Now Arriving: Our Ninth Annual Competition

Grab the cameras, folks. And this time, head to your computer as well.

But wait, there's more: This year's first-place winner receives a Canon PowerShot A590 IS (or equivalent) digital camera.

As always, we want gritty as well as pretty. The topic -- travel -- is broad, so have some fun with it; experiment with lighting, angles, subjects and composition. (Above is one of last year's honorable mentions, which was shot in Copenhagen.) We're looking for pictures that make the viewer react emotionally, that get to the heart of the travel moment rather than just record what the eyes see. Start shooting . . . and surprise us.

One entry per person. Photo must have been taken in 2007-08. Send entries via e-mail to travelphotos@washpost.com. Photos should be jpg or tiff attachments and be between 1MB and 10MB in size. Include caption information and when the photo was taken, plus your name, address and phone number, and put the photo's subject (e.g. "Scotland rainbow") in the subject line.

If sending by conventional mail, attach a sticker or notecard with your name, contact info and a detailed caption to the back of the photo (please do not send loose sheets of paper). Photos, which are nonreturnable, may be color or black-and-white, and in print form. Send prints to The Washington Post Travel Section Photo Contest, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071.

Entries must be received by July 25. Photos become the property of The Washington Post, which may edit, publish, distribute and republish them in any form. No purchase necessary. The winner, to be determined by the Travel staff and members of the Post photo department, receives a digital camera. Post employees and their immediate families are not eligible. Please do not call to ask if we have received your entry. The winning photos will be published in August.