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Archive for Category: "Photography & Photo Galleries"

Photo Contest Finalists: Help Us Pick the Grand-Prize Winner & Runner-Up

Photo Contest Finalists: Help Us Pick the Grand-Prize Winner & Runner-Up

We asked you to show us how you travel, why you love to travel, where you travel and what you bring home from your travels. You stepped up to the challenge each week and shared hundred of photos of  travel wishes, getting lost experiences, market finds, and travel loves. We now have four grand-prize nominees. [...]

Show Us How You Travel: Week 4 Winner

Show Us How You Travel: Week 4 Winner

This past week we challenged you to show us why you love to travel. And boy did you make us fall in love. We wanted to recognize: Susan Ballou for our favorite french kiss. Jack Southan, who finds pleasure in pain. See the photo, then read his story. Carrie Rider for sharing the beach she [...]

Show Us How You Travel: Eat & Shop in Photo Contest: Week 3

Show Us How You Travel: Eat & Shop in Photo Contest: Week 3

To kick off week three of our photo contest we’re sweetening the pot of prizes. You already know that each week’s winner  will take home a 1-year subscription to AFAR magazine. Also, our four weekly finalists are also in the running to receive our grand-prize giveaway: Sony’s new Cybershot DSC-WX50 16.2 megapixel digital camera that captures all your [...]

Show Us How You Travel: Photo Contest Winner & Week 2 Challenge

Show Us How You Travel: Photo Contest Winner & Week 2 Challenge

Thank you for all your week one contest submissions. Your travels are filled with hopeful wishes and wishes fulfilled. Keep wishing, keep photographing and keep sending us your contest entries. Click here to see your week 2 submissions and email new entries to photos@petergreenberg.com. Congratulations to Sharon Miceli, our week one winner, for her photo [...]

Show Us How You Travel: PeterGreenberg.com Photo Contest

Show Us How You Travel: PeterGreenberg.com Photo Contest

You’ve told us how you travel–click here to see contributor contest winner Marie LeRose’s first entry–and now we want to see your travel. This month’s contest asks you to go through your photo archives to share your favorite photos of memorable travel experiences. We don’t just want to see pretty sunsets and scenic landscapes. We [...]

Colombia Travel: Musical Slideshow of Medellin

Colombia Travel: Musical Slideshow of Medellin

In the 1980s and 1990s, Medellín, Colombia, was synonymous with drug violence, with notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar as its most famous resident. But today, almost two decades after the death of Pablo Escobar, crime has dropped dramatically and Colombia’s second-largest city is undergoing something of a renaissance. Get a glimpse of the new Medellín [...]

Travel Tip: Travel Photography Tips

Sure, you want to capture the moment when traveling but if you don’t know how to take a good photo, you might miss out on those important memories. When it comes to taking a photo, composition is everything. Don’t just center the camera at your subject and hope for the best. When looking at the [...]

St. Patrick’s Day Travel: Images Of Ireland

St. Patrick’s Day Travel: Images Of Ireland

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve put together a selection of images depicting many of Ireland’s most iconic spots, as well as some lesser-known gems. Set to the tune of the Irish folk song “Star Of County Down” as performed by Tom Meaney on Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio from Dromoland Castle in County Clare, [...]