Light & Composition

The journey of Photo of the Day is endless, from one continent to the next, a journey that gives one an understanding of people, nature, and culture. We believe, when one feels it from the heart and captures the moment with their camera, it becomes iconic, which is special to share with the whole world. Let’s share it with others.

Crooked, by Don Peterson

Award Winner   |   Photo of the Day   |   March 31, 2011

While touring the ghost town of Bodie in California’s Eastern Sierra Mountains, I strolled up and down the dusty streets trying to capture the aura of this erstwhile boom town. Bodie is maintained in a state of “arrested decay” in an attempt to preserve its mystique. Some of buildings seem about to collapse and only [...]

Contestant | March '11, Travel PhotographyRead more

Walking the Cow, by Thomas Jeppesen

Award Winner   |   Photo of the Day   |   March 30, 2011

The picture was take on my way to a pagoda with a friend, an hours drive outside Hanoi. It was an incredible wet and dreary day, and where there normally would be people and animals everywhere, were completely deserted roads. This guy was walking his cow, and seemed as surprised to see us, as we [...]

Contestant | March '11, Portraiture PhotographyRead more

The Tibetan Cowboy, by Barry Cawston

Award Winner   |   Photo of the Day   |   March 29, 2011

I decided to take a picture of this pumping station as an alternative image of Tibet to the much photographed Patala Palace in Lhasa as it seemed to say more about the changing culture of the country as a result of China’s strong influence. I felt that the modernist/communist/ structuralist box looked amazingly out of [...]

Contestant | March '11, Travel PhotographyRead more

Books Napoli, by Barry Cawston

Award Winner   |   Photo of the Day   |   March 28, 2011

This image was taken in an abandoned Palazzo. It had been used as a Records Office but the local authorities like the previous owners had long since departed leaving the records to tumble to the floor. Every room was a still-life but the books could almost have been an instillation. The room exuded an air [...]

Artistic Photography, Contestant | March '11Read more