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Road Scholar is pleased to showcase winners of our current photo contest:

DePrator
Costa Rica

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Photographer: DePrator
Location of Photo: Costa Rica

Kathey Brodtman
Allegheny Bike Passage, Pennsylvania

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Photographer: Kathey Brodtman
Location of Photo: Allegheny Bike Passage, Pennsylvania

Garrett Harbron
Bandon Beach, Oregon

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Photographer: Garrett Harbron
Location of Photo: Bandon Beach, Oregon

Myra Rudin
Bryce Canyon National Park

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Photographer: Myra Rudin
Location of Photo: Bryce Canyon National Park

E. Donald Sussman
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

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Photographer: E. Donald Sussman
Location of Photo: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Janet Tralka
Alpe di Siusi, Dolomites, Italy

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Photographer: Janet Tralka
Location of Photo: Alpe di Siusi, Dolomites, Italy

Pauline Simmons
Albuquerque, NM

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Photographer: Pauline Simmons
Location of Photo: Albuquerque, NM

Kim Scott
Lewiston, Idaho

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Photographer: Kim Scott
Location of Photo: Lewiston, Idaho

Virginia Voelker
Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas

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Photographer: Virginia Voelker
Location of Photo: Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas

Paul Zellers
Harris Beach, Oregon

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Photographer: Paul Zellers
Location of Photo: Harris Beach, Oregon

Gloria Boddy
Skaftafell National Park, Iceland

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Photographer: Gloria Boddy
Location of Photo: Skaftafell National Park, Iceland

Dick McCreight
Alta, Wyoming

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Photographer: Dick McCreight
Location of Photo: Alta, Wyoming

Joyce Orchard
Location: Arches National Park, Utah

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Photographer: Joyce Orchard
Location of Photo: Location: Arches National Park, Utah

Michael Johnston
The Bay of Fundy, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick

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Photographer: Michael Johnston
Location of Photo: The Bay of Fundy, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick

Hector BeltrandelRio
Lhasa, Tibet

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Photographer: Hector BeltrandelRio
Location of Photo: Lhasa, Tibet

Chuck Honodel
Badlands, South Dakota

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Photographer: Chuck Honodel
Location of Photo: Badlands, South Dakota

Joe Lemm
Lake Powell, Arizona

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Photographer: Joe Lemm
Location of Photo: Lake Powell, Arizona

Gloria Aponte
Varanasi, India

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Photographer: Gloria Aponte
Location of Photo: Varanasi, India

Mary Steitz
Moose Pass, Alaska

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Photographer: Mary Steitz
Location of Photo: Moose Pass, Alaska

Barbara Pratt
Ichetucknee Springs State Park, FL

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Photographer: Barbara Pratt
Location of Photo: Ichetucknee Springs State Park, FL

Vincent DiLeo
Costa Rica

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Photographer: Vincent DiLeo
Location of Photo: Costa Rica

Janet Tralka
Glacier National Park, Montana

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Photographer: Janet Tralka
Location of Photo: Glacier National Park, Montana

Eleanor Lonske
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

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Photographer: Eleanor Lonske
Location of Photo: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Linda Thomas
Marble Canyon, Ariz.

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Photographer: Linda Thomas
Location of Photo: Marble Canyon, Ariz.

Road Scholar is pleased to showcase winners of our previous photo contests:

What Inspires You?, March 2012

First Place
United States

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Photographer: Laurie Bednar
Location of Photo: Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah

Program: 17005, Cross-Country Ski and Snowshoe the Winter Landscapes of National Parks and Monuments

Second Place
United States

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Photographer: Tom Debley
Location of Photo: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Program: 19339, Winter Wildlife Photography at Bosque del Apache

Third Place
United States

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Photographer: Becci Ray
Location of Photo: Denali National Park, Alaska

Program: 17292, On the Road: Ultimate Alaska North - Arctic Landscapes, Regal Denali and Kenai Fjords National Park

First Place
International

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Photographer: Jim Killoran
Location of Photo: Manitoba, Canada

Program: 7931, Into the Arctic Skies: Aurora and Astronomy in Churchill

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Sandra Gordon
Location of Photo: China

Program: 19406, Best of China: Imperial Capitals, Tibet and the Yangtze River

Third Place
International

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Photographer: J.P. Evans
Location of Photo: Tuscany, Italy

Program: 18254, Food and Wines of Tuscany

Only with Road Scholar, November 2011

First
United States

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Photographer: Patricia Buell
Location of Photo: Custer, S.D.

Program: 13984, Digital Photography: Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore Area

Second Place
United States

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Photographer: Susan Brandley
Location of Photo: Monument Valley, Utah

Program: 13157, On the Road: Four Corners Canyon Country

Third Place
United States

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Photographer: Ed Pattishall
Location of Photo: Arches National Park

Program: 6150, Advanced Nature Photography in Arches and Canyonlands

First Place
International

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Photographer: Janie Rumberger
Location of Photo: Turkey

Program: 18761, Turkey's Living Treasures by Land and Gulet

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Patti Compton
Location of Photo: Normandy, France

Program: 13190, D-Day 60 years and Beyond: London, Normandy, Paris

Third Place
International

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Photographer: Mark Melnick
Location of Photo: Croatia

Program: 20118, Croatia by Yacht: The Islands and People of the Dalmatian Coast

Interacting with the Wild World, August 2011

First Place
United States

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Photographer: John Keith
Location of Photo: Denali, Alaska

Program: 11923, Alaska: Enlightenment Under the Midnight Sun

Second Place
United States

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Photographer: Ann Seronello
Location of Photo: Yellowstone National Park

Program: 17306, Yellowstone's Great Outdoors: An Intergenerational Adventure

Third Place
United States

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Photographer: Joan Whittaker
Location of Photo: Bryce Canyon

Program: 13800, Age of the Dinosaurs in Southwest Utah National Parks

First Place
International

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Photographer: Everett Knox
Location of Photo: Thailand

Program: Treasures along the Mekong: An Intergenerational Adventure

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Sam Briseno
Location of Photo: Galapagos Islands

Program: 16490, Three Worlds of Ecuador: The Andes, the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands

Third Place
International

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Photographer: James Tabor
Location of Photo: Costa Rica

Program: 15114, Digital Photography in Nature: Capturing the Best of Costa Rica

Check This Off Your Life List, May 2011

First Place
International

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Photographer: Roger Murphy
Location of Photo: Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Program: 18783, Kenya and Tanzania: A Classic East Africa Safari

First Place
United States

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Photographer: Garrett Halbron
Location of Photo: Yosemite National Park

Program: 8713, Photograph Yosemite and Seize the Moment: Capturing Waterfalls, Cliffs, and Domes

Second Place
United States

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Photographer: Ann Walkup
Location of Photo: Mount Sherman in Colorado

Program: 9891, Hiking the Colorado Central Rockies

Third Place
United States

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Photographer: Richard Beatty
Location of Photo: Big Water, Utah

Program: 6114, Hiking the Slick Rock, Slot Canyons and Red Rocks of Lake Powell

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Stephanie Pennello
Location of Photo: Baja, Mexico

Program: 12315, On the Road: The Great Gray Whale Migration and Baja's Natural Wonders

Third Place
International

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Photographer: Judith Kendrick
Location of Photo: Cuba

Program: Cuba Humanitarian Project

The Joy of Friendship, February 2011

First Place
United States

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Photographer: Marie Siewierski
Location of Photo: New York

Program: 15048, Five Rivers in Five Days: Fly Fishing the Catskill's Charmed Circle

Second Place
United States

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Photographer: Janet Tralka
Location of Photo: Death Valley National Park

Program: 13480, On the Road: America's Great Deserts and Their National Parks

Third Place
United States

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Photographer: Barbara Manner
Location of Photo: New Mexico

Program: 6855, Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque's History, New Mexico Cuisine and Wines

First Place
International

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Photographer: Patricia Garneau
Location of Photo: Botswana

Program: 3645, Wild Africa: Botswana and Zambia

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Connie Owen
Location of Photo: Costa Rica

Program: 11586, Exploring Natural Wonders: The Real Costa Rica

Third Place
International

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Photographer: Peter Randazzo
Location of Photo: Rapa Nui

Program: 16289, Documenting the Past: The Easter Island Archaeology Project

A Tribute to Road Scholar Instructors, October 2010

First Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Joan Whittaker
Location of Photo: Grand Canyon - South Rim

Program: 18429, Flagstaff Photography: Grand Canyon, Sedona, Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments

Second Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Edward Machak
Location of Photo: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Folkston, Ga

Program: 11603, Amelia and Cumberland Islands and the Okefenokee Swamp

Third Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Carole Dantonio
Location of Photo: Arches National Park, Utah

Program: 18429, Flagstaff Photography: Grand Canyon, Sedona, Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments

First Place
International

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Photographer: Stuart Lee Smith-Coyle
Location of Photo: Yangtze River (Lesser Gorges), China

Program: 15122, Classic Icons of China and Yangtze River Cruise

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Wendy Sanborne
Location of Photo: Hvar Fortress, Hvar, Croatia

Program: Voyage of Discovery: Malta and the Adriatic

Third Place
International

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Photographer: Charles Hildebrand
Location of Photo: Public market in Iquito, Peru

Program: 15476, The Amazon and the Inca Sacred Empire

The Four Elements: Air, Earth, Fire & Water, July 2010

First Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Dan Hartford
Location of Photo: Utah

Program: 6150, Advanced Nature Photography in Arches and Canyonlands National Park

Second Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Duane Bender
Location of Photo: Yellowstone National Park

Program: 4531, Advanced Nature Photography in Yellowstone and Grand Teton

Third Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Jean Amundsen
Location of Photo: Yellowstone National Park

Program: 4531, Advanced Nature Photography in Yellowstone and Grand Teton

First Place
International

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Photographer: Claudia Seelig
Location of Photo: Costa Rica

Program: 15114, Digital Photography in Nature: Capturing the Best of Costa Rica

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Lou McLove
Location of Photo: Ecuador

Program: 16490, Three Worlds of Ecuador: The Andes, the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands

Third Place
International

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Photographer: Linda Thomas
Location of Photo: Costa Rica

Program: Hike, Kayak, and Snorkel Remote and Wild Costa Rica

Winter Reflections, April 2010

First Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Michael McGuire
Location of Photo: Paria Canyon

Program:

Second Place
Domestic

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Photographer: James Radford
Location of Photo: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

Program:

Third Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Donald Whiteley
Location of Photo: Coldfoot, Alaska

Program:

First Place
International

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Photographer: Alex Popper
Location of Photo: Antarctica

Program:

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Linda Wolk
Location of Photo: Costa Rica

Program:

Third Place
International

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Photographer: Man Chiu Poon
Location of Photo: Costa Rica

Program:

America's National Parks, January 2010

First Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Stephen Barker
Location of Photo: Canyon Lands National Park

Program:

Second Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Bill Schmidt
Location of Photo: Monument Valley, Utah

Program:

Third Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Jim North, Jr
Location of Photo: Yellowstone National Park

Program:

Fourth Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Claudia Seelig
Location of Photo: Death Valley National Park

Program:

Adventures in Color, November 2009

First Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Caroline Harkness
Location of Photo: Bird in Hand, Pa.

Program: Pennsylvania's Gardens: From Amish Charm to Longwood Sophistication

Second Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Bernadette Clemens-Walatka
Location of Photo: Sisters, Oregon

Program: The Majestic Pacific Northwest: California Redwoods, Oregon Coast and Crater Lake

Third Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Laurel Morris
Location of Photo: Raquette Lake, N.Y.

Program: Digital Photography Demystified and Celebrated

First Place
International

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Photographer: Louise Alburas
Location of Photo: Quito, Ecuador

Program: Majesty and Mystery: Ancient Civilizations of Peru

Third Place
International

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Photographer: Gerry McNabb
Location of Photo: Rustrel, France

Program: Walk Provence: Nature and Tradition

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Michael Johnston
Location of Photo: Bay of Fundy, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick

Program: Adventure Sea Kayaking, Puffins and Seals, and Exploring the Dark Side of the Island

Wild Road Scholar, June 2009

First Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Joe Lemm
Location of Photo: The "cookie jar" area of Lake Powell, Arizona

Program: Houseboating and Kayaking Lake Powell: Exploring Slot Canyons and Bays

Second Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Terrence O'Connell
Location of Photo: Kahana Valley, Oahu

Program: Paradise Adventure From Mountains to Sea

Third Place
Domestic

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Photographer: Virginia Voelker
Location of Photo: Galveston, Texas

Program: The Art and Science of Digital Photography: Develop a Discerning Eye

First Place
International

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Photographer: Dr. Kenneth Kappy
Location of Photo: Lhasa, Tibet

Program: Tibet Border Kingdom & Yangtze River Cruise

Second Place
International

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Photographer: Dawn Nichols
Location of Photo: Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands

Program: Cuzco, Machu Picchu & Galapagos Islands: The Inca Empire and the Lost City

Third Place
International

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Photographer: Heather Crawley
Location of Photo: Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands

Program: The Galapagos: Natural and Cultural History