{"id":2788,"date":"2015-09-02T10:55:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T14:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2016-04-08T10:47:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T14:47:15","slug":"2015-photo-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners","title":{"rendered":"2015 Photo Contest Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2814\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Facebook-Post-2.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Post (2)\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Facebook-Post-2.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Facebook-Post-2-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Facebook-Post-2-510x428.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wow! Exploricans, you&#8217;ve done it again. <strong>Thank you<\/strong>\u00a0for submitting\u00a0such\u00a0fantastic images\u00a0to our annual photo contest.\u00a0It was <em>incredibly<\/em> difficult to choose just a handful of winners from the hundreds of great images we received, but here are the photos that\u00a0stood out from the rest:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2-510x428.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be honest, just by going on an Explorica tour, you know you&#8217;re going to have an immersive experience and plenty of photos to prove it. But can your\u00a0photos top being stuck in the most peculiar kind of traffic while getting a gorgeous view of <strong>Santorini, Greece<\/strong>? That&#8217;s an experience, <strong>Andrew M.<\/strong>\u00a0will likely never forget when he took\u00a0this shot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2794\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3-510x428.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Explorica offers unique tours through major Canadian history landmarks and monuments that remind us of impact\u00a0of past wars. Here is a great shot of\u00a0the\u00a0Canadian National Vimy Memorial in <strong>Vimy, France<\/strong> taken by <strong>Laura B.<\/strong>\u00a0that\u00a0truly shows the size of the monument; reflecting not only the historical\u00a0importance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge but only its&#8217; relevance in the progress of Canada&#8217;s confederation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Facebook-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Post\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Facebook-Post.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Facebook-Post-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Facebook-Post-510x428.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are two kinds of people. Those who\u00a0<em>love\u00a0<\/em>selfie sticks and those who <i>hate\u00a0<\/i>them. You&#8217;re free to pick your side but you have to admit, <strong>Keiran M.<\/strong>\u00a0took a pretty epic selfie photo with\u00a0his class in <strong>Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/strong>. And although we don&#8217;t endorse climbing major landmarks, we&#8217;ve got to applaud Keiran for a shot that&#8217;s far more creative\u00a0than the standard &#8220;I Am Amsterdam&#8221; photos that we&#8217;re all used to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/6-510x428.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anika L.<\/strong>\u00a0took a fantastic shot overlooking<strong> Argolid from the Citadel of Mycenae in Greece<\/strong>. With talent in\u00a0photography to showcase and a knack for finding a great view of the archaeologically significant valley, it&#8217;s easy to see\u00a0why this moment is absolutely awe-inspiring.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4-510x428.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We received\u00a0many great local interaction photos but nothing beats <strong>Isabella D.<\/strong>&#8216;s<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>shot\u00a0showing utter excitement and enthusiasm in\u00a0<strong>London, UK<\/strong> while interacting with an equally enthusiastic local. Love the sunglasses!<\/p>\n<p><strong>More photos we love<br \/>\n<\/strong>These great shots deserve honourable mention:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/1-2#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1-2-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/attachment\/13#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/13-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/13-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/attachment\/11#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/111-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/111-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/111-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/attachment\/12#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/121-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/121-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/121-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/5-2#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5-2-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/attachment\/8#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/8-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/attachment\/10#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/3-2#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3-2-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/2-2#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2-2-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/attachment\/9#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/9-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/attachment\/7#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/7-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\/4-2#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/4-2-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow! Exploricans, you&#8217;ve done it again. Thank you\u00a0for submitting\u00a0such\u00a0fantastic images\u00a0to our annual photo contest.\u00a0It was incredibly difficult to choose just a handful of winners from the hundreds of great images we received, but here are the photos that\u00a0stood out from the rest: Let&#8217;s be honest, just by going on an Explorica tour, you know you&#8217;re <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/2015-photo-contest-winners\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explorica-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2788"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2818,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2788\/revisions\/2818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}