Frommer’s has unveiled the winner of the 2010 Frommer’s Favorite Travel Moments Photo Contest. Peter G. Allinson, M.D., from Maryland scoped the top prize of a $4000 vacation, and a Tamron zoom lens, for his image of a diver and a sperm whale which he shot while holidaying in Rousseau, Dominica, in the Caribbean. He said: “We located the whales and were able to swim, photograph and play with them on multiple days. This is a photo of my friend Jeff thanking one of the whales, known as Scar, for posing with us. Interacting with and making eye contact with these huge gentle intelligent creatures was the most memorable moment of my life.”
Frommer’s Press Release
Frommer’s Announces Favorite Travel Moments Photo Contest Winner
Frommer’s®, the market leader in travel guides and a branded imprint of Wiley Publishing, Inc., has unveiled the winner of the 2010 Frommer’s Favorite Travel Moments Photo Contest.
The contest, which launched on http://www.frommers.com/go/photocontest in November, attracted more than 4000 entries.
Peter G. Allinson, M.D., from Maryland scoped the top prize of a $4000 vacation, and a Tamron zoom lens, for his image of a diver and a sperm whale which he shot while holidaying in Rousseau, Dominica, in the Caribbean.
An avid diver, Allinson, said that he and his friends obtained a permit and charted a boat, known as the “whale whisperer” in order to make sure that they would be able to interact with the local population of sperm whales. He said: “We located the whales and were able to swim, photograph and play with them on multiple days. This is a photo of my friend Jeff thanking one of the whales, known as Scar, for posing with us. Interacting with and making eye contact with these huge gentle intelligent creatures was the most memorable moment of my life.”
The winning photo was chosen by a team of Frommer’s travel experts including Jason Clampet, Senior Online Editor of Frommers.com. Commenting on the judging process, Clampet said: “the standard of entries was extremely high and demonstrated the close correlation between a love of travel and photography.”
There were also four runners up who each receive a Frommer’s Prize pack containing one Frommer’s Day by Day travel guide and a selection of Frommer’s Lug travel accessories. The runners up included: for the contest included:
Joel Metlen
Carol Bock.
Sarah Beall
Daniel Klazkin
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