We’re excited to announce the winners of our Kids Cool Trip Pix Contest, which ran over the summer. Kids under the age of 16 were encouraged to capture photos on family trips and share them with us here at TravelMuse. The contest was sponsored by Shutterfly and held in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America event Day for Kids, celebrated on Sept. 12.
Thank you for all of the entries; we were impressed with the quality of the photos and had a lot of fun judging the contest.
So without further ado, I’d like to announce the winners:
Grand Prize Winner and Winner of the Tweenagers: Between the ages of 9 to 12 years
Taken by Braeden Smith, age 9, at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, in June, 2009.
We loved this photo because it really captured the park from a kid’s perspective, with the massive Redwood trees and the feeling of being deep inside the canyon. The photo is well framed, has rich colors and offers a great balance of rocks, trees and sky.
Congratulations Braeden! Enjoy your $150 gift voucher from Shutterfly ($100 grand prize winner + $50 Tweenager category winner).
Winner of the Youngin's: Under the age of 9 years
Taken by Alexis Genola, age 8, at a Butterfly Dome in Grand Isle, Louisiana on her summer vacation in June 2009.
This was a great close up shot of the butterfly on the foliage. The contrast in colors is excellent, the focus is sharp and we loved the composition.
Congratulations Alexis! Enjoy your $50 gift voucher from Shutterfly.
Winner of the Teen Scene: Between the ages of 13 to 16 years
Taken by Erin Golden, age 14, in Washington, DC, during a school field trip.
We loved the perfect reflection of the Washington Monument in the lake contrasted with the cotton wool clouds. A great shot.
Congratulations Erin! Enjoy your $50 gift voucher from Shutterfly.
Thanks to our contest sponsor, Shutterfly. We hope you will all have fun making creative memories with Shutterfly, who makes it simple to enhance, share and store your digital photos—for free. Choose from award-winning photo books and prints to a wide variety of photo gifts and cards, and stationery.
We’d also like to recognize the upcoming celebration of Day for Kids. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGC) celebrates the importance of establishing stronger relationships between adults and youth by leading the BGC Day for Kids effort. Held this year on Saturday, Sept. 12, BGC Day for Kids was established to encourage adults and children to spend meaningful time together. Please check out the details and to make your pledge visit dayforkids.org. TravelMuse will be making a donation of $100 to this charity in conjunction with our Kids Cool Trip Pix contest.
