Lonely Planet hosts a weekly travel photography competition on our Flickr page. The themes can be anything from great hats you’ve seen on your travels to moments of adventure.
How it works: Each week we accept entries for a new challenge and vote on last week’s entries. You don’t need to enter a photo to vote (just be a member of the Flickr group), so come along and vote for your five favourites. The first-placed winner, selected by popular vote, gets a guidebook of their choice.
This week’s competition theme: Gate. Last entries accepted on Monday 8th July.
Check out all the photos in the Play challenge
‘Piggyback-0833‘ [Bomb village, Phonsavan Laos] by Kean Eng Chan
Previous winners:
Check out all the photos in the Dawn challenge
‘Untitled‘ [Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar] by Nature’s Gift Photography
Check out all the photos in the Pier challenge
‘[Silence]‘ [Hong Kong] by Michelle x Photo Stories
Check out all the photos in the Glow challenge
‘Sunset over Göreme [Turkey]‘ by Dan Wiklund
Check out all the photos in the Comfort challenge
‘morning paper position #6 [India]‘ by EyesOfChris
Check out all the photos in the Sleep challenge
‘At Rest [Lake Titicaca, Bolivia]‘ by Matt Parry
Check out all the photos in the Dome challenge
‘Earths Dome [Faro, Portugal]‘ by Christy McIntyre
Check out all the photos in the Lost challenge
‘Lost in the art ! [Death Valley, California]‘ by Sapna Reddy
Check out all the photos in the Last challenge
‘The Last Bus [Argentina]‘ by AventureroPL
Check out all the photos in the Lunch challenge
‘not in Kansas [Bangkok, Thailand]‘ by Plantains & Kimchi
Check out all the photos in the Full challenge
‘Mekong River (Vietnam): Doesn’t get any more Full than this [Vietnam]‘ by sameersattar
Check out all the photos in the Beyond challenge
‘Golden Gate in Fog [San Francisco]‘ by pixelmepretty22
Check out all the photos in the Buses challenge
‘Ready to go [Sabang, Palawan, Philippines]‘ by PHeikkiA
Check out all the photos in the Spectators challenge
‘The Bull Fight [Sevilla, Spain]‘ by Parag.Shah
Check out all the photos in the Cobblestones challenge
‘Stones Slicked by Many Feet [Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey]‘ by Flann O Brien
Check out all the photos in the Shelter challenge
‘Kyrgyz Yurt, Lake Kara-Kul, Xinjiang [China]‘ by Scott Robertson, Montreal
Check out all the photos in the Flow challenge
‘”Sandfall” – Antelope Canyon [Arizona, USA]‘ by scb.mypics
Check out all the photos in the Sepia challenge
‘Natural History Museum, London‘ by Brian Glover
Check out all the photos in the Trees challenge
‘Avenue de Baobabs, Madagascar‘ by jennniferr
Check out all the photos in the Fences challenge
‘Fence at the end of the world…Jiayuguan, China‘ by Benoit Cappronnier
Check out all the photos in the Hills challenge
‘Chocolate Hills (Bohol/Philippines)‘ by Drpsauter
‘Halong Bay, Vietnam‘ by TheLeapingLemur
Check out all the photos in the Fountains challenge
‘summer in my seoul‘ [Korea] by dewetter
‘Summer on the South Bank, London, UK‘ by weesam2010
Check out all the photos in the Underground challenge
‘Antelope Canyon. Page. Arizona.’ by Sapna Reddy Photography
Check out all the photos in the Beauty challenge
‘Oblivion 2‘ [Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada] by shaunanthonycanada
Check out all the photos in the Odd challenge
‘Can you please tell me how it’s done?‘ [Krakow, Poland] by aligatorpics
Check out all the photos in the Open challenge
‘The Monk‘ [Lamayuru Monastery, Ladakh, India] by Neha Agashe
Check out all the photos in the Touching challenge
‘Touch..‘ [Angkor, Cambodia] by DarrenWilch
Check out all the photos in the Fragile challenge
‘Eggman‘ [Bangkok] by vincenzooli
Check out all the photos in the Within challenge
‘Bangkok tuk tuk‘ by dewetter
Check out all the photos in the Transparent challenge
‘Silfra, Iceland‘ by jfredmate
Check out all the photos in the Graceful challenge
‘Pink in Flight‘ [Atacama Desert in Chile] by rovinglight
Check out all the photos in the Crepuscular challenge
‘Twilight on Tom Thomson Lake, Algonquin Park‘ [Canada] by Scott Robertson, Montreal
Check out all the photos in the Zenith challenge
‘Hiker on Baltoro Glacier, Northern Pakistan‘ by Scott Robertson, Montreal
Check out all the photos in the Enchanted challenge
‘Enchanting ♥ Taj’ [Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India] by “The Wanderer’s Eye”
Check out all the photos in the Dark challenge
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Norðurljós‘ [Auroras over Hafravatn and the Imagine Peace Tower, Iceland] by Óli Már
Check out all the photos in the Colourful challenge
‘Outside the Window, Outside the World’ [ Jodhpur, India] by Mac Kwan
Check out all the photos in the Wisdom challenge
‘Priest at the door – Mikael Milhaizengi church – Tigray [Ethiopia] by pbOOg
Check out all the photos in the Friendship challenge
‘North Korean Friends Enjoying Ice Cream’ by Constantine James
Check out all the photos in the Speed challenge
‘Untitled’ [Baradi, Karnataka, India.] by Aravindan Rajaram
Check out all the photos in the Celebration challenge
‘Goooooooooal………!‘ [Boca Junior Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina.] by EyesOfChris
Check out all the photos in the Smooth challenge
‘Erg Chebbi’ [Morocco] by © Sam.Seyffert
Check out all the photos in the Majestic challenge
‘Proud Old Lion‘ [Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, USA.] by scb.mypics
Check out all the photos in the Idyllic challenge
‘Sunset over Mekong‘ [Don Det, Laos] by aligatorpics
Check out all the photos in the Beloved challenge
‘Motherly Love‘ [Antarctic] by rovinglight
Check out all the photos in the Elegance challenge
‘Apsara dancer, Siam Reap.Cambodia’ by Matteo Allegro
Check out all the photos in the Remote challenge
‘Remote Living in a Remote Country’ [Iceland] by leahg123
Check out all the photos in the Angle challenge
‘Welcome to Somaliland’ by Constantine James
Check out all the photos in the Surreal challenge
‘Under the Bean Chicago’s famous bean sculpture, the Cloud Gate, in Millennium Park’ by auntjojo
Check out all the photos in the Order challenge
‘A man parks his bicycle at the bicycle park beneath Boon Lay MRT Station, Singapore’ by Kokkai Ng
Check out all the photos in the Overhead challenge
‘Toddy Tapper II – Low County, Sri Lanka’ by david schweitzer
Check out all the photos in the Hectic challenge
‘Beijing at Rush Hour!’ by Kalexander2010
Check out all the photos in the Clothing challenge
‘Tribal Trader I – Goa, India’ by david schweitzer
Check out all the photos in the Seaside challenge
‘Rob this fisherman!!!’ on the beach of Puerto Lopez, Ecuador by EyesOfChris
Check out all the photos in the Exploring challenge
‘Antelope Canyon’ in Arizona, USA by Julien Lebreton
Check out all the photos in the Neon challenge
Check out all the photos in the Freedom challenge
Check out all the photos in the Double challenge
Image by EyesOfChris
Check out all the photos in the Romantic challenge
Check out all the photos in the Antiquity challenge
‘The Parthenon’, Athens, Greece by Sayarma
Check out all the photos in the Frame challenge
‘What’s on TV’, Mazsalaca, Latvia by HeikkiA
Check out all the photos in the Happy challenge
‘Bathing in the waterplants’, Cambodia, by jebob
Check out all the photos in the Modern challenge
‘S’pore getting ready for new year’ by Sinisa78
Check out all the photos in the Illuminated challenge
‘Illiminated’, Lee Point, Darwin, Australia by Louise Denton
Check out all the photos in the Calm challenge
‘Calm Reflection’, Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru by McBruce
Check out all the photos in the Customer challenge
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Stopped for a Recharge,’ Varanasi, India by philgreenhalgh
Check out all the photos in the Mystical challenge
‘Corcovado – Rio de Janeiro, Brasil’ by Petitecornichon
Check out all the photos in the Behind challenge
”Little Faces Peak from Behind the School Compound’ , Egwafo, Ghana by B.Bubble
Check out all the photos in the Waiting challenge
A Burmese fisherman at sunset waiting for a bite.. Taken from the U Bein bridge, which at 1.2km is the longest teak bridge in the world (Amarapura. Mandalay, Burma) by © Libyan Soup
Check out all the photos in the Liquid challenge
Late afternoon backlit wave at Trigg beach, Perth, Western Australia by FotoByKiwi
Check out all the photos in the Valleys challenge
‘Tunnel view. Yosemite. California’ by Sapna Reddy Photography
Check out all the photos in the Golden challenge
Nusa Lembongan Sunset (Bali, Indonesia) by Garwin Liu
Check out all the photos in the Old challenge
Bridge in the Omo-Shasha-Oluwa Forest Reserves, Ondo, Nigeria. ‘At Your Own Risk’ by livetowander
Check out all the photos in the 2011 Winners challenge
Shinto Pathway, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan by 漫游影者
Check out all the photos in the Underneath challenge
‘Turtle vs. Shark,’ Shangahi, China by Drpsauter
Check out all the photos in the Bright challenge
The European Alps, by TheFella
Check out all the photos in the Hotel Window challenge
Image of Fairmont Hotel on Lake Louise, Canada by Sharon Lewin
Check out all the photos in the Spectacle challenge
Image of Yee Peng Festival at the Lanna Dhutanka Buddhist Center near Chiang Mai, Thailand by Mark Fischer
The f/16+ challenge (photos taken with an aperture at f/16 or smaller)
Image of Tangasseri Lighthouse at Quilon, Kerala, India by “The Wanderer’s Eye”
A Little Ray of Sunshine, Sydney, Australia by shaza85
BOH tea plantations, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia by aligatorpics
Alaskan Lake view by michel2103
River Crossing, Mahout riding an elephant into Chitwan National Park, Nepal by stelih
Blue hour sakura at Himeji-jo, Japan by Dan Wiklund
Inca Drawbridge… Machu Picchu, Peru by vincenzooli
The end is the beginning is the end…Simonetti Staircase, Vatican Museum, Rome by Huey Yoong
Tunnel of Light, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Image by Matteo Allegro, joint winner of the Tunnels challenge.
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