Editors’ Pick: Traveler Photo Contest Week Four

Forget the beach. We want to be bounding across the snow in a dog-sled pulled by a pack of adorable Siberian Huskies. The piercing eyes of this pup sparked an “Instant Connection” with photographer Lola Akinmade and made for a terrific shot, one you certainly couldn’t plan for. That’s why our editors chose this photo as one of their favorites in the Spontaneous Moments category for Week 4 of the 2011 Traveler Photo Contest.

Download this photo to use as wallpaper on your monitor, iPhone4, or iPad or turn it into one of our addicting jigsaw puzzles.

First prize in this year’s contest is a 14-day/12-night National Geographic Expeditions journey to the British Isles for two people, so don’t delay and upload your best travel shots before the contest ends on July 11.

Photo: Lola Akinmade/2011 Traveler Photo Contest