Here's the winning photo in the Perceptive Travel Remarkable Photo Contest.
Taken by Lola Akinmade, it's not hard to see why it won. It has all the necessary ingredients of what I consider a brilliant photography: structure, focus, clarity, story, character, and humor. It tells a story without a single word.
So I asked Lola, a regular visitor here at Write to Travel, how this particular photograph came about. Here's what she said...
"Within days of arriving into Cambodia, I'd already seen a fair share of motorcyclists carrying the most bizzare of things while travelling as a volunteer photojournalist with World Hope International in Phnom Penh. This one topped them all. Fortunately, I was sitting in the passenger front seat of our minivan which happended to be travelling behind the speeding motorcycle. I had only a few seconds to capture it before he rounded the corner with his glass window!"
All I can say is 'wow'!
But Lola doesn't only take great photographs, she also willingly shares her photographic knowledge. Writing over at The Traveler's Notebook, she has put together a series of articles that will help bring out the photographer hidden in all of us...
The A-B-C-D-E of Travel Photography
5 Essential Tips for the Budding Travel Photographer
Photographing Children During Your Travels
5 Tips for Taking Better Photos of Landmarks
How To Take Better Travel Portraits
PS Don't forget to stop over at Perceptive Travel and check out the other photo contest winners. It's definitely worth your time.
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