#FriFotos: Floating Lanterns
August 12, 2011
2 min readViray Festival in Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines
Our pick for this week’s #FriFotos* is a beautiful image of lanterns being released up in the air during the Viray Fesitval in Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines. The photo was submitted to My Shot by Nicky Sering and selected by our editors for a Your Philippines Photos gallery.
Do you want to see one of your photographs featured in National Geographic Traveler magazine, on our website, or on the Intelligent Travel blog? Here’s your chance:
Upload your favorite travel photos with a caption to Your Shot/Travel at ngm.com/yourshot. Tag all submissions #travelshot. Each issue we’ll feature one photo on the back page of the magazine. Plus, look for your photos online in one of our My Shot community galleries or on our blog.
*What’s #FriFotos, you ask? It’s a weekly Twitter chat founded by @EpsteinTravels during which travelers share their favorite pics. Each week has a theme. Search #FriFotos on Twitter to see the latest submissions or tweet one of your own!
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