Rough Guides You Are Here: A Travel Photobook

Travel publisher Rough Guides held a competition for photographs taken by amateur and professional photographers. This photobook is a compilation of selected submissions from more than 5,000 entries for the 2017 contest. Capturing people, animals, buildings, street scenes, and landscapes on six continents (Antarctica is not included), the pictures depict moments in travel. Images are accompanied by location, photographer, date, Instagram handle (when available), and, occasionally, a short explanatory caption when provided by the photographer. Some subjects are well known, such as the Taj Mahal, and others are ordinary sights like a gas station in Italy. Anonymous faces reflect global diversity. Nature's wonders are portrayed, such as starry night skies over India and a black-and-white shore in Indonesia. Some of the photographs leave the reader wondering what is going on—what is that golden substance men are pushing aside in rows? Technical and artistic quality vary, making some of the shots more memorable than others.