Radisson Royal Hotel, in partnership with Lonely Planet Traveller magazine and supported by flydubai, have revealed the winners of a UAE-wide travel photography competition to find the country’s most talented amateur photographer.
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| Landscape - Winner Leila Cranswick |
Marking
the launch of Lonely Planet Traveller magazine in the Middle East, the
competition and exhibition, ‘A Taste of Travel’, asked aspiring travel
photographers to post their top travel snapshots onto the Radisson Royal or
Lonely Planet Traveller Facebook sites. Over 400 entries were received during
the two months’ submission period, themed around four categories; ‘nature’,
‘architecture’, landscape’ and ‘people’.
Last
night, the winners of each category were awarded at the opening of the ‘Taste
of Travel’ exhibition at the Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai.
- Nature -
Enjo Mathew
- Architecture
- Sanjay Pradhan
- Landscape
- Leila Cranswick
- People -
Shaikha Al Khayyal
- Wild Card:
Social Media – Celso Creer
The
grand prize was awarded to Leila Cranswick for her stunning landscape
shot. Leila won a trip for two, to the beautiful capital city of Georgia,
Tbilisi, with three nights’ accommodation in the five-star Radisson Blu Iveria,
Tbilisi, plus flights courtesy of flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost
airline.
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| Architecture - Winner Sanjay Pradhan |
There
were also three prizes for the runners-ups, including a weekend stay at the
Radisson Blu Resort, Fujairah, luxury stays at Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai, and
photography equipment from Canon.
The
winners were chosen by a diverse and experienced judging panel, including the
editor of Lonely Planet Traveller magazine from the Middle East, and experts
from Gulf Photo Plus.
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| People - Winner Shaikha Al Khayyal |
Editor
of Lonely Planet Traveller Middle East, Georgina Wilson-Powell commented, “It’s
a testament to the wealth of local talent and enthusiasm for beautiful
photography, that our first ever photo competition has had around 400 entries,
many of them of an impressively high standard. People are inspired by travel
photography, and at Lonely Planet Traveller we aim to showcase the best images
every month, from both international photographers and our fabulous local
ones.”
The
‘A Taste of Travel’ exhibition features a collection of stunning photographs
from around the world, borrowed from the Lonely Planet archives, plus the
winners of the amateur snapper’s competition.
The
exhibition opens to the public from 13th
February until the 7th March.
Location:
Radisson Royal
Hotel, Origami space
Entry:
Free
Timings: Accessible 24 hours a day
Enquiries:
Tel: 04 308 0000
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