Here's the second round of finalists in our travel food photo contest with Tablet Hotels. We'll post one more batch of finalists tomorrow (you can see the first group here).
Tell us your favorites in the comments section below -- we'll take your votes into consideration as we determine the winner of the super swanky grand prize (2 nights at Healdsburg Modern Cottages near Napa and $400 in OXO kitchenware).
Enjoy!
- Paul Joseph, Cochin, India
- Lynne Lasser, Istanbul
- Sara Drower, Valls, Spain
- Mike Parker, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Alanna Hale
- Jodi Freedman, Hilo, Hawaii
- Leslie Schlumberger Garcia, Santa Rosa de Lima
- Tai Power Seeff, Li Jiang, Yunnan, China
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Hanalei_Joanna
June 4, 2010
5th from the top, Alanna Hale's, b/c that photo makes me want to eat whatever it is, NOW. If it makes my mouth water like that, winner.
vvvanessa
June 4, 2010
that last china picture is one of those pictures i wish i'd taken. it's fantastic.
joao L.
June 4, 2010
Sara Drower, Valls, Spain picture is very interesting! I can almost smell the onions cooking.
Mariya
June 3, 2010
I definitely agree that Li Jiang, Yunnan, China is the most interesting out of these! What a great shot!
AppleAnnie
June 3, 2010
The Bhutan market photo is so gorgeous I would love to hang it on my wall. I am also drawn to the photo of strawberry jam cooking in Santa Rosa de Lima, something magically mysterious, like the Witches cauldrons in Macbeth, although not sinister in this scene.
Allison C.
June 3, 2010
Top photo--I'm gathering from other comments that it's nutmeg?! Wow. That's incredible. Never seen that before. Love the color, love the rugged, cupping hands. Next, I have to say I like the one from Bhutan. But finally, without qualification, my heart's been won by the (deservedly popular) "purse and chicken" photo. So unique!
Allison C.
June 3, 2010
By the way, people are assuming it's a man... not sure that's the case. Might make it more interesting, but regardless--a great shot!
thirschfeld
June 3, 2010
I don't care how many times I see mace still on the nutmeg it is really one of the most beautiful natural things in the world. Which do you think cost more the purse or the chicken?
JennT1981
June 3, 2010
I guess the best of them come from abroad...the photos are one of a kind, especially the first photo, what a neat looking ...what is it?
ChefTiki
June 3, 2010
My favorite is Sara Drower's shot of the roasting green onions in Spain. The subjects (both the exotic onions and the people), the spot-on composition and the beautifully muted colors (except for those awesome red hats), make it easy for the photo to transport me to another place and time.
raspberryeggplant
June 3, 2010
Oh, definitely the one of the man with the chicken and red purse! The others are nice, but this one really tells a story and . The closeups of fruit and crostini are nice photos, but they don't tell me very much about where the person was when the photo was taken. I actually took a photo of rambutan on my desk at work the other day that looks like the one above - I walked two blocks to Chinatown and bought some, but that's not travel!
BadgerBakery
June 3, 2010
I like Man with Chicken and Red Purse, for the reams it says, in one shot, about a different (non-American) relationship with food. And the Drower photo of Calcotada because the composition is beautiful, with the smoke lending a slightly sinister pall over the scene.
WinnieAb
June 3, 2010
I love the photo by Paul Joseph, and the one of the man with the chicken is awesome, too.
the one of the ma
the one of the ma
mrslarkin
June 3, 2010
I like smoking onions. I mean, I like the picture of the smoking onions. And I love the dude with the pocketbook and chicken. Hope we get to see more U.S. pictures in the next batch.
nannydeb
June 3, 2010
The China picture is the best! Though the pictures of the markets in Bhutan and Istanbul are beautiful.
Rhonda35
June 3, 2010
Gotta love the shot from China - where is that man going with his chicken and his pretty handbag? That's my favorite from this round. I also love the one from Spain - I can "taste" those smoky caldecots (is that the right word for the spring onions?) Third favorite is the shot of the nutmeg - how gorgeous are those little nuggets? - they look like beads.
aargersi
June 3, 2010
Wow, people have taken some really amazing photos ... what are those things that PaulJoseph photographed with the shiny red caul thing, is that nutmeg? Very cool.
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