Top 10 Photos: May Day

Photo #1: Maypole Outside Clarendon Building, Oxford by Richard (etnobofin on Flickr)

In our tenth Top 10 Photos post, and in honor of the the month of May coming up, I wanted to do a search for off-the-beaten path photos which take us into all that conjures up "May Day." I found quite a few special images, but chose only ten of them for our Top 10 vote; I've not put these 10 in any particular order - that task is up to you. Use the survey at the end of the post to vote for your favorite photo. Thanks for voting and check back soon for another Top 10 Photos vote!

Photo #2: Tom Fisher as Sam Docker in BBC One drama Mayday by BBC

Photo #3: Woman Shouting During Moscow May Day Communist Rally by Mikhail Metzel / AP 

Photo #4: Eldery Woman Waves at May Day Occupy Wall Street March by Emmanuel Dunand / AFP - Getty Images 

Photo #5: May Day Elephants in Bangkok by PA Photos

Photo #6: Mike Haywood Goes for the Line in May Day Rugby Match by Getty Images

Photo #7: Jake from Mayday Parade in Halloween Costume by Mayday Parade

Photo #8: May Day Sidewalk Chalk by May Day NYC

Photo #9: Jason May a.k.a. Hip-Hop Artist MAYDAY

Photo #10: Burningman May Pole by Yelloideas

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Our Best "New" Photos

Where has the month of January gone? In our eighth Top 10 Photos post, we did a Web image search on the word "new" to help kick off the New Year right. We chose 10 of our favorite images for our blog followers and fellow photography enthusiasts to cast their votes for. And you have spoken - we're excited to announce that hundreds of you voted in our Top 10 survey. Many thanks for taking the time to register your vote with us - and congratulations to all of our Top 10 photographers. Click here to view the original Top 10 Photos in our "new" competition. Another Top 10 Photos vote will be coming your way soon ....

Photograph #1: New York - Inception by Trey Ratcliff

Photograph #2: New York - Reflections on the Road, Chinatown by Matthew Goddard-Jones

Photograph #3: New South Wales - First Light Over Byron Bay by Paul Bica

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Top 10 Photos: New

In our ninth Top 10 Photos post, and in honor of the NEW year, I wanted to do a search for off-the-beaten path photos which take us to somewhere New. (For instance, New Delhi or Newfoundland or New Zealand.) I found quite a few special images, but chose only ten of them for our Top 10 vote; I've not put these 10 in any particular order - that task is up to you. Use the survey at the end of the post to vote for your favorite photo. Thanks for voting and check back soon for another Top 10 Photos vote!

Photograph #1: New York - Inception by Trey Ratcliff

Photograph #2: New Orleans - Lucky Dogs by Stanley Beck

Photograph #3: New Zealand - Mount Tongariro Volcanic Grime by Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images

Photograph #4: New Delhi - Indian Republic Day Parade Soldiers by Pedro Ugarte / AFP / Getty Images

Photograph #5: New South Wales - First Light Over Byron Bay by Paul Bica

Photograph #6: New Brunswick - Painted Couch by Mike Capson

Photograph #7: New Jersey - Boardwalk Beach Wedding by John O'Boyle

Photograph #8: Newfoundland - Bags of Gravel on Signal Hill by Jeremy Kohm

Photograph #9: New Caledonia - Melanesian Lady by Richard and Frederique Chesher

Photograph #10: New York - Reflections on the Road, Chinatown by Matthew Goddard-Jones

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Our Best Thanks Photo Winners

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! In our seventh Top 10 Photos post, we did a Web image search on the word "thanks," and chose 10 of our favorite images for our blog followers and fellow photography enthusiasts to vote for. Well, we're excited to announce that hundreds of you voted in our Top 10 survey (and many dog lovers, as it turned out, putting the two dog photos in the two top vote-getting spots). Many thanks for taking the time to register your vote with us - and congratulations to all of our Top 10 photographers. Click here to view the original Top 10 Photos in our thanks competition. Another Top 10 Photos vote will be coming your way soon ....

Photo #1: Shaggy rescued from Sandy's flooding by National Guard in Hoboken by Craig Ruttle/AP

Photo #2: Thank God It's Sunday by Mathias Ahrens  

Photo #3: Be Thankful/Our Little Indians by Kristin Vining  

We're the New York Institute of Photography, a distance education school teaching photography since 1910 - over 100 years of knowledge and experience. Listen to the following podcast to learn more about who we are and what we do.

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