The third winner of this month’s “Cities by the Sea” photo competition is Toby Tan, from Singapore. “This photo was taken in Monte Carlo just before the beginning of last year’s Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix,” says Toby. “On the right of the picture you can just see the blue grandstand seating near the starting grid, and in the middle are the yachts of the rich and famous, who don’t even need to come ashore to watch the racing action.”

This year’s Monaco Grand Prix starts tomorrow, May 23.

Toby used a Canon S90 compact (f/4.5, 1/800 sec, ISO 80) to take this shot.

To enter this month’s competition, just send your photo to marketing@cxholidays.com after checking out our Rules of Submission. If we choose yours as the winning entry, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and we will send you a HK$300 Cathay Holidays cash voucher.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting it, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

This winning entry for this month’s “Cities by the Sea” photo competition comes from Jack Hing of Singapore, whose shot of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, and the adjacent public beach, caught our eye. “I never actually made it into the hotel,” says Jack. “They don’t allow just anyone to walk in…you have to be a guest or a customer or something like that. But I was happy enough on the beach anyway. It’s a great spot.”

Jack used a Lumix compact (f/7.1, 1/1000 sec, ISO 100).

To enter this month’s competition, just send your photo to marketing@cxholidays.com after checking out our Rules of Submission. If we choose yours as the winning entry, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and we will send you a HK$300 Cathay Holidays cash voucher.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting it, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

Our first “Cities by the Sea” photo competition winner is Ross Adair from Sydney, who took this spectacular shot at Bantry Bay on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. “This was in the early evening, around sunset,” says Ross. “The light at that time added a nice golden glow to the houses below. In the distance you can just see Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was kept prisoner for 18 years.”

Ross took his photo using a Canon PowerShot Pro 1 (f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO 200).

If you would like to enter this month’s competition, please send your entries to marketing@cxholidays.com after checking out our Rules of Submission. If your photo is selected, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and we will send you a HK$300 Cathay Holidays cash voucher.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting it, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

Our final “Icons of the City” photo competition winner is Dan Bale, who lives in Tokyo. “Everyone in Japan can tell you exactly where this is, and it must be one of the oldest surviving city icons in the world,” says Dan. “The Great Kamakura Buddha has been here since the mid-13^th century, and has appeared in many movies, including one or two by the late, great Yasujiro Ozu, who also lived in Kamakura and is buried in a nearby cemetery. The gentlemen seated beneath the Buddha look almost as peaceful as he does.”

Dan took this photo using a Canon PowerShot Pro 1 (f/4, 1/500 sec, ISO 200).

The topic for May’s Photo of the Week will be “Cities by the Sea”. Please send your entries to marketing@cxholidays.com after checking out our Rules of Submission. If your photo is selected, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and we will send you a HK$300 Cathay Pacific Holidays cash voucher.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting it, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

The third of our “Icons of the City” photo competition winners is Gwyn Vaughan from Wales, who took this photo of the world’s tallest man-made structure in Dubai recently. “It’s very hard to get the whole of the Burj Khalifa in focus from the ground,” says Gwyn, “because it is so tall – about 830 metres. So I deliberately put it all slightly out of focus, and put the traditional-looking brass lamp in the foreground into focus, which also gives the image more of a Middle Eastern flavour than just showing the tower by itself.”

Gwyn took this photo using a Canon EOS 40D (f/2, 1/100 sec, ISO 80).

There’s just one more chance to send in your iconic city sights. Please send your entries to marketing@cxholidays.com after checking out our Rules of Submission. If your photo is selected, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and we will send you a HK$300 Cathay Pacific Holidays cash voucher.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting it, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

Our second “Icons of the City” photo competition winner is Larry Lam, who snapped this classic red double-decker bus on a recent trip to London. “These old Routemaster buses are real icons, not like their sleeker but rather sterile modern counterparts” says Larry. “London was once full of them, but now they only operate on two fixed routes – a nostalgic gesture for both Londoners and tourists. I photographed this one on the edge of Trafalgar Square.”

Larry took this photo using a Lumix LX3 (f/4, 1/640 sec, ISO 80).

If you have any shots of iconic city sights from anywhere around the world, send them to us at marketing@cxholidays.com after checking out our Rules of Submission. If yours is selected, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and we will send you a HK$300 Cathay Pacific Holidays cash voucher.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting it, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

The first winner of this month’s “Icons of the City” photo competition is Wilson Lee, whose night-time shot was taken recently at Dotonbori in Osaka, Japan. “There can’t be many iconic advertising signs in the world,” says Wilson, “but this Glico running man is famous throughout Asia as an Osaka landmark, and tourists are constantly being photographed in front of it, striking the same pose. The sign, or a version of it, has been here since 1935.”

Wilson took this photo using the Panorama function on his iPhone 4S.

If you have any shots of iconic city sights from anywhere around the world, send them to us at marketing@cxholidays.com after checking out our Rules of Submission. If your entry is chosen, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and you will receive a HK$300 Cathay Pacific Holidays cash voucher.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

The fourth and final winner of this month’s “Art on the Street” photo competition is Shirley Yeung of Hong Kong, who snapped these funny figures seated above an old red-brick warehouse doorway at the Pier-2 Art District in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. Pier-2 is an urban renewal project that has won praise from around the world for transforming a rundown industrial shipping area into a vibrant, creative centre for modern artists and art lovers.

The theme of April’s photo competition will be “Icons of the City”, so send us your shots of truly iconic things – buildings, structures, vehicles, tradesmen or whatever – that you feel represent the city in which they can be found.

If your entry is chosen, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and you will receive a HK$300 Cathay Pacific Holidays cash voucher.

Read the Rules of Submission, and send your photograph to marketing@cxholidays.com.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

Our third winner in this month’s “Art on the Street” photo competition is Kevin Wong from Hong Kong, who recently came across these three caged dinosaur sculptures, created by Chinese artist Sui Jianguo, outside the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) at the 798 Art Zone, a fashionable artists’ community in Beijing.

Kevin used Canon Powershot G11 (10mm, f/4, 1/50 sec, ISO 160).

There’s still one more chance to enter our “Art on the Street” competition, so email us your street art photos, and we’ll choose the most interesting, colourful or creative. If yours is chosen, it will be posted here on Welcome Abroad, and you will receive a HK$300 Cathay Pacific Holidays cash voucher.

Read the Rules of Submission, and send your photograph to marketing@cxholidays.com.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting, please click here to read our simple FAQ.

The second winner of this month’s “Art on the Street” photo competition is Harry Luo from Hong Kong, who found this colourful reindeer made from recycled clothing at the Asiatique Riverfront in Bangkok.

Harry used an Olympus digital camera (6mm, f1.8, 1/25 sec, ISO 200) to get this shot.

Our “Art on the Street” theme will continue for the rest of the month, so send us your photos of any kind of street art, and we’ll choose the most interesting or most creative. If yours is selected, you’ll see it posted it here on Welcome Abroad, and also receive a HK$300 Cathay Pacific Holidays cash voucher.

Read the Rules of Submission, and send your photograph to marketing@cxholidays.com.

If you are unsure about how to resize or optimise your photograph before submitting, please click here to read our simple FAQ.