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43 Of The Best Travel Photos Of 2016 From Siena International Photo Awards
The Siena International Photo Awards is a prestigious photography contest that receives entries from over 100 countries around the world. Results for the 2016 competition have just been announced and below you can find a collection of our favorite award winners and honorary mentions.
The pictures span countless countries including India, China, Bangladesh, Turkey, Cuba, Myanmar and Bahrain. Leyla Emektar won first place for the travel category for her beautiful image of a strawberry-picker walking between colorful greenhouses in Turkey, while first place for the Open Color category went to Danny Yen Sin Wong for his shot of a Vietnamese woman making a traditional fishing net. The winning photographs are currently on display at the Siena Art Photo Travel Festival, a month-long exhibition called "Beyond the Lens" held in the city of Siena, Italy. The exhibition runs from October 29 to November 30.
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#1
Phan Rang Fishing Net Making, Vietnam (1st Place In Open Color Category)
In a small village in southern Vietnam near Phan Rang, a woman wearing a typical cone hat is creating a fishing net in their traditional manner. The manufacturing of handmade nets is still a typical Vietnamese activity for women which they carry on while their husbands are out fishing.
varwenea 9 years ago
The net is an emerald green sea beguiling the fishermen to come into its folds. So alluring...
Danny Wong 9 years ago
I really love the description u've given. Ha ha Thanks a lot
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Wow I'm so glad to see my winning photo online. Heartfelt thanks to u all for the likes n supports given Cheers
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#2
Smile (Honorable Mention In People And Portrait Category)
During a Dharma assembly in the monastery of Labrang Lamasery, due to the heavy snow, all the monks' robes were covered with a thick layer of snow. When a young Lama was looking back with a smile, the photographer captured his smiling face.
Medhansh Vashisht 9 years ago
Caption: When the odds are against you!!! beat it with a smile!!!
Alex Green 9 years ago
It's so weird how different the mood changes if you cover the one kid smiling
tara hasani 9 years ago
his smile reminds me of all the good things that are still left in this world ...
#3
Strawberry Greenhouses, Turkey (1st Place In Travel Category)
A strawberry-picker walks between colourful greenhouses near Nazilli, in the Aydın province of Turkey.
Medhansh Vashisht 9 years ago
so strawberries come from my "macro zooming" my cloth threads?!!
Mel Jaybee 9 years ago
Can anyone point me to where this is? Trying to spot on Google Earth as it must be pretty dramatic from the air.
Susan Miller 9 years ago
I wonder WHY they are that colour ? I live in Portugal and here these types of green houses are a sort of white ....
Raju Sesharaj 9 years ago
I thought green houses would be green in colour till now! Awesome picture by the way!
#4
Sprinkle Net (Remarkable Award In Open Color Category)
#5
The Power Of Nature, Sicily (1st Place In Nature Category)
Magma, ash and gas erupt from Mount Etna in December 2015, rising to a height of several kilometres.
Jean Schweibish 9 years ago
Mother Earth - more powerful than anything man can call down upon himself.
#6
Mangrove, Cuba (Honorable Mention In Nature Category)
The mangroves are a unique and very important ecosystem on Earth. As in all the ecosystems, you can find an apex predator at the top of the food chain to regulate the good health of the ocean. In Cuba, I explored the mangrove and was able to photograph the American crocodile.
Vickie Chan 9 years ago
Oh My Gosh! I saw the sky and the underwater grass first. It literally took me 2 seconds to actually see those teeth. And my heart jumped to my throat. T__T
#7
Floating Market, Malaysia (3rd Place In Travel Category)
Water transportation plays an important role in everyday life in South Borneo.
bakaneko 9 years ago
Yes, it's in Indonesia! You can check it on Wikipedia, Bored Panda. So please fix it!
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Heina Karina 9 years ago
LOL @ the butthurts seeing simple mistake. I wonder why Indonesia feel so offended over small thing like this when it comes to Malaysia. Literally giggling like shet
Afirda Al Haura 9 years ago
even i from malaysia i believe this at indonesia bcoz no any market like this in malaysia..
#8
Outlines And Shadows, South Vietnam, (Honorable Mention In Open Color Category)
On the sand dunes of Mui Ne, situated close to its homonym city in South Vietnam, three girls are walking along the slope wearing their typical cone hats and carrying their scales, creating beautiful lines and shade effects on the sand.
varwenea 9 years ago
Beautiful composition. Nature created and human created waves. Human's are so much messier.
PHONG Nguyen Hong 9 years ago
Make the best better! Next time, try not to shoot it in white Ao Dai. Do photo it in ordinary wear, you will bring the cultural life to all the audiences.
#9
Women Reflection, UAE (2nd Place In Architecture Category)
Two women walking reflect their images on the water and give birth to the exaltation of the geometry and architecture of Sheikh Zayed's Grand Mosque.
#10
Central Black, Bahrain (3rd Place In Open Color Category)
A Bahraini Muslim woman carrying her son while taking part in the funeral of Isa Radhi, the Bahraini protester who was allegedly killed during Martial Law in Sitra Village, South Manama on March 22, 2011.
#11
The Way Back, Iraq (Honorable Mention In Open Color Category)
The most beautiful area in the South of Iraq is called "Al-Chibayish Marshes" in Al-Nasiriyah province. It has hundreds of miles of water coming from the Euphrates river. In this area life is so simple and sometimes very hard.
Medhansh Vashisht 9 years ago
the cameraman is ferrying my soul away!!! simply amazing!!!
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#12
The Storyteller, China (Honorable Mention In Travel Category)
In Sichuan province, China, the tea house still plays a vital role in the daily life: here people relax during a storytelling session.
Sally Brite 9 years ago
I;d like to know more about what's happening in this picture! Is it a storytelling club?
#13
Living Place, Tibet (Honorable Mention In Architecture Category)
I left Chengdu and arrived at Seda Tibetan Buddhist Institute, located at Larong Ditch, Seda County, Ganzi State, Sichuan Province. On that night it snowed a lot and the following morning the red houses of the Lamas and nuns were all covered with heavy snow. This was the first time that I saw such a scene and almost in shock, I took the picture.
Kristina Fagerroth 9 years ago
I´d like that as a wallpaper. Unless... they began stairing. I like the coulours.
Ronja Rövardotter 9 years ago
Wow this is just amazing. And imagine it is printed on a mug. The mug which turns black while is cold. And the windows turn light when you pour hot liquid in it. I used to have mug like this and it was super cool even with less windows. Damn now I need mug with this pattern :D
#14
I'm Nothing (Honorable Mention In Open Monochrome Category)
The image was taken in one of Bagan’s temples in Myanmar. It captures a very special moment when a sunbeam enters through a small window and hits the statue’s heart while a monk is cleaning the statue at the same time.
#16
Ripples In Tea, China (Honorable Mention In Travel Category)
Harvest time ay a high-quality, ecological tea plantation in Jinlu village in China’s Zhejiang province.
Ronja Rövardotter 9 years ago
I wonder if there is a reason why the half of the workers wears red and the other half wears blue? Or is it just a coincidence? Anyway. This looks like really tough work. Sooo big fields.
Florian Langa 9 years ago
Because there are only 2 workers in total and the final photo has been created from several photos.
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#17
The Calm Of Art (Remarkable Award In Architecture Category)
Bekah McLure 9 years ago
Maybe Reletivity by M.C Escher? That's what it reminds me of.
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Jodhpur Family, Rajasthan (Honorable Mention In Travel Category)
A studied composition of the Bhenwa family in the city of Jodhpur.
#20
Night Phantoms (Remarkable Award In Open Color Category)
#21
Gaming During Recess (Remarkable Award In Open Monochrome Category)
#22
Fun In Childhood (Remarkable Award In Open Color Category)
yulia missy 9 years ago
if i can back into my childhood i wanna join them play, look really fun :)
#23
Makkah, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (2nd Place In Open Color Category)
A multitude of observant Muslims hold the traditional circumambulation ritual around the Kaaba, an ancient building located in the center of Mecca, which is the holiest place for the Islam community.
Fuad Mohammed Ali 9 years ago
In the wider scheme of things, we're all sheep, whether we acknowledge it or not; it just depends weather you CHOOSE to follow something with your heart or just CHOOSE to live in denial and feel the need to put down others to make yourself feel big. Show some respect.
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Kashmir (Honorable Mention In People And Portrait Category)
This is a nomadic mountain inhabitant of the Sonamarg region in Kashmir whose harsh facial features and sharp look made him blend in with the rugged mountaintops in the background. In the end, it looked like he was part of his own landscape.
Fuad Mohammed Ali 9 years ago
This is occupied Kashmir. The oppressed people there (including this man) certainly don't see themselves as Indian. As part of the occupying, oppressive system, I don't expect you to acknowledge this fact.
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Red Mist In Alba (Second Place In Wine Category)
An autumnal glimpse of vineyards near Alba in the Langhe hills of Piedmont.
#26
Typhoon (Honorable Mention In Open Color Category)
The waves look like a volcanic eruption, like a giant tree eradicated and covering all the fragile buildings on the bank. The contrast between the waves and the building is representative of force and weakness, brightness and darkness, movement and stillness and conveys the idea of human weakness in the face of nature.
Ronja Rövardotter 9 years ago
Mighty mighty nature! We are so small when she decides to show us power. Look at those tiny houses in comparison to the waves. Amazing and scary in the same time.
Daria B 9 years ago
No problem, Ronja. It happens. I bet I sound even worse sometimes.
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Prayers On The Road, Bangladesh (Honorable Mention In Travel Category)
Devotees praying on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, Bangladesh, on first day of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Islamic congregation after theHajj, organised on the banks of the Turag river.
Fuad Mohammed Ali 9 years ago
I love how people who are totally ignorant of religion or Muslims, in particular, feel they are equipped or qualified to comment on their way of life. I bet your opinions and convictions are built on what you read and see on the news, or the opinions of other equally ignorant people, and if you think these are viable scientific methods of research, then there is nothing I can say to help you. Stop your vile hate, or you're no better than the vile Daesh folk. BTW, feel free to down vote if you want this comment hidden, it wouldn't surprise me given some of the fascist tones on here.
Toni E. 9 years ago
I´ll fight for your right to choose whatever life you want, but to me, any religion in 2016, is insanity...
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John Omer 9 years ago
that is why your peoples are mind f****d and live as animals
Load More Replies... Fuad Mohammed Ali 9 years ago
It's funny, because I would say you're an ignorant fool. See how that works?
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#28
Gondoliere (Third Place In Open Monochrome Category)
This photo is taken on Malvasia Vecchia Bridge, in Venice, in one of the most photographed places in the world, where you can still find unique moments at a glance. The author has photographed this gondolier, towards the end of a hard day's work, while he was returning home with his dog.
#29
Rural Portuguese People - Beginning Of The Day (Remarkable Award, People And Portrait Category)
#30
Walking High In The Dolomites (Honorable Mention In Travel Category)
The international high line festival at Monte Piana (2,324m) in the Italian Dolomites, above the small town of Misurina. The mountain is popular with slackliners who take advantage of its numerous buttresses, suspending thin lines between the spectacular cliffs and then walking over the gaps.
#31
Taj Mahal Side Mosque (Remarkable Award In Architecture Category)
#32
Red Zone, China (Honorable Mention In Open Color Category)
This photo was taken in Lijiang - China, during Impression Lijiang, a magnificent outdoor singing and dancing performance demonstrating the traditions and lifestyle of the local ethnic group.
#33
Harvest Season (Honorable Mention In Open Color Category)
October, the chilly harvest season, when the red chillies are mature, farmers pick them and leave them to dry in the hot sun. Once dry the chillies can easily be stored, transported and sold. This picture was taken from a unique aerial perspective, when the farmers were busy with the harvest.
#34
Let Happiness Fly (Honorable Mention In Sport Category)
The world of children is always happy, the happiness in their hearts has no limits as they live a pure life. However we live a busy and restless city life, which is exactly the opposite. When I took this picture in November 2012, I had suddenly understood this feeling. The power of images is infinite and I hope that this image will touch many people.
#35
Morning Catch (Remarkable Award In Open Color Category)
#36
Echelon (Remarkable Award In Open Monochrome Category)
Phey Palma 9 years ago
this is obviously fake....just by looking at all those fabric ...they're all the same... LOL
Fuad Mohammed Ali 9 years ago
From the award's website. I refer you to the last sentence. 2017 Contest rules Digital post processing procedures You may use digital post processing to optimise an image, and you may crop a little an image but you are not permitted to add or remove key elements of the composition. Brightness, contrast, colour balance can all be adjusted. Dust spots, minor elements, etc. can be retouched. Images can be sharpened before printing. Post processing which could realistically be achieved in a darkroom will be accepted but jurors have the discretion to reject any entry which has been, in their opinion, over-manipulated, removing the integrity of the original image. Participants who will be listed in the final round are requested to submit the RAW/original camera files of their photographs in Nomination. All kind of editing, digital blending, layering are allowed only in the Open Color and Open Monochrome categories.
#38
Childhood (Honorable Mention In People And Portrait Category)
Slum children play football in a muddy field in the Gazipur district in Dhaka. Although Bangladesh's football team is positioned 162 in the FIFA rankings, the country has millions of football fans, most of them supporting their national team.
#39
Crazy For Mud (Honorable Mention In People And Portrait Category)
Mud park, located in Xiushan island of Zhoushan City, is the first mud theme park in China. My work represents two visitors completely covered with mud, with a group of “muddy people” in the background. I used the contrast between light and shadow to show childish enjoyment.
#40
Cock Fighting, Indonesia (2nd Place In Open Monochrome Category)
This photo was taken in Jakarta and shows two men who proudly watch their roosters fighting. Cockfighting is one of the most common traditions among several Indonesian cultures.
Haleema 9 years ago
How was this picture even allowed what's the difference between cockerel fighting and dog fighting. Awful!
Medhansh Vashisht 9 years ago
Maybe same as: Eating dogs is inhuman, while chicken sounds delicious!!! (p.s it is a perspective from a veggie)
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Gerli Krutta 9 years ago
I've never ever understood how somebody can enjoy seeing other creatures suffer or get hurt.. great photo but makes me hate people even more
Katinka Min 9 years ago
I don't like this but the cockerels still live a better life than any industrially raised chicken in our world.
Adrianuzcas 9 years ago
Me resulta un desperdicio de foto artística... presisamente me resultaría más útil el uso de esta foto para terminar con el maltrato animal no COMO ARTE 😢
fanisah rohmawati 9 years ago
its named sabung ayam, actually this cannot be called a tradition too. its just habit of indonesia people. and a lot of people playing sabung ayam for gambling.
Teresa Anthony 7 years ago
I'm Indonesian and I don't really agree with cockfighting, but it is a part of our culture and tradition.
#41
Sisters In Desert (Honorable Mention In Open Color Category)
While the sunrise shines on the sand, in the desert of Naima, some Mongolian girls carry buckets on their way to get water. Their shadows are of rare beauty.
#42
Happiness (Honorable Mention In People And Portrait Category)
Happy children playing with tires outside our NGO medical consultation point full of ill people. These are the smiling sons, nephews and grandchildren of our patients. Sometimes, the line between suffering and happiness is so small and fuzzy that it can be very frightening.
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