And the Winner is…

The Transport Transport Photo Contest was a big success! Over 50 photo's were send in, all interpreting the theme of transportation in their own way.

All photos were taken in Indonesia, where photography seems to have become the nation's favorite pastime. We'd like to thank all photographers for participating and keep documenting life in all its facets. Photography after all, is a way to reflect and share.

Now it's time to announce the winners!

Latitudes ‘Transport Transport’ Photography Contest Update

Thanks all photographers for your great contributions to our Transport Transport Photo Contest! In this update some info on how to upload photographs (as some of you seem to have trouble uploading photos, a sign for us to make this process a lot easier in the future). Also we will show you the latest contenders.

Vote for you favorite by clicking on the photo and then press 'like' or comment underneath!

How to Upload your Photo

You can upload your photo(s) by completing the following steps:

1. Create a profile and sign in.

2. Go to Photo on the dashboard above and select Upload New Photo.

3. Choose a file and create a new category, name it Transport Transport. You have to select this category, or create a new one for every photo you want to upload.

4. Add a title and description in English.

5. Click Upload and wait. It might take a few minutes. The photo will appear in your gallery. Click on it, copy the url link and paste it on our Facebook Wall (and spread it around to gather votes).

Raw Talent in the Latitudes Transport, Transport Photo Competition!

By: Emma Kwee

Since we started our Transport Transport Photo Contest, candidates have been trickling in steadily. In this first update we'll show you the entries so far and how to vote for your favorite. Wanna have a shot at winning? The contest runs until October 15, so don't wait and enter your pics now! Read everything about the prizes , rules and how to enter in the Latitudes 2011 Photo Contest.

To vote for your favorite, click on the picture of your choice and press 'like' or comment!

Photography in Indonesia – History in the Making

By: Dalih Sembiring

Photography is as capricious as life itself. From the mere concept of a pinhole camera to the invention of the Daguerreotype; from black-and-white to color; from stacks of old photo albums to posting photos on Facebook and finding a location on Google Earth; too many things have happened in the reproduction of images from nature to a medium.

In this series, we will take a look at photography in Indonesia, a phenomenon that has in recent years skyrocketed to one of the nation's favorite hobbies. Before, photography was only a pass time for the rich and/or the colonial. Many young people (say 20-25 years old) have hardly any images of their childhood, simply because the family didn't own a camera. As we will see photography played a huge part in documenting Indonesia's history and raising  national awareness.