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Winners from the contest ending May 2 have been announced. Click...

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:43:00 -0700

Winners from the contest ending May 2 have been announced. Click here

Photo credits: Gina Marie and Jonathan Ashley

Winners from contests ending April 25 have been announced. Click...

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:45:53 -0700

Winners from contests ending April 25 have been announced. Click here

Credits: “Swimming” by Lyndsey Keegan; “Be Early” by Matt Kleinmann

I've been keeping an eye out for some kind of announcement on who won the last few weeks' competitions, but have yet to see anything. I'm guessing this is due to the large number of submissions, but are you guys still selecting winners? If so, will there be a public notification? Thanks!

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:57:09 -0700

Sorry for the delay. One down: http://www.trazzler.com/contests/water

Enter the Work of Art Writing and Photography...

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:02:44 -0700

Enter the Work of Art Writing and Photography Contest

We’ve found that taking on an entire museum just doesn’t do justice to the works contained within. This week’s theme narrows the focus to a particular work of art that functions as a microdestination unto itself. We’re leaving the concept of a “work of art” quite open to interpretation. It could be a room of Calder mobiles, a mural that captures a neighborhood’s history, an industrial wasteland transformed into a garden of graffiti, ancient paintings in the Kalahari desert, or an architectural detail on a building… enter now.

Last week, we launched an iPhone application. More than 50,000...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:19:00 -0700

Last week, we launched an iPhone application. More than 50,000 have installed the new app thousands more responded with writing and photography. You can see some of the results here and here.

Download the free app

Trazzler is a free app that makes it simple for you to find great places nearby. But more than that, it’s a bold new experiment that blends editorial vision and the collective creativity and wisdom of thousands of smart explorers people like you—a place where you collaborate with editors to scout out, photograph, and cover the places you love best.

Every week, Trazzler runs photo and writing contests on fun (and even thought-provoking) themes. You can win money, trips, and prizes just for exploring new places and sharing the things you love to do.

The first rule of Trazzler: Be selective. Every single place you find on Trazzler is here because we think it’s good. Period. Real people are working behind the scenes to keep Trazzler clutter free and put the focus on the best places and the best contributors.

Download our free app and you’ll see what we mean:

Find editorially vetted places close to you.
Scout out new places and send them to our editors who will review them and respond within 24 hours.
Submit a photo on any place to enter this week’s contest.
Follow friends and other contributors with similar interests and tastes.
Find out when new places are added close to you.
Get notified every week when new contests and prizes launch.
Create a professional portfolio of photos and writing with feedback from editors.
Read our creative manifesto to see how serious we are about changing the way that people explore the world and share photos and writing about their favorite places.

Weekly Worldwide Writing and Photography Contest Winners--4/11/2012

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:56:03 -0700

Congratulations to the winners of last week’s writing and photography contest:

Writing 1st Place: AAL
Entry:Husch Vineyards & Winery in Philo, CA
Photography 1st Place:Camilla Mann
Entry:Tech Museum in San Jose, CA

This week’s contest is live here:

Weekly Worldwide Contest 14

We add new places every week—but please feel free to contact us at suggestions@trazzler.com to suggest a place that you would like to cover.

This week's writing and photo contest winners

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:40:00 -0700

Congratulations to the winners of our contests last week (and a special thanks to everyone who suggested their favorite indie coffee spots):

COFFEE CONTEST

Writing Grand Prize: Ryan Murphy
Entry:Espresso 77 in Queens, NY
Writing Grand Prize: Joshua Phelps
Entry:Café Sacher in Vienna, Austria, Austria

Photography Grand Prize: Jaime
Entry: Crucial Coffee Cafe in St Augustine, FL
Photography Grand Prize: A Lawson
Entry: IKE Box Cafe in Salem, OR

Photography Honorable Mentions:
Joshua Phelps (Entry), Ryan Murphy (Entry), Tom Bentley (Entry)

Writing Honorable Mentions:
nicole hs kaufmann (Entry), David Graham (Entry), Allie Marini (Entry), Keely Herrick (Entry), Allie Marini (Entry), RAP (Entry), Debbie Rice (Entry), Joshua Phelps (Entry), Johnpatrick Marr (Entry), Gheanna (Entry), Ryan Murphy (Entry), Heather R. (Entry), Liz Burnham (Entry)

WEEKLY WORLDWIDE CONTEST

Writing 1st Place: Tory Braden
Entry: Pang La Elephant Rehabilitation Center in Ngao, Lampang, Thailand

Photography 1st Place: Karin-Marijke Vis
Entry: Historic Inner City of Paramaribo in Paramaribo, Par’bo, Suriname

Photography Honorable Mentions:
Tory Braden (Entry), Deja (Entry), A Lawson (Entry), Jaime (Entry), Tory Braden (Entry), Liz Burnham (Entry), Flora Moreno de Thompson (Entry), Sergio Paulino (Entry), Karin-Marijke Vis (Entry), Amy Wall Lerman (Entry), Camilla Mann (Entry)

Writing Honorable Mentions:
Ryan Murphy (Entry), Flora Moreno de Thompson (Entry), Tory Braden (Entry), Liz Burnham (Entry), Karin-Marijke Vis (Entry), P Y Huff (Entry), Deja (Entry), Mike Harper (Entry)

New Writing and Photography Contest

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:47:00 -0700

New Weekly Worldwide Writing and Photography Contest

Writing 1st Place: $50 Contract
Photography 1st Place: $50 Contract
Deadline: April 4, 2012

Our editors add new places around the world every week. Want to cover a place that isn’t on our list? Send a suggestion to suggestions@trazzler.com. Find a place near you.

Weekly Worldwide Writing and Photography Contest Winners--3/28/2012

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:41:00 -0700

Congratulations to our Weekly Worldwide Contest winners!

Writing 1st Place: Audrey Henderson
Entry: Inland Steel Building in Chicago, IL

Photography 1st Place: Ryan Murphy
Entry: Santa Monica Beach State Park in Santa Monica, CA

Photography Honorable Mentions:
Laura Star (Entry), Ray (Entry), Terri Corley (Entry), Ann (Entry), Ryan McAlpine (Entry), mikal (Entry), Davis Nika (Entry), Tom Bentley (Entry), Sluggy Smith (Entry), Giancarlo Liguori (Entry), Joshua Phelps (Entry), Diane Harvey-White (Entry)

Writing Honorable Mentions:
Cheryl D’souza (Entry), Amanda Espinosa Freerksen (Entry), Audrey Henderson (Entry), Devoni (Entry), Lauren Thompson (Entry), Rebecca (Entry), Liz Burnham (Entry), michael burgan (Entry), Tom Bentley (Entry), Robin Devaux (Entry), Joshua Phelps (Entry), michael burgan (Entry), Ryan Murphy (Entry)

Trazzler Writing and Photography Contest Winners--3-21-12

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:43:59 -0700

Congratulations to the winners of this week’s contests.

Hiking in Mendocino

Writing 1st Place: Bethany Browning
Entry: Hood Mountain Regional Park in Santa Rosa, CA
Photography 1st Place: John Capone
Entry: Mt. St. Helena Fire Road in Calistoga, CA

Weekly Worldwide Contest

Writing 1st Place: Liz Burnham
Entry: National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, TX
Photography 1st Place: Donovan Dobbins
Entry: Blue Bottle Coffee in Oakland, CA

This Week: New Weekly Worldwide Writing and Photography Contest--$100 Prizes

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:04:08 -0700

WEEKLY WORLDWIDE WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

This week, bigger prizes!

Writing 1st Place:$100 Contract
Photography 1st Place:$100 Contract
Deadline: March 21, 2012

Find an assignment near you. As always, if you have a place you would like to cover that isn’t on our list, send it to suggestions@trazzler.com and we’ll get back to you in 24 hours or less. Good luck!

Spring Gardens + Weekly Worldwide Writing and Photography Contest Winners

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:57:03 -0700

We had so many impressive entries this week—and a particularly tough time choosing our winners. Need a little color therapy? Take a peek at the photo submissions from our Spring Gardens contest: http://www.trazzler.com/contests/spring-gardens/entries?page=4

Spring Gardens Contest Winners

Writing 1st Place: Russ Gardiner
Entry: Sydney Botanical Gardens in NSW, Australia
Photography 1st Place: A Lawson
Entry: Wooden Shoe Bulb Company in Woodburn, OR

Weekly Worldwide Contest Winners—3/14/2012

Writing 1st Place: Liz Burnham
Entry: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park in Hodgenville, KY
Photography 1st Place: Dana Freeman
Entry: Grand Isle State Park in Grand Isle, VT

Winners of the Weekly Worldwide Writing and Photography Contest--

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:04:45 -0800

Photo credit: Elizabeth

Weekly Worldwide Contest Winner—2/29/2012

Writing 1st Place: David De Bacco
Entry: Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, CA
Photography 1st Place: elizabeth
Entry: Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk in Brooklyn, NY

Photography Honorable Mentions:Camilla Mann (Entry), elizabeth (Entry), P Y Huff (Entry), Liz Burnham (Entry),Joshua Phelps (Entry), Chelsea Johnson (Entry)Writing Honorable Mentions:Kristen Gustafson Hamlin (Entry), Rachel Webb (Entry), Katie Presley (Entry), Tanja Cilia (Entry), Keely Herrick (Entry), Elizabeth Bennett (Entry), Camilla Mann (Entry),Chuck Lenatti (Entry), Kristina Baines (Entry)

We are now excitedly judging last week’s Spring Gardens and Weekly Worldwide Contests, which ended today and will announce the winners next Wednesday. Loving all of the happy flower photos—thanks to all who submitted! Check out this week’s new Hiking Contest and Weekly Worldwide.

New Writing Contests This Week: Mendocino Hiking and Weekly Worldwide

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:52:02 -0800

Hiking in Mendocino Contest

Writing 1st Place: $50 Writing Contract; 2-Night Hotel Stay in Mendocino
Photography 1st Place: $50 Photography Contract; 2-Night Hotel Stay in Mendocino

Go to Hiking in Mendocino Contest »

Weekly Worldwide Contest

Writing 1st Place: $50 Contract
Photography 1st Place: $50 Contract

Go to Weekly Worldwide Contest »

As always, if there’s a place you would like to write or photograph for either contest that’s not on our list, just send it to suggestions@trazzler.com and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.

Two new writing and photography contests: spring gardens and weekly worldwide

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:35:00 -0800

Congratulations to this week’s Weekly Worldwide Contest winners:

Writing 1st Place: Andrea Bunger
Entry: Yungang Grottoes in 大同市, 山西省, China
Photography 1st Place: Antonio F Delgado
Entry: Domy Books in Austin, TX

New contests this week:

Spring Gardens Writing and Photography Contest

Writing 1st Place: $100 Writing Contract; 1 Free Hotel Night
Photography 1st Place: $100 Photography Prize; 1 Free Hotel Night

Deadline: March 7, 2012

Weekly Worldwide Contest
Writing 1st Place: $50 Contract
Photography 1st Place: $50 Contract

Deadline: March 7, 2012

Writing and Photography Contest Winners-- February 22

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:42:00 -0800

Photo: Camilla Mann

We had another great batch of entries this week. Thanks to all who took the time to submit and congratulations to our winners:

Philadelphia History Contest (LINK)

Writing 1st Place: Regina Liu
Entry: Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, PA
Photography 1st Prize: Natalya
Entry: Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia, PA

Photography Honorable Mentions:Katie W. (Entry), Jessica Brau (Entry)
Writing Honorable Mentions:Lindsey Esplin (Entry), Alexa Singleton (Entry), Nicole Garman (Entry)

Weekly Worldwide Contest (LINK)

Writing 1st Place: Nicole Garman
Entry: Bartleby’s Books in Wilmington, VT
Photography 1st Place: Camilla Mann
Entry: Pinnacles National Monument in Paicines, CA

Photography Honorable Mentions:Heidi Braley (Entry), Nienke Krook (Entry), Nienke Krook (Entry), Cynthia Scarborough (Entry), Sara Leikin (Entry), Steve Stumpf (Entry), Danielle (Entry),Ryan Murphy (Entry)
Writing Honorable Mentions:Ryan Murphy (Entry), Laura (Entry), Emma Brooks (Entry), Judy Denham(Entry), Liz Burnham (Entry), Steve Stumpf (Entry), Camilla Mann (Entry),Cynthia Scarborough (Entry)

Winners Announced

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0800

Congrats to new writing and photo contest winners: Keely Herrick, Jacy Sequeira Brooks , Brendan McGuigan, Vanessa Kirkpatrick.

Photo by Jacy Sequeira Brooks

See the rest of the winners and enter this week’s contest here.

Writing and Photography Contest Roundup--2/2/2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:13:34 -0800

We just posted the winners of our Winter Parks and Weekly Worldwide writing and photography contests. Thanks so much to everyone who entered, we really enjoyed seeing and reading about your cold-weather explorations (even the hardcore snow kiting and ice climbing—brr). If our furry oracle is correct, we’ll be looking forward to at least six more weeks of the underappreciated, ethereal quiet beauty of parks in the winter.

Winter Parks: 1st Prize Photography: Alex Eriksen
Winter Parks: 1st Prize Writing: René Jasper
Weekly Worldwide: 1st Prize Photography: Rachel Chang
Weekly Worldwide: 1st Prize Writing: Stephen Drum

This week we’re running another Weekly Worldwide Contest with many new places added. You can see what’s close to you and enter here:

Writing 1st Place: $50 Contract
Photography 1st Place: $50 Contract

Deadline: February 8, 2012

In the meantime, we’re busily judging the California Wine Contest and last week’s Weekly Worldwide and will make an announcement by 2/8/12. Thanks so much for the great turnout!

This Week's Writing and Photography Contests

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:21:27 -0800

California Wine Writing and Photography Contest

Writing prize: 2-day hotel stay at the Tradewinds Carmel, 2 passports to the Carmel Wine Walk-by-the-Sea, and a $100 writing contract to cover Monterey County’s wine scene.
Photography prize: $150 at Restaurant 1833 in Monterey, CA

Weekly Worldwide Writing and Photography Contest

Photography Prize: $50 contract
Writing Prize: $50 contract

Trazzler | Writing and Photography Contests

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:38:16 -0800

Trazzler | Writing and Photography Contests:

This week’s contests are live