Win an unforgettable trip off Scotland’s dramatic West Coast in the ‘Wish You Were Here’ online travel photography competition. Three winners will enjoy a once in a lifetime photographic experience on the island with National Geographic’s Jim Richardson. Winners and their partners will enjoy a week’s stay in the exclusive Jura lodge, a VIP tour of the Jura distillery and island, a two day photography master-class from Jim Richardson, and an Olympus E-PL1 camera to capture images from their visit.

VisitScotland Press Release

The Isle of Jura is offering budding photographers a chance to win an unforgettable trip off Scotland’s dramatic West Coast through the ‘Wish You Were Here’ online travel photography competition (www.isleofjura.com/wishyouwerehere).

With a community of less than 200 people (and where deer outnumber people by more than 30 to 1), the Isle of Jura is rich in history, myths, superstitions, dramatic landscapes, diverse wildlife and whisky, all of which have provided inspiration to photographers, artists and writers from across the world.

Partnering with VisitScotland, three winners will enjoy a once in a lifetime photographic experience on the island with National Geographic’s Jim Richardson. Winners and their partners will enjoy a week’s stay in the exclusive Jura lodge, a VIP tour of the Jura distillery and island, a two day photography master-class from National Geographic’s Jim Richardson and an Olympus E-PL1 camera to capture images from their visit.

To enter, applicants must upload an original photo of an inspiring destination describe what makes it so inspirational. A panel of judges including Jim Richardson will assess a shortlist of the very best ‘postcards’ and pick three lucky winners - one from North America, one from the UK and a third from Europe.

Each week Jura and VisitScotland will also select a winner for the Postcard of the Week to receive an Olympus FE-5050. Entrants are also encouraged to share their e-postcards with friends and family who will be able to vote for their favorite and automatically be entered into a prize draw to win bottles of Jura 10 year old single malt and other Jura goodies.

The “Wish You Were Here” competition runs from November 29, 2010 through January 21st, 2011. 

About the “Wish You Were Here” competition
1.  All competition details can be found at www.isleofjura.com/wishyouwerehere
2.  Entrants must of legal drinking age
3.  Entrants must be free to travel between the dates of August 1st and 19th, 2011
4.  Entrants must register to become a Diurach before entering the competition
5.  Full terms and conditions can be found on the competition website

About Jura
Off the west coast of Scotland lies one of nature’s best kept secrets, the Isle of Jura.  Populated by a community of less than 200 known as Diurachs (the Gaelic name for the people of Jura), it is a place of myth, legend and intrigue – and an award winning range of single malt whiskies, which hold the promise of good fortune for all those that believe. There are four classic bottling in the Jura Collection: Origin 10, Superstition, Diurach’s Own and Prophecy. Many of the Jura whiskies have their own distinctive drinking rituals but one cuts across the range.  Islanders believe that it brings good fortune to you knock on wood before they drink a dram.  To find out more visit www.isleofjura.com

About VisitScotland
VisitScotland is Scotland’s national tourism organisation. Its core purpose is to maximise the economic benefit of tourism to Scotland.

The organisation has three key roles:
• To market Scotland to all parts of the world to attract visitors
• To provide information – and inspiration – to visitors and potential visitors so they get the best out of a visit to Scotland
• To provide quality assurance to visitors and quality advice to the industry and partners to help the industry meet and strive to exceed customer expectations

VisitScotland works together with tourism businesses to make tourism a success for everyone and ensure the industry continues to grow. The organization employs over 1,000 people and has offices and tourist information centers across Scotland. Tourism employs 200,000 people in Scotland in 20,000 diverse businesses. Almost 16 million tourists take overnight trips to Scotland. The industry generates over £4 billion revenue annually. Tourism supports around 9 per cent of employment in Scotland. For VisitScotland’s press releases, tourism statistics and frequently asked questions go to http://www.visitscotland.org/  For holiday information on Scotland go to www.visitscotland.com. For information about business tourism in Scotland go to www.conventionscotland.com. For more information on VisitScotland’s annual review please go towww.visitscotlandannualreview.com.

Jim Richardson
Jim Richardson travels the world making photographs for the National Geographic Society. He has photographed a combined 45 stories for National Geographic magazine and for National Geographic Traveler, where he is a contributing editor. Richardson has been called “perhaps the most prolific photographer for one of the world’s most prestigious magazines.” Among his recognized areas of expertise are the British Isles and Celtic culture, as well as a range of scientific and conservation subjects such as grasslands and water. ABC News Nightline, The Martha Stewart Show, and CBS News Sunday Morning have featured his work. Time, LIFE, The New York Times, and other worldwide publications have relied on his photographs. Richardson has photographed several books and his audiovisual presentation based on his noted documentary photography projects about small-town life won the Crystal AMI Award for international excellence.

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