August 4th, 2012
Lucia Griggi’s National Geographic Traveler photo
Surf photographer Lucia Griggi has one of her photos in the running (in the Sense of Place category) for the 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. Over 12,000 entries were submitted to the contest. The official voting has ended, but you can view all the photos and rate Lucia’s photo here. The judges will soon pick the winners and announce them in August. Our fingers are crossed for Lucia!
Update: Lucia’s photo was awarded as one of the winners!
The photo below by Lucia, titled "Underwater Surf" was captioned by National Geographic as: "Taken at Cloud Break at an outer reef in Fiji, a surfer duck dives his board to clear the rolling waves of the raw ocean." Click the photo to see it enlarged…

22 Breathtaking Entries for National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012 | DeMilked http://t.co/JHmnLnf5 via @demilked
Magnificent National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012 http://t.co/tExb4cwF
And the 2012 Traveler Photo Contest winners are… http://t.co/FT3aGodQ
Winners – Winners Gallery – Traveler Photo Contest 2012 – National Geographic http://t.co/kSGOadMV via @NatGeo