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A Few Thousand People Would Like to Reunite This Nice Family With Their Camera

Do you know the nice looking family in the photo above? If you do, please tell us how to contact them, because there are a few thousand people who want to reunite them with their lost camera. If the internet can be trusted (of course it can), they lost the camera while on a recent vacation in Maui, and some random person found it and looked at the photos on the memory card. He or she then decided to share one of the photos on the social media site Reddit in the hopes that the vast community of Redditors can make the magic happen once again and locate the owners.

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The Galapagos Continue To Be National Geographic's Favorite Travel Prize

It seems that the people at National Geographic just love giving away Galapagos Island trips. Yep, the Galapagos are turning into a not-very-original (but still pretty damn good) prize from them these days, and this time all they want out of you is a scenic picture.

The Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest wants you to send in your absolute best photo which fits into one of six categories: Wildlife, Nature, People, Travel, Weather or Inspiration. The big prize is the Galapagos trip, plus your photo being published in National Geographic, but we can't ignore the ton of other finalist prizes, including framed prints, scanners, books, and long-life batteries.

If you haven't already taken the photo of your lifetime you'd better get out there, because entries close on June 30. In July, photo judge Jim Richardson will pick two finalists for each category, and come mid-July we'll all be able to vote for the one we like best. And then like all good contest winners, the best photographer will have to traipse off to the Galapagos Islands. Let the best budding photographer win.

Related Stories:
· Energizer Photo Contest [National Geographic]
· What Is A Trip With Alex Trebek To The Galapagos Islands? [Jaunted]

[Photo: sly06]

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Cardiff at Night Photos Capture the Ugly Side of Partying

I love a good night out on the town, quaffing pints in pubs and swapping stories with friends, but I try to pack it in before things get ugly. I'd rather not be around when the drunken hordes spill into the streets, shouting at each other, getting in punch-ups, and vomiting at bus stops. Maybe that's why a series of photos by Maciej Dakowicz is so chilling. The Polish photographer created an unlikely viral hit with his Cardiff at Night series, capturing the dark side of partying with decidedly unglamorous scenes of blood, trash, and extreme inebriation on the lanes of downtown Cardiff, Wales over a series of Friday and Saturday nights.

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Taking In Museums Through the Flickr Commons

When it comes to armchair travel, there's always The Travel Channel and those coffee table books featuring aerial views of European cities that you've probably got sitting around somewhere, but why not surf the Flickr Commons as an alternative to dusting off those books?

Just this week, Chicago's venerable Field Museum joined the Commons, adding over 480 images from their collection to the open-use, copyright-less area of Flickr. The Field Museum now joins other Commons partners like The Brooklyn Museum, The Smithsonian, National Galleries of Scotland, and Quebec's Musée McCord.

The move of some of these museum photography collections to the internet marks the development of a new sort of museum travel, whereby prospective visitors, the homebound, and those who are already fans of the collections may explore beyond visiting hours and guided tours. Even the avid photographers on Flickr are taking it upon themselves to capture a museum's content for posterity; The MoMA Project group on Flickr boasts a staggering 30,200+ photos taken within the confines of the New York City museum alone.

Flickrization is also another step to preservation of urban history in the virtual realm, as the Field Museum has added a gallery of their 1893 World's Columbian Exposition images and vintage photos of attractions like the Lincoln Park Zoo. With open and free access to these archives, staying in on a rainy day to indulge in a little armchair traveling has never seemed so enlightening.

Related Stories:
· The Commons welcomes the Field Museum Library [Flickr Blog]
· Flickr Commons Partners [Flickr]
· Photography Travel Coverage [Jaunted]

[Transportation Pavilion image: Field Museum]

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Share The View (and Your Memory Card) with Photochaining

Losing a memory card at the end of the trip can be tragic. But what if you plan to leave it behind on purpose? The Photochaining project encourages photographers to willingly leave behind cheap cards for others to find and add to. It's like Where's George, but for pictures!

Currently there are 16 memory cards out there, some with people names (Ben, Lola) and others with themes (Gimme, Love, Landscape). Most of them have only been found once in places from Madrid (where a card with the above photo was from) to San Francisco. As much as we like to hang onto our cards, this could work as long as people remember to let their findings go. Yours could be next!

Related Stories:
· Leaving Camera Memory Cards in Public Places! [Photochaining.com]
· O'Hare Airport Stars in Chicago Photography Exhibition [Jaunted]
· TravelMuse Wants Your Vacation Snaps [Jaunted]

[Photo: "Anna" memory card]

Tags: Photography / Art / Design Travel / Flickr / Contests / → All Tags

A Design Cities Update

Since we last reported on the Design Cities contest at Flickr, tons of photos have been submitted that capture the essence of design in cities. Many of the images frame everyday things like door locks, lighting, signage and architectural details as hidden works of art, laying dormant until the photographer captures them. Color, shapes and lighting come together to bring out the abstract beauty spread throughout city landscapes.

So get busy documenting your city's unique design--or the stuff you notice on your travels, as the contest is accepting entries until December 1. The winning photograph will will be printed on 80,000 specially commissioned posters, and a selection of photographs will be displayed at the London's Design Museum in January 2009.

Related Stories:
· Your Design City Update [Flickr]
· Design Cities Exhibition [Official Site]
· Design Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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Chelsea Scene: Clubbing As High Art

The rave scene may not exactly be at the cutting edge of pop culture these days, but that means it’s just the right time to take an overly intellectual look at it, right?

German artist Andreas Gursky, known for his enormous color photographs, has turned his lens on Euro club culture, producing a series of tricked-out shots of Euro club kids at Frankfurt’s giant Cocoon Club. The show is ideal for anyone who ever wanted to feel like they were doing drugs in the middle of 5,000 other people, but didn’t want to actually do it.

The raving-as-high-art exhibit opens today at Chelsea’s Matthew Marks gallery, and continues through December 24.

Related Stories:
· Matthew Marks Gallery [Official Site]
· Art coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Matthew Marks]

Tags: Museums / Photography / Fall Travel / Street Art / → All Tags

Fall Travel: Street Style in the Bronx

Nowadays, the words "street art" usually conjure up images of quirky Banksy murals or upscale galleries hosting graffiti battles.

But the new exhibit Street Art, Street Life focuses on images of a very different kind--photography that documents New York's fast-paced and posture-heavy sidewalk culture, from the 1950s through today.

The show offers a simple focus on people in the city and how they've inspired artists throughout the years--the kind of straightforward concept that's hard to find in the compartmentalized downtown art world. Not surprisingly, it's far from downtown at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. The show, which opened this weekend, runs through January 15.

Related Stories:
· Street Art, Street Life [Official Site]
· Banksy Travel coverage [Jaunted]
· Street Art coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Bronx Museum of the Arts]

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Travel Snapshot: Weary in Japan

Jaunted reader ultraclay! has just dropped more photos in our Flickr pool, and we love, love, love this shot.

While this picture was made on the sly--so we don't know this guy's backstory--we like to think that he's been on a super-bender in Tokyo that's just coming to an end. To snap in your own candid shot, hang around bustling Shiodome with your camera on the ready.

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· Travel Snapshots: Baseball in Japan [Jaunted]
· Travel Snapshots coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: ultraclay!]

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Hamilton Island: Way Better Than Kangaroos

Although V Australia still hasn't started service from the United States, it's never too early to start planning what to do when you finally arrive Down Under. In fact, you can continue the full Richard Branson experience by using Virgin Blue to fly to Hamilton Island from cities across the nation. The island destination is the largest inhabited island of the Whitsunday Islands off the eastern coast of Queensland.

Visitors can also get there by ferry. Upon arrival there's no need to swing by the car rental counter and decline the damage waiver, since mainland vehicles aren't allowed on the island. Golf carts, or buggies, are going to be your best bet.

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Travel Snapshot: Baseball in Japan

Flickr user ultraclay! just dropped a bunch of photos into the Jaunted Photo Pool, and we were particularly taken by this snap from a Yomiuri Giants game in Tokyo. What makes Japanese baseball so special?

The entire experience was fun and culturally very interesting, but the best part has to have been the beer girls. Unlike stadiums in the US where pisswater beer is poured and then carried around until you finally get it, warm and flat, this beer is always fresh. That's because they pour it in front of you... from a keg... on their back! Yeah, really.

Why are we still going to games in the states?

Have your own travel snapshots? We'd love to see 'em.

Related Stories:
· Japanese Baseball [Ultraclay.com]
· Travel Snapshots coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: ultraclay!]

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Travel Snapshots: The Geekiest Photos We've Ever Seen

Tired of bland snapshots? Let your inner geek run wild with a Google Image Search template. Just print it out, cut out the little windows and you're ready to go.

The person who thought this up--as far as we can tell--did a series in Stockholm, but our buddies at Geekadelphia turned us on to the idea with a similar template for their hometown. Download it and tweak it to fit your destination in just a couple minutes with Photoshop or another image editor.

Once you've got your geektastic photos, won't you drop 'em in the Jaunted Flickr Pool?

Related Stories:
· Google Stockholm [Yorit]
· DIY Google Image Search [Geekadelphia]
· Travel Snapshots coverage [Jaunted]