Been there photo competition February 2008

Ben Moody: "I took a train from Bangkok’s Hualamphong station to the old Thai capital of Ayutthaya and photographed this man cleaning another train as we left Bangkok" Photograph: Ben Moody

Gareth Scales: "Taken in the wee hours of the morning as my flight took off from Toronto. The city was blanketed by fog and as we lifted above it, the skyscrapers and the CN Tower were the only things poking through. It seems so apocalyptic" Photograph: Gareth Scales

Gavin Roy: "On the road in southern Ethiopia, between the towns of Arba Minch and Konso" Photograph: Gavin Roy

Shaun O'Neill: "This was a sublime moment of introspection for me amidst the tranquil surrounds of the Golden Temple. A lone bather takes a sunset dip in the Sikhs' sacred lake of ambrosia" Photograph: Shaun O'Neill

Torsten Muehlbacher: "A hut in the beautiful fishing village of Smoegen, south Sweden" Photograph: Torsten Muehlbacher

Thomas Cogley: "Fisherman unloading fresh catch on to the beach at Hastings" Photograph: Thomas Cogley

Sandra Sanger: "View of lighthouse on a cold and windy day in Jersey, after a long walk to get there" Photograph: Sandra Sanger

Kim Tully: "Taking shelter inside the cool walls of the City Palace in Jaipur, a group of locals do a traditional Rajasthani dance on a hot and humid summer's day. Sprinkling rose petals over the dancers, the musicians beat their drums with enthusiasm and energy" Photograph: Kim Tully

Andy Horsman: "A nomad's ger in which I stayed in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, as a rain storm approached" Photograph: Andy Horsman

Sean James: "Descending from the cable car station at the Aiguille de Midi, Chamonix in a storm at the start of the season. We intended to ski the Vallee Blanche 20km and came upon ferocious winds and snow" Photograph: Sean James

Sheila Creed: "A ship leaving a research base at Deception Island, which is the flooded caldera of a volcano. We sailed into the eight mile wide caldera through a narrow entrance named Neptune Bellows" Photograph: Sheila Creed

Chris Hines: "My fiancee on a skydive from 14,000ft above the beautiful reef of Diani Beach, near Mombasa. It was taken during the Kenya Boogie, a skydiving party. We have jumped in many locations around the world but none as beautiful and relaxing as Diani" Photograph: Chris Hines

Graeme Abbott: "A ruined monastery near Lhasa, Tibet" Photograph: Graeme Abbott

Teofil Ivanciuc: "This picture was taken in Oncesti village, Maramures region, northern Romania. The shepherd, who wears a 40lb fur coat, plays his ancient bugle in heavy snow. Behind him, the horses prick up their ears" Photograph: Teofil Ivanciuc

Sophie Vickers: "Walking along the beach at Kiwengwa in Zanzibar, I caught this cyclist before he rode off across the shore" Photograph: Sophie Vickers

Alastair Sanchez: "This photograph was taken in Essaouira, Morocco. If you ever visit I recommend trying the fish" Photograph: Alastair Sanchez

Alexa Sharples: "A fisherman on Inle Lake using the one-leg rowing technique" Photograph: Alexa Sharples/Alexa Sharples

The winning shot, by Matt Northam: "Taken on the banks of the River Nile just outside Luxor. I managed to catch the silhouette of the boy just as our boat pulled away"
Ranjit Dhaliwal (Assistant Picture Editor) says: "This is a wonderfully evocative travel image, it oozes atmosphere. The use of an architectural feature to frame the subject shows that the photographer has a good eye for composition" Photograph: Matt Northam