Submissions are now closed. Please watch for the February 2012 issue of Adventure Cyclist and our blog for announcement of the winners!

Adventure Cycling invites you to enter your most stunning photos — highlighting the beauty, adventure, and inspiration of bicycle travel — in our 3rd Annual Bicycle Travel Photo Contest.

We're looking for beautiful photography representing the diversity and spirit of bike touring. Your original images in digital format, capturing all aspects of bike travel, are eligible for the competition.

We are especially interested in images that showcase the wide range of bike-touring experiences: road and dirt riding, rural and urban settings, scenery, people, and the emotions. For some examples, check out the Adventure Cyclist feature (pdf format) on last year’s winners.

The winner's image will be printed in the February 2012 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine — reaching over 50,000 people worldwide. The image will also be featured on Adventure Cycling’s website, adventurecycling.org, which is visited by more than a million people annually. The first place winner will also receive a two-year membership with Adventure Cycling and a $100 gift certificate for the Cyclosource store.

HOW TO ENTER
To enter up to five (5) images, upload your photo(s) to Adventure Cycling’s Contests Flickr™ group and tag them with Adventure11. (You must tag your photo for it to be eligible.)

Not familiar with Flickr? Find out more about this easy way to enter. Note: You also need to send a Flickr mail to our account, with your current email and phone number, in order to make it easier to contact winners.

Or, if you would rather not use Flickr, you can upload your photos using our handy web form (which we will reactivate when our 2012 contest opens).

Photo captions must accompany all submissions, and should include:

• the subject of the image
• the location the image was taken
• a description of the trip, circumstances, etc, that may be helpful for judges

Be sure to review the full rules before entering. Submissions will be accepted through November 30, 2011.

This contest is also listed with the Photography Competitions Network.

THE FINE PRINT
The contest is open to all participants age 18 and older regardless of residence or citizenship, so long as the laws of their jurisdiction allow participation. Photo submissions must be uploaded by 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on November 30, 2011. You retain ownership and full rights to all images submitted, but grant us the right to use your images in support of Adventure Cycling’s mission.

Remember, be sure to review the full rules before entering.  Ride on!