Congratulations to Our 19th Annual Photo Contest Winners

This year, we received thousands of Photo Contest entries, representing countries all around the world. Our winners from among this very difficult selection appear below. Congratulations to all of our winners—and to everyone who entered our 2011 contest.

Click here for details on how to submit photos for the 2012 contest.


Grand Prize Winner

FREE OAT adventure for two

Steve Evans
3-time traveler
Dallas, Texas

This photo of Huacaya alpacas overlooking the Sacred Valley in Cuzco, Peru, was taken during OAT’s Real Affordable Peru adventure.


Best in Category (Landmark)

$300 Travel Certificate

Mary Schiess
5-time traveler
Duxbury, Massachusetts

A rare photograph of a near-empty Taj Mahal taken during OAT’s Heart of India adventure earned 5-time traveler Mary Schiess the prize for Best in Category (Landmark).


Best in Category (Nature)

$300 Travel Certificate

Caroline McAllister
First-time traveler
Redlands, California

A wildebeest shows off for the photographer, who snapped this athletic animal during OAT’s Safari Serengeti: Tanzania Lodge & Tented Safari adventure.


Best in Category (Local)

$300 Travel Certificate

Tim Biehn
7-time traveler
Bountiful, Utah

Sitting in a row boat on the Ganges River, the winning photographer captured a woman in a striking, vivid-colored sari near the ghats of Varanasi during OAT’s Heart of India adventure.


Best in Category (Travelers)

$300 Travel Certificate

Elayne Jacoby
4-time traveler
Bowling Green, Ohio

The photographer captured the varied reactions of three Maasai women as they observe a balloon-inflating demonstration given by 17-time traveler Lorraine Banfi during OAT's Safari Serengeti: Tanzania Lodge & Tented Safari adventure.