Arizona High School Student Wins Travel Photo Contest
Mesa, AZ, June 19, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Holly Vins, a recent graduate of Mountain View High School was named the winner of Explorica Educational Travel's spring Student Photo Contest.
Vins was awarded the grand prize, a $300 gift card to Amazon.com, for her adventurous landscape shot atop a cliff at Machu Picchu in Peru.
“It feels pretty great to win," said Vins. " I try to take artistic shots; usually of groups or landscapes. With this one, I looked for an interesting scene and was able to get a good picture. "
Vins, who has traveled on two Explorica tours, said Machu Picchu was her favorite destination. "I love the history of it; it's survived so many things." She said the amazing view from above the ruins was where she snapped the contest's winning photo.
The contest, which was open to students who traveled with Explorica in April and May, allowed them to share their pictures on Flickr.com, the popular photo sharing site. The rules required photos to showcase the experience of travel and the culture of their destinations. The contest winners can be viewed on Explorica's website.
"Our educational tours provide great opportunities for students to learn through experience," said Olle Olsson, President and CEO of Explorica. “This contest allowed us to reward them for capturing authentic moments in a candid way. From the entries we received, we can tell they are learning and having fun at the same time."
Explorica launched a second photo contest for tour groups departing this summer. With destinations ranging from France to Costa Rica, its likely to generate a variety of worthy submissions. "I'm sure our travelers will continue to send in great work," added Olsson.
Vins will take her travel experience with her in the fall when she begins studying global health at ASU. "I'd love to do something that involves travel and helping people," she added.
About Explorica, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Explorica Educational Travel creates educational tours that connect students to new cultures, languages and people. Through Explorica's use of exclusive online tools, they help teachers create tours uniquely suited to provide both the best value and the most customized, authentic tour experiences. For more information, call 1.888.310.7120, or visit www.explorica.com.
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Vins was awarded the grand prize, a $300 gift card to Amazon.com, for her adventurous landscape shot atop a cliff at Machu Picchu in Peru.
“It feels pretty great to win," said Vins. " I try to take artistic shots; usually of groups or landscapes. With this one, I looked for an interesting scene and was able to get a good picture. "
Vins, who has traveled on two Explorica tours, said Machu Picchu was her favorite destination. "I love the history of it; it's survived so many things." She said the amazing view from above the ruins was where she snapped the contest's winning photo.
The contest, which was open to students who traveled with Explorica in April and May, allowed them to share their pictures on Flickr.com, the popular photo sharing site. The rules required photos to showcase the experience of travel and the culture of their destinations. The contest winners can be viewed on Explorica's website.
"Our educational tours provide great opportunities for students to learn through experience," said Olle Olsson, President and CEO of Explorica. “This contest allowed us to reward them for capturing authentic moments in a candid way. From the entries we received, we can tell they are learning and having fun at the same time."
Explorica launched a second photo contest for tour groups departing this summer. With destinations ranging from France to Costa Rica, its likely to generate a variety of worthy submissions. "I'm sure our travelers will continue to send in great work," added Olsson.
Vins will take her travel experience with her in the fall when she begins studying global health at ASU. "I'd love to do something that involves travel and helping people," she added.
About Explorica, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Explorica Educational Travel creates educational tours that connect students to new cultures, languages and people. Through Explorica's use of exclusive online tools, they help teachers create tours uniquely suited to provide both the best value and the most customized, authentic tour experiences. For more information, call 1.888.310.7120, or visit www.explorica.com.
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