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2008 Continental Latin America Photo Contest

Send your photos from Latin America today!

2008 Continental Latin America Photo Contest

Katie Zolkowski of Raleigh, N.C. took the winning photo in 2007, “Pineapple parade at La Guelaguetza"

AMIGOS and Continental Airlines are partnering to sponsor a Latin America Photography Contest again this summer!  We are looking for your most prized photographs taken in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.  There is no required subject matter, and anyone can make a submission to the contest (so tell your friends and family).

The Grand Prize winner, chosen by a popular online vote, will receive two airline tickets to Latin America with Continental Airlines!

Photo Submission Dates:
Now - June 25rd

Online Voting Open:
July 1st – July 31st

Submit photos to photocontest@amigoslink.org. Please include your name,  title of the photograph and the country in which it was taken.

Please remember to check back on our website during the month of July to vote for your favorite photo! View photo finalists from 2007.

Restrictions:

  • Limit two entries per person.
  • Employees of Amigos de las Américas or Continental Airlines are not eligible for participation.
  • By submitting photographs to this contest, the photographer is giving both AMIGOS and Continental Airlines his or her consent to use the images in publications and displays associated with the photo contest.
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