Sponsored Video – TomTom’s Incredible Summer Competition
We’re quite sure you’ve heard of TomTom those wonderful GPS navigational people? Well, if not, now is a very good time to take note. TomTom are offering an incredible prize in their Summer 2012 Competition. First, let’s tell you a little more about what you need to do, you need to be good at mapping, that’s a big clue.
In the film below you will see TomTom’s Map Paradise Project spokesman, Christopher Bradshaw explaining his Golden Rules of mapping. This is because your task is to map the entire island of the Seychelles. The prize is for five families or groups to spend two weeks on one of those islands and earn EUR10,000 at the same time for mapping it!
Sounds too good to be true? Well it is but it’s also very true.
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Now you don’t need to have previous mapping experience just a great sense of direction and a desire to explore beautiful places. If you think you’re up to the challenge, just fill out the form, found here. It’s very simple and perhaps the hardest part is writing the required 200 words explaining why you’re the perfect group to map and explore these islands. Once you’ve done all of that though, just send it off and sit back and start dreaming of paradise, as you might well find yourself in it very soon.
What you’re looking at is a prize fund of 10,000EUR, round trip flights for five people, round trip private transfers from the airport to the hotel resort. Fourteen nights accommodation at a 4-star All Inclusive Beach Resort. Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner at the resort. Use of the resort facilities and activities for the duration of your stay and various tours of the island.
So seriously, what are you waiting for? Fill out that form and get mapping and reach your destiny/ation!
Disclosure line: This post has been sponsored by Tom Tom
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
