2009 by Lori | No Comments | Filed in Photo Talk
From left: South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula by Carol Robinson; Maui Photo Journal by Kathryn McRedmond; Underwater Things by B.R. Wilson
I was just procrastinating taking a break from working on the February issue and snuck a peek at some of the fabulous entries in the travel category for the Blurb Best Books contest. Voting runs through November 9, so be sure to head over there and vote for your favorite among the more than 1800 entries! On November 10 I’ll be reviewing the top 15 entries (as chosen by you guys) to pick a winner. It’s going to be a tough choice, that’s for sure!
Win an ISLANDS 2010 Calendar on Facebook
October 26th, 2009 by Chris | 12 Comments | Filed in News and Deals
New ISLANDS Calendar now on sale!
We just got these 2010 ISLANDS Calendars hot off the press, and they’re phenomenal. 12 months of the best travel photography in the world, each destination worth putting on your travel wish list. I’ll send one out to a lucky winner on Friday. Just become a fan of ISLANDS on Facebook if you aren’t already. You may be picked as the winning fan! And to simply order your calendar now, visit the ISLANDS Store.
Best Caribbean Reviews in ISLANDS Guide
October 26th, 2009 by Chris | 1 Comment | Filed in Best of the Week, Caribbean
If you loved our latest “Best of the Caribbean” special issue of ISLANDS magazine but still want more, more, more Caribbean coverage, we have it for you. Tuesday, Oct. 27, marks the debut of the first ISLANDS Ultimate Guide in the ISLANDS online store. The theme: Best of the Caribbean. Consider it a greatest hits of the best travel advice, feature articles and spectacular Caribbean photos, all in one digital travel guide. View it, search it, save it, print it, use it for your best Caribbean vacation yet. See the preview below. For a full-screen preview and to buy it now, click here for the ISLANDS Best of the Caribbean guide.
Best Caribbean Travel Guide - Only on Scribd!
And you can find more reader picks of what we all love about the Caribbean in our latest “Best of the Caribbean” feature on islands.com.
Wall calendars and photo contests, oh my!
October 23rd, 2009 by Lori | No Comments | Filed in Photo Talk
* 2010 ISLANDS Wall Calendars are here! The boxes arrived this week and I’ve already got one hanging on my wall (is it January 2010 yet?) Have you ordered yours yet?
* Photo Contest entries are pouring in faster than I can open them! Make sure to read the rules carefully and correctly label your photos before sending in your submission.
Trini Carnival in NYC, plus Find Your Camera, Travel to Cuba and Green Airplane
October 22nd, 2009 by Adrienne | No Comments | Filed in News and Deals
Trinidad comes to life each year during Carnival. Photo by: Eddy Patricelli
You can’t be on every island at once — but you can feel like you are. Here are the latest links with useful information about island travel from around the world.
- Editor Eddy Patricelli survived Trinidad’s Carnival last year. Get your own Taste of Trini Carnival in New York City on Nov. 5.
- Lose your camera on your last vacation? Fear not: Check this site devoted to returning found cameras to their owners.
- A new poll shows that most Cuban Americans support lifting the current ban on Cuba travel.
- Southwest Airlines is testing a new Green Plane that features environmentally friendly materials onboard — like 100 percent recycable carpet — and more fuel-efficient design.
Nikon GP-1 in Curacao
October 16th, 2009 by Matthew | No Comments | Filed in Photo Talk
A photo of Willemstad's waterfront, linked to a GPS-mapped album of Curacao images.
The Picasa photo album linked from the photo to the left features another example of the Nikon GP-1 GPS photo-tagging unit in action. These photos I shot in Curacao with the GP-1 attached, recording location data — except when obstruction above blocked the signal.
Attached to the camera, the GP-1 unit makes for an untidy, but not unworkable system.
For untagged photos, I guessed the location from a photo taken nearby or used a map and my own knowledge of the area, the old-fashioned way. Click on the album’s map view under “Photo locations” to see where the photos were taken around the island.
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