Been there photo competition March 2008

Paul Harrison: "Brighton pier" Photograph: Paul Harrison/guardian.co.uk

Tim Legrand: "I was hurtling along a dusty road in a minivan in Goa when I spotted these lads playing cricket" Photograph: Tim Legrand/guardian.co.uk

Jeff Williams: "A Kazak hunter in the depths of a Mongolian winter" Photograph: Jeff Williams/guardian.co.uk

Katy Steinmetz: "Taken on a road trip through the rusty red American south-west - this sign was hidden away behind a gas station" Photograph: Katy Steinmetz/guardian.co.uk

John Parkinson: "A helicopter flight over Iguacu Falls. Despite only getting 12 minutes of air time, the trip was worth every penny, and the low, late-afternoon sun created some magical effects on the water" Photograph: John Parkinson/guardian.co.uk

John Pearson: "Appreciative customers sample the many delights in a speciality tea shop in Chinatown, San Francisco" Photograph: John Pearson/guardian.co.uk

Lynn Conway: "Ullswater, the Lake District" Photograph: Lynn Conway/guardian.co.uk

Stephen Gray: "Taken on a visit to the sand dunes in Mui Ne, just north of Ho Chi Min City" Photograph: Stephen Gray/guardian.co.uk

Jonathan Maddock: "Ullapool Quay on a freezing cold February night" Photograph: Jonathan Maddock/guardian.co.uk

Roni Madhvani: "Traditional folk singers performing at a fort in Rajasthan, India, with a rather amused kiosk owner overlooking" Photograph: Roni Madhvani/guardian.co.uk

Wojciech Domachowski: "The Square of Friendship - one of the main squares in Grozny, Chechnya. There is a monument of three revolutionists: a Russian, an Osetian and a Chechen, and it used to be known as the Monument of Three Fools" Photograph: Wojciech Domachowski/guardian.co.uk

Ryan Secker: "Mammoth Springs in Yellowstone National Park" Photograph: Ryan Secker/guardian.co.uk

Brad Lawson: "Tiananmen Square on a hazy day" Photograph: Brad Lawson/guardian.co.uk

Paul Reed: "Fishing loch at Inverlussa, Isle of Jura, Scotland" Photograph: Paul Reed/guardian.co.uk

The winning photo, by Alistair McIntosh: "Banana seller, Hoi An, Vietnam"

Guardian picture researcher Karin Andreasson says: "Sometimes all that's needed for a subject to feel fresh is for the photographer to shoot from a different angle. The composition in this picture is bold and fun, a really nice play with the shapes of the hat and bowl and the fingers and the bananas." Photograph: Alistair McIntosh/guardian.co.uk