AMATEUR PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE
10-day safari trip for one person to Tanzania.
Contributed by National Geographic Expeditions
(www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com).
FIRST PRIZE
6-night stay for 2 at the all-inclusive Coconut Bay
Beach Resort & Spa (www.cbayresort.com) on the
Island of St. Lucia. Contributed by Coconut Bay
Beach Resort & Spa.
SECOND PRIZE
6-day cruise for two on a Maine Windjammer Schooner. Contributed by the
Schooners American Eagle and Heritage (www.schooneramericaneagle.com
and www.schoonerheritage.com).
THIRD PRIZE
$1,000 gift certificate toward a photo workshop at Santa Fe Workshops
(www.santafeworkshops.com).
SEVEN MERIT PRIZES
Nikon L100 Coolpix camera or equivalent, a National Geographic Tundra Monopod,
a National Geographic Tundra Photo/Video Tripod, and a National Geographic
Walkabout Medium Satchel.
BONUS
Award-winning images will be featured in the January/February 2010 edition of
National Geographic Traveler and displayed at the World In Focus gallery exhibit
at the PDN PhotoPlus Expo in New York October 22-24, 2009. All winning images
will also be featured on the World In Focus Contest and Traveler Web sites.
Additionally, winners will receive a one-year subscription to Photo District News
magazine.
PROFESSIONAL PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE
6-night stay for 2 at the all-inclusive Coconut
Bay Beach Resort & Spa (www.cbayresort.com) on the
Island of St. Lucia. Contributed by Coconut Bay Beach
Resort & Spa. Plus: One Nikon D-90 Digital SLR Kit (with
lens), or equivalent; a National Geographic Expedition
Carbon Fiber Tripod; a National Geographic Expedition
Hydrostatic Head; a National Geographic Walkabout
Medium Rucksack; and a PDN PhotoServe portfolio for
one year (www.PhotoServe.com).
EACH CATEGORY WINNER
One Nikon Digital SLR Kit (with lens), a National Geographic Tundra Photo/Video
Tripod, a National Geographic Walkabout Medium Satchel and a PDN PhotoPlus
Expo Gold Pass.
BONUS AWARD
Winning images will be featured in a special Winner's Gallery in PDN's February
2010 issue and online at www.pdnonline.com. Select winners will be displayed at
the World In Focus gallery exhibit at the PDN PhotoPlus Expo in New York
October 22-24, 2009.
PROFESSIONAL JUDGES
Sabine Meyer - Photo Editor, National Geographic Adventure.
Sid Hastings - Picture Editor & Multimedia Producer, Sid Hastings LLC.
Hastings is a former picture editor at Corbis, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and
The National Geographic Society.
Scott Hall - Photo Editor, T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
Sarah Foster - Managing Editor, Getty Images.
Todd Cross - Photo Editor. Cross is a former photo editor at Transglobe photo agencyx, The Washington Post, Detroit Free Press and
World Picture Network picture agency.
