The Tango Diva photo contest top 30 finalists
Venice, Italy
by Nicole Scott
Here I am standing in St Mark's Square. It's freezing but as you can see, the pigeons don't head south for winter. I had bought food from the vendor behind me and the birds came over so quick - this photos was snapped right before I screamed and dropped it all! The crowds in Venice in winter were so small I felt like I had the city to myself. Such wonderful food and shopping!
Outside the Bumpy Road Cafe, Costa Rica
by Niki Castello
My cousin and I were ecstatic when we finally found the Bumpy Road cafe because it meant that we were on the right track and we hadn't travelled the last hour of a very bumpy dirt road in vain. Our journey that day was like a treasure hunt where the treasure at the end would be beautiful, remote waterfalls.
Vancouver Island, BC
by Linda Hagen Miller
A helicopter dropped us (clad in shorts and sweaters) on top of a snowy mountain overlooking Barkley Sound, the west coast of Vancouver Island. Launch point for this adventure was a no-roads-in lodge called Eagle Nook.
London, England
by Sharon Eucce
From the London Eye with Big Ben in the background!!
Agra, India
by Janice McDonald
This is two fold, the hand symbol, I'm told, means "pretty" in Hundu, but if you do it properly, it also looks like you are holding up the TajMahal
Maccu Piccu
by Jennifer Nedeau
On top of the Andean world amidst the magical undiscovered Incan ruins of Maccu Piccu. A worthy reward for some well used hamstrings.
Papua New Guinea
by Carole Herdegen
This photo was taken on a boat trip on the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. There are 700 different tribes each with their own language. This is a photo of tribesman from a friendly tribe I met along the river. tribesman
Trinidad, Cuba
by Veronica Guzman
Viva La Revolucion and Viva nuestro comandante was celebrated throughout the cities in Cuba.
Cochin, South India
by Joyce Hu
Cochin backwaters tour
Paris, France
by Linda Wilder
Me holding my bike after a morning ride through Paris just before the the start of the final stage of the Tour De France 2004, Lances 6th win!
Stonehenge, Salsbury, England
by Monika Thomas
That's me, standing in front of 5000 years of human history. Human beings are SO AMAZING!!! We are just little crazybeautiful miracles out walking around... putting big rocks on top of each other, watching the sun go up and down.
New York City, NY , USA
by Lynn Friedman
Hailing a taxi in Times Square after attending the National News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
Pisa, Italy
by Lisa Steptoe
I took my mother to Italy for her 60th Birthday. My mom is taking a picture of me trying to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We both had just finished climbing all the way to the top.
Near the peak of Volcano Osorno in southern Chile outside the city of Puert
by Kelly Westhoff
The symetrical, snow-capped Vocano Osorno is a constant companion in the skies above southern Chile's Lago Llanquihue region.
Lower Zambezi NP, Zambia
by Sharon Dewar
While lodging at the luxurious safari tented lodge called Chiawa Camp in the Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia, Africa, many wild animals passed through the camp everyday -- including enormous bull elephants. This nosy fellow stopped his meandering long enough to pose for a photo.
Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, CHINA
by Jennifer Yuen
A playful me at the entrance of Daming Si (Great Brightness Temple) in Yangzhou, China. This was one of many stops during a tour of Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Zhejiang Provinces in China. This tour will be forever-memorable as we were promised an English-speaking guide...but the tour group failed to deliver. We still enjoyed the crazy trip.
San Francisco -The City By the Bay
by Judi Basolo
What's more fun than a cable car ride on a day when there is no infamous San Fran Fog in site.The 1 hour wait is worth it to travel thru the City, meandering on this ancient mode of transportation,up and over the hills of this magnificent City By the Bay. I thought I was climbing half way to the stars when we hit the Nob Hill intersection of Powell and California - WOW pinch me, am I dreaming? All I needed was some fresh dungenese crab washed down with California Chardonay after this perfect ride.
Kumarakom, Kerala, India
by Noa Taffet
Ktimene discovered some amazing jewels in the temple festival bazaar.
San Diego Zoo - San Diego, CA
by Linda Beeson
We went into the area where the Lorikeets were living and you could feed them, it was so fun to catch the surprise on my oldest daughters face when she had a couple of the birds anxious to visit her!
Devils Marbles, Northern Territory, Australia
by Anne Dijamco
The red rocks and sand, in Australia's red desert, have been withered away by wind, rain and sun so that these huge, marvelous, red rocks can be found balancing on one tiny edge. I decided to stand between two of the "devil's marbles," as they have been called, to show the humbling size of these naturally-made pieces of art.
Angkor Watt Siem Reap,Camodia
by Krissie Dempsey
Exploring the temples of Angkor complex.
The Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, Africa
by Hope Berschler
When in Egypt... you take the time to bond with a camel (his name is Moses). I wish someone had mentioned we would have this opportunity before I chose to wear a skirt that day. Both Moses and I enjoyed the experience at the Great Pyramids of Giza. Fall, 2005
Teotihuacan, Mexico
by Gretelle Daffon
a lone girl staring out into an ancient city dreaming of ancient cultures ...
Sydney, Australia
by Aimee Cebulski
Taken at the top of the breathtaking Sydney Harbor BridgeClimb in March 2006. It was an accomplishment of a lifetime to get to Sydney as I've worked for the last 7 years to get over a crippling fear of flying and this trip to Australia was the ultimate challenge and the climb to the top of the bridge was my fantasy reward for a job well done!
Along the Thames in from of the London Tower Bridge.
by Monika Thomas
I'm travelling in europe having quit my job as a radio announcr in Alaska. So far I've taught English in Japan, learned to scuba, and tried strange new foods in 17 different countries. This photo of the Tower Bridge was taken in London Centre along the Thames River. England has been a bit of a "home base" for me during my travels as I have a friend living there. So good to have a home away from home!!
Quebec, Canada
by Kim Foley MacKinnon
This is me with my dog team after sledding in Quebec.
Sydney, Australia
by Daniela Dobson
This photo was taken on November 20, 2003 at the end of our three week journey through Australia. We were on our way to the show and dinner at the Sydney Opera House.
The Great Wall of China
by Allison Neves
I was visiting Beijing for the 1st time. I had always dreamed of visting the Great Wall of China. My grandmother is from Shanghai so it definitely has special meaning to me. The day before this picture was taken, GW Bush had beaten John Kerry in the run for US president. My thouhgts that day were absolutely on the state of the world and what was to come. I thought the peace symbol to be the most appropriate way to capture my thoughts on that day.
Atop Table Mountain, CapeTown South Africa
by Arit Essien
Any woman can conquer the world, or at least feel like she's on top of it! Thats what this picture defines. It was taken atop Table Mountaain and to me, the view was simply inspiring & serenity.
Cairo, Egypt
by Holly Brekken
A thoughtful pose taken on my first visit to the pyramids in Egypt, June 2004.