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The TravelSupermarket Capture the Colour competition ran through July and August of 2012. We started with a basic premise; to showcase five of your favourite travel snaps  which truly capture the colour of our five photo categories of red, blue, green, yellow and white. What happened next exceeded even our most ambitious expectations. For two months TravelSupermarket were inundated with some of the most gorgeous, vibrant and inspiring images from all over the world.

By the time the competition was over, we had received more than 3,000 images. And while we were overwhelmed with the response, we were also glad we were not the ones tasked with choosing the winners! Luckily our industry leading judges were on hand to cast their votes. Our competition winners were chosen and prizes were awarded for the best image in each photo category, as well as one overall winner for the most complete collection of images. The full list of winners can be viewed below.

We hope you enjoyed the competition as much as we did and found some inspiration for your 2013 holiday. We are currently working on some exciting plans for showcasing the images we received, and we're putting the finishing touches to a follow up to the competition (with a few changes to keep things interesting).  We're keeping things under wraps for now, but check back soon for further developments.

To read about the Overall Winner and more details read our blog post here.

Capture the Colour Winners


1st place: JohnnyVagabond.com - The Ganges at Varanasi, India.

http://johnnyvagabond.com/photo-contest-capture-the-colour/

https://pinterest.com/pin/262475484503631503/

 

Colour Category iPad Winners - the £2,000 Overall Winner will be announced Friday 21st September

BLUE JUDGE: Ken Kaminesky

1st place https://pinterest.com/pin/262475484503852167/

Adam Allegro @catchthejiffy

http://catchthejiffy.com/2012/08/29/capture-the-color-contest/

 

"Three very different types of images in 3 extremely different styles. I asked for people to be original with their use of colour, but that was not the only criteria that I judged the photos on. I think that images should speak to you when you see them and each of the three images here spoke to me in different ways. Nature, culture, history and architecture... It is not easy to compare these varying types of image but in the end the Dolphin shot touched me. Having a visceral reaction to the photo made it the top choice and it took some originality to get into position to get the shot. Good Job!"

GREEN JUDGE: Abi King

1st place http://pinterest.com/pin/262475484503769478/

Vicki @Bananaskingirl

http://bananaskinflipflops.com/2012/08/20/i-capture-the-colour/

"The winning photo stands out because it blends together a sense of place, personality, history and mood. You can almost feel the texture leaping out of the image and you want to will the man in the photo to lift his head and look you in the eye. He seems almost consumed by his surroundings, shoulders slumped, head down, simply getting through the working day. The other colours guide your eye around the image so that nothing is missed. It's really striking."

YELLOW JUDGE: Dave & Deb

1st place https://pinterest.com/pin/262475484503745006/

Matt Chua @LivingIF

http://www.livingif.com/his-photos-that-capture-the-colour/

"I chose the winning photo because it evokes emotion. You can almost feel what it was like to be there. The expression on his face, how careful he is when he is lighting the candle and being bathed in the yellow light all come together to produce that sense of place and time. A great photo should transport you to that moment and I feel that was really captured here."

WHITE JUDGE: Christine Gilbert

1st place https://pinterest.com/pin/262475484503852215/

Kiersten @theblondeabroad

http://theblondeabroad.com/2012/08/28/capture-colour/

"I was looking for things that were technically strong plus the color white was more than just incidental. The winning photo really popped out at me because it's communicates so much more than just the landscape, it's an adventure about to happen. The white clouds are an important part of the photo because it gives you a sense of the scary height it was taken at."

RED JUDGE: Daniel Nahabedian

1st place https://pinterest.com/pin/262475484503631503/

Wes Nations @JohnnyVagabond

http://johnnyvagabond.com/photo-contest-capture-the-colour/

"A successful photo is one that stops me on my tracks and transports me to the destination. And this is exactly what this photo does. The composition, the leading lines, the small details, the perfect exposure and the serene minimalist feel all work together to remove distractions. Finally, the bright color pulls you straight towards the main subject, letting you imagine the story of the mysterious cloaked person. A great capture for sure!"

Competition now closed

They say a picture paints a thousand words. Well, rather than asking you to write a five thousand word blog post, we're inviting you to produce a blog post with up to 5 photos that really do 'Capture the Colour'.

We're looking for bloggers to publish a blog post with a photo that captures the following 5 colours - Blue, Green, Yellow, White and Red.

For example, an image of the clear blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef would capture the colour blue, a photo of the sun setting in Key West may capture the colour red and a photo of the crisp white snow in the French Alps would capture the colour white. Pictures could feature natural landscapes, buildings, cityscapes, landmarks, foods, animals and anything else that's been mega colourful that you've snapped on your global travels!

Ideally each blogger will submit a blog post that includes photos for each of the above colours but if you haven't got a photo for each colour, just submit a post with images for the colours you do have photos for - it's that simple.

On your blog post, tell us where the photo was taken and try to include any other additional information about the moment the photo was taken, what you could see, smell, hear, feel and perhaps a witty caption about that photo or trip in general. If you've written a post about that trip on your blog in the past, be sure to link to it so people can find out more!

When you've finished writing your post, be sure to nominate 5 other bloggers to take part in Capture the Colour by listing their website and perhaps giving them a nudge on Twitter or Facebook.


How to enter


1. Publish a Capture the Colour post on your blog with images for all 5 colours if possible. Bloggers who don't have photos for all 5 colours will still be in with a chance of winning the iPad category prize but to be eligible to win the £2000 overall prize your blog post should feature photo's for all 5 categories.
Within your post, be sure to mention our competition page http://www.travelsupermarket.com/c/holidays/capture-the-colour/ so that your readers know what Capture the Colour is.

2. Nominate 5 fellow bloggers to take part in Capture the Colour at the end of your post and notify them via Twitter or Facebook.

3. By 29th August 2012, let us know you've entered by either:

- Linking to your blog post on your Facebook wall mentioning Capture the Colour and tagging the TravelSupermarket.com Facebook page or...
- Linking to your post via Twitter including @travelsupermkt and #capturethecolour in your tweet or...
- Not got a Facebook or Twitter account? Email your entry to capturethecolour@travelsupermarket.com, including your name, email address and phone number.


4. The best Capture the Colour entries will be shared throughout the competition by our expert judges and our own TravelSupermarket social accounts...

5. Each judge will select their own colour category winners. The judges will then combine to select the overall winner of the £2,000 travel prize. For further information about the judging and the prizes see the Terms & Conditions here.

How will we pick our winners?

 

The winners will be chosen by our carefully selected group of travel experts. Each judge will be in charge of picking a colour category winner and the overall winner will be selected by all 5 judges.

Blue judge

Green judge

Yellow judge

White judge

Red judge

Ken Kaminesky  

Abi King  

Dave & Deb  

Christine Gilbert  

Daniel Nahabedian  

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What are each of our judges looking for?


Ken:
"I'd like to see some clever use of blue in a photo. While it is not obligatory, I'd like to get your take on the word blue, the colour blue, a splash of blue that captures the attention of the viewer or any other interesting non obvious way of using blue in a photo. Of course any of your favourite photos with blue in them will do just fine, but try to be original!"

Abi:
"I'm looking for something unusual: an image from a place that makes me think of it in a whole new light. Show me something I've never seen before. Tell me about how the place relates to its people, their attitudes and their history. And make sure you had fun snapping it. Somehow, that always shows!"

Dave and Deb:
"What I am looking for in the photos is a unique way for you to express the colours. Each colour should be an element of the photograph and not dominate the whole scene. I am looking for something beyond the clichés like a red sunset, blue sky or yellow flowers. For me originality will always take precedence over a pretty photograph."

Christine:
"I love photos that tell a story.  I want something that could have only been taken by you, in that moment, in that way.  I love it when a photo captures a place so well that even if I've been there before, I think to myself, wow, I have to go there."

Daniel:
"We see the world in beautiful colours, and in each photo, different colours compete to attract the eye. Colour in photography should be used not only to make an image pleasing, but to also direct the viewer to the main subject, grab his attention and tell a story. I especially like the use of complementary colours to create a harmonious balance in a shot."

Want to know more?

 

If you want to know more about the competition or if you have any questions please get in touch via either Twitter (@travelsupermkt) or email (capturethecolour@travelsupermarket.com)

Read the full terms and conditions